BONDS OF EMPIRE.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 21 November 1923, Page 7

BONDS OF EMPIRE.

STRENGTHENED BY IMPERIAL CONFERENCES. THE KING’S MESSAGE. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT LObjDON, Nov. 20. Replying to an address of loyalty sent to him at the conclusion of the Imperial Conference, His Majesty dwells on the happy: opportunity of renewing personal touch with some of his Ministers from. the overseas dominions and making the acquaintance of others. He concludes: “Nofollow so -closely as I have done the Work of successive eon ferences yvjthout realising the immense value of such meetings. Firstly comes the spread of mutual knowledge conditions in all parts of the Empire,r then the increase of good springing from such knowledge; and lastly' the hearty desire f 0 co-operate in strengthening fltt* b'hl'ds and uniting us so that howevers.distracted the world may be the British Common wealth stall stand steadfast and undismayed. ;