EMPIRE DAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18790, 26 May 1923, Page 5

EMPIRE DAY

MESSAGES FROM EMPIRE REPRESENTATIVES By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright. (The Times.) Received May 24, 8.30 p.m. LONDON, May 24. The Times’ Empire number publishes the following Empire Day messages regarding the Imperial Conference. From Mr. Massey: “Measures of practical co-opera.tion must be designed and extended to give body substance to the Imperial spirit. New Zealand rejoices that this need is now more clearly telt and acknowledged than ever before.” From Mr. Bruce: “The Imperial Economic Conferences are anticipated by Australia as an all-import-ant opportunity to define and fix a policy under which the Commonwealth may advance as an independent dominion of the Empire. In moving towards a solution of the problems to be discussed at the coming conferences Australia’s attitude will not be one of hesitancy. We knew what we want.” From General Smuts: “The world is a smaller place than it was. Troubles in Europe may Involve catastrophes which would not leave South Africa untouched. We have the advantage, however, that we can approach them without memory of past failures or bitterness arising from past wrongs, therefore with more detachment. This, I consider one of the most promising features of the Conference.” PATRIOTIC DEMONTSRATION AT DUNEDIN [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, May 25. At a patriotic Temonstration in connection with Empire Day, Sir Joseph Ward, said that we should, as a community, insist on the Home authorities not treating us as children, as they had done more than once in the past, by not allowing to be made public reports by capable men. as to the best means of preserving the nation to which wo belonged. Secret agreements between tho nations were more responsible for trouble than if they had all laid their cards on the table and let each other know what they were doing. Mr Muuro, M.P., in seconding the local resolution, stated that there was a feeling of doubt put forward, for political purposes, that if the Labour Thirty got into power it would make for disintegration of the British Empire. He gave that an emphatic denial, and. gave it the denial with responsibility as a member of Parliament and. a member of the Labour Party. Mr Geo. Thomson, a Communist, endeavoured. to move an amendment, but got no hearing. In a lull of the demonstration against him. Mr Thomson said Mr Munro would regret that he had appeared on the platform at this meeting. EMPIRE DAY IN LONDON LONDON, May 24. Empire Day in London was bright, but cold. The chief outward sign of the observance was a “flag day” by the Veterans , Association for the relief of ex-service men and the establishment of a hostel. Lord Inverforth, President of the Association, placed, a wreath from Princess Beatrice on the cenotaph. Ho was accompanied by Mrs Baldwin, the Duchess of Norfolk, and representatives of the Dominions and. Crown colonies.