UNITY OF EMPIRE

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XIX, Issue 6202, 26 April 1921, Page 2

UNITY OF EMPIRE

DOMINIONS AND THE MOTHER

COUNTRY

ASSISTANCE IN DEFENCE. '

(Australian and N.Z. Cable.)

(R&ceivcd 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, April 25

At the Anzac Day dinner of the Anstralian and New Zealand Clubs Sir J- Mills, in proposing Hie toast of Air Church ill's health, said th > dominions would find him equally as able and .-.sympathetic a frieiml as his, predecessors 111 office. Ho was' taking up his now duties at an eventful period 'when the dominions were in the process ol altering their status, and 'wore claiming; to bo sister nations uudior one King, one flag. He tl ought the dominions would be found prepared to bear a fair share in the dei ciico of the empire while remaining ait the same time free to pursue their own destinies.

REAL LEAGUE OF NATIONS,

(Received 12.30 p.m.) CAPETOWN. April 25. Sir Douglas Haig, speaking at the Anzac Day commemoration services at Port Elizabeth, sail he regarded the conference of ex-service men, recently held in Capetown, as an event all tlu> very first importance to our race. The British empire iras a real League of Nations, and by coming more closely together could hope to prevent wars.