BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1924, Page 2

BRITISH POLITICS.

IUBTRAHAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON. Feb. 22. The Hoiih- of Commons, by 248 to 101, carried tin- second reading ol the private members’ rent restrictions Rill, continuing control idl 1928. providing a tenant can bo dispossessed only it tile landlord wants the house lor himself. and reducing the permissible increase of rent from forty to twentylive per cent. Afr Wheatley announced that Government approved of the proposals in the Bill, but did not accept responsibility therefore.

EM IMRE CHAIN SCHEME. LONDON, Feb. 23

Commander Burney has announced that Air MacDonald lias informed him his airship scheme has not Ik*cu rejected. On the contrary, it will recoivc serious consideration. RECOVERY ACT TO BE REPEALED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 24. The “Daily Telegraph’s” Lobby cor-le-poudeiit understands that Air AlacDonald intends to repeal the German Reparations Recovery Act. passed in I. imposing a twenty-six per cent levy on all goods imported from Germany. Since November, the German Government lias not paid this export levy. ( HEAR HORSES FOR BRITAIN. AAIKItK AN COY'S OFFER. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, February 24. The “Daily Express” says the Ministry for Health is favourably impressed by the offer by the Alexander l.umi.or Company, of the Foiled States and Canada, to riect !wo .storeyed wooden house.* in Britain at the rate of ton tlousaini monthly, each hou.se eontuiuiiu a living room, kitolit-n, bathroom and three bedrooms, at a cost oi £2,0. It is estimated that brick louijhitoms and sewering thereof will cost an extra bundled. 1 lx- bouses have a pitelipine frame, holloa walls and lined internally with a fire resisting plaster, being panneled externally with cement stucco.