BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1923, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Australian and n.z. carle association'. 'I Ml.v MOU LEANS' CJ lif'i'LA R. (Received this day at. 9.15 a m.) LONDON, November 29. In answering I, and R. Aloilcy’s cir"ulnr, the Conservative heudquartoi s /imints out that the tea and sugar mor-el-nuts might advise their customers not to buy large stocks until the promised reduction of duties thereon becomes effective. A NEW COXSERVATIVK. LONDON, November 29. Sir Axhinead Bartlett, famous war eurespoudeur. is siandin, 1 ; for No.th Hammersmith as a Conservative. NEVILLE CHA.MBEIiI.AT.VS VIEW. (Received this day at 0.25 a.m.) LONDON, November 29. Air Neville Chamhe: lain, in a speech in Loudon, referring to the Imperial aspect of Air Baldwin's policy, agreed that. it. was impossible to get the full offset of Imperial development unless the market in the British Isles i.s secured for the Dominions. He believed that it would, some day, be worth while pursuing the investigations of that ns- ] cot in order to ascertain whether it wav possible to obtain from the Dominions a .siiflieient quid pro quo to justify giving them security for their agricultural pioduc e. AIR BALDWIN AT GLASGOW. LONDON. November 29. Air Baldwin, at Glasgow, said that owing to the restriction being delibeintely applied by foreign powers in tlieiown interests there wa.s levs ship tonnage building in Die British yards than at any time in the past fourteen years "We eaillicit he content with passive resistance' in face of such a .situation," the I’romier declared. IT returned to power ho intended to call an early conference of shipbuilders to try to devise means to beep the great industry going.

In a further reference to the tendency of foreign countries to discriminate against British shipping in favour n! their ruin, Air Baldwin said that the matter was so serious that ii v. : s brought before the recent Economic Conference and a ineili'ifl was discussed whereby the unity cf the Lnipiie might make itself felt, if it became necessar\ to light such an attach.