BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION, •UK RRI.'OE fiLAAIKD FOR KLECTIOX. I.OXDOX, .l.iii, 17. Il*o Karl oi Eennchamp, speaking at lIu! .'National Liberal Club, said that the Baldwin (lovernmeiit placed themselves in such n position Unit the Liberals had no option but to vote noconfidence, which would have the clinch of puttino Labour into office. Referring to .Mr Brine's speeches, the Ear l of fjca m ini nip said that they sounded like tin efforts cl an agent of the Tariff Reform keattne. Air Bi'liee, more than anyone else, was the direct cause of the general election. EI! ANTE AND Ail! MacDOXAI.I) EOXOOX. Jan. 17. Relerriue to Mr .MacDonald's hope for tin- co-operation of France the “'limes” asks how Air .MacDonald, who is a Pacifist, expects to co-oper-ate with the French realist policy which lie has already repudiated. ft inquires if Air MacDonald abandons collaboration and cues his own way, what sort of a settlement, b possible. It urges the three parlies to agree on a foreign policy, and the endeavouring to eunvinee Franc;* tliat licttor methods exist than she is following.

not content with that action, are still const it ii tine themselves Parliamentary agents in the hope of influencing votes in the Commons. So far mo-l of us have been content to wonder whether a. British politeian's active intervention in the Dominion's elections and party debates, to prejudice one party or the other, would he tolerated in the same good nature, which we in Ihe stupidity and ignorance that Mr Bluer nserihed to our people, have a eonsistcntly displayed. j Sf.XCAPORE BASE COMMENCED. I.OXDOX, Jan. 17. In the House of Commons, in repiy to a question relative to the Singapore base, Colonel Amery said that, the preliminary work had been begun. The aeuial work so far done was not grout, hut liabilities of about 1 1 ■jtl.OOD had been incurred. Laud was provided free of cost, by Llie Generosity of the eoliniy. It was proposed to carry out the principal works by contract.