IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12240, 14 June 1909, Page 5

IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.

WHAT THE OEBMAN PRESS HAS

TO SAY.

{United Press Associatioi*~-Oopyright.) LONDON, June 11. The "Berliner Tageblatt" (Berlin) says that the speeches delivered by the 'British delegates at tjhe Press Conference, in London, were intended to frighten the colonies into making extraordinary sacrifices for the navy, and they must not be taken too tragically. ' The " Vossische Zietung" laments that the Press Conference is addressed to the colonial gallery, and declares, that when colonial goodwill has been .attained, another song will be sung 111 London. ■ „ • • ±1 x The " L9kalanzuger'' states that speeches at the Conference taken with preceding events'suggests that England has gradually reached a state of, mind, permitting the worst to be feared. The Hon. Sydney Buxton, Postmas-ter-General, received the press delegates at the London Post Office. „' Mr Murray, late of the "New Zealand Herald," showed them the Murray multiplex telegraphing machine; Among other machines shown was the John Gell keyboard perforator, the invention of a New Zealander, once in the telegraph servics at Nelson and, Wellington. _ The delegates witnessed a sham fight between 20,000 troops at Aldershpt. General French and the Hon. R. B. Haldaie, Secretary for War, entertained the delegates at luncheon. * •