that the Opposition feared that provisional decision with the acquiescence of the Dominions. had been reached alienating the control of Government wireless. He described the merger between Marconi's and the Eastern Telegraphs fas a calculated attempt to force the hands of the Government, After a number of speeches, Sir John Gilmour, replying. tin behalf of the Government, said that the Imperial Cable and Wireless. Conte fence had held thirty meetings. "It was still in being and continued operate.
Sir John, who is chairman of the Conference, said that the proposed merger, for which the Government had no responsibility, had to examined in great detail and had necessarily been the subject of conversations between the Conference delegates and the companies concerned. These conversations and communications were still. continuing. He was not able to say when they would conclude.
He pointed out, however, that the Conference was only empowered to make recommendations to the Governments and was not able itself to arrive at an operative conclusion. It would be for the Britis Dominions and Irdian Governments to decide what they were going to ddo on any recommendations of the Conference. It. was impossible to say therefore how soon it might be done, but the matter would be brought' before the House before any definite action" was taken.—Reuter,
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