HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20104, 6 December 1930, Page 17

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

* RADIO MESSAGES FROM RUSSIA. (irWrnD press issociAtioN—by electric TT.LEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT.) LONDON, December 4. In the House of Commons, Mr H. B. Lees-Smith, the Postmaster-General, answering Sir William liditchell-Thomson, said that some months ago he instructed the Post Office officials to listen-in on wireless messages from Hussia; but they were uninteresting and innocuous, so listening-in was suspended. The character of the messages had now changed, and once more they were being watched. ' Mr W. L. Everard (Conservative) enquired whether, in the interests of economy, and in order to set an example to the country, the Government would appoint a Select Committee to enquire into a 124 per cent, reduction in Members' salaries. Mr Ramsay Mac Donald (Prime Minister) replied that tho salaries fixed in 1911 could not now be regarded a.3 more than adequate. The Dye stuffs Act. Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister's Conserva-tive-Amendment to continue the Dyestuffs Act till 1936 was defeated by 255 votes to 225. Six' Liberals, including Sir John Simon, voted against the Government. Several of the Left Wing Labourites did not vote.

LABOUR LEFT WING'S DEMAND.

SUPREME CABINET OF FIVE. LONDON, December 4. Thirty Labour members of the House of Commons have signed a manifesto by Sir Oswald Mosley demanding; the treatment of the unemployment situation as a national emergency; and also the appointment of <i Supreme Cabinet not exceeding five members, and similar to the War Cabinet, to direct the nation's affairs and take emergency measures in relation to mines and railways, and the dumping of foreign goods below a fair price.