A RECORD YEAR.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2006, 13 March 1914, Page 7

A RECORD YEAR.

[ ■ ■ ■ IN BRITISH COIIMEtCK. ! $y Ttlegi-aDh-PreSs A.-?-Socia4ii3-n-Oi3pyrtg-b.t (Rec. March 12, 10.10 p.m.) L-olKHin, March 12. : Tke Prirao Minis tor (Mr. Asqmtl-j), i speakitijx at the- Associated Chatnfeers of tJomm-w'et? liaKiqtwjt." said that 1913 Sfas . a roeord yeaf. TJjcrq wow si.jjiss of dirniiHitioii and some slackness in the British Horalo and ororscas track l , butbusiness was Ijcing uoii-ductsd on Ij-roado-r and soiimfer. Hues than at any <it?ler period. Tliere w'ss -ciastidty, and little- r«as«t to antieipatc a serious de-ptcssioit. Si? AlgemoJi Firtk (Pi-osident of tho Association of Cliaiubefs of CoaifiatiTCG of the tniited Kingdom) wged t3iat the production of raw materials and foodstsiffs tliraufihmit the Empire should )»• stimitljitrid, because American coiniwti-tio-Ji in Europe for feedstnffs would cause a BdMaderable rise hi prices unless productioM was iberensed. Sir. Asquitli paid a tribute to tho work of tiw Imperial Trade, Cororaisskmers a»d tjm teat tradis eoi-rcspani taits for British employwents-. British e-iirpfovraqnt during the past tlireo moKitlis raiiD-hed its' highest jioijii, biri> against tlw liigher wapes paid was a very sulistential t!so iti tho price of etmiiwoditios. It was sat'sfiictory to know that the prices of food fo'c tho fij-st ([iiartor of 1914 sWed Same rtcluotioil. The ;gro-ivifl(J sii'enpt-Ii of Capital ■and q:E tlie Lftlioiir orea-Hisatitos was iiot fi disquieting .plicnojiioiMii; inwili nwirc was the growing dftposHooi-l in many qwii-fters-to rebel agn'tijst tlio decision of the- organisation which re presontotl tho .trade. Admiral Sir G-corcft King-Hall replied to tlio -toast cii "Bis Majesty's Foreos,-" and • said tlmttho Co'inmoiii Jwalili for m-aiij' yoors. tivii.st feok to the Admiralty to provide oflicers as instructors. This Was behl.R dane at some iii-convcuHoiic-sjiS the 'Hqjive serviro, 1 btttthe Awstaljan ivmild •be of ntti-el-i value to'the'UhilMre in t3ta fu* ■fjiarc.