HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 March 1924, Page 3

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

II v TKIiEOII AT'IT —l* It ESS ASSN., ('OPVIUGTtT. BRITISH POLITICS. LONDON', March 7. The House of Commons rejected by 210 votes to 170 votes a Conservative motion to reduce the supply vote ns (i protest against an agreement with Germany in regard to Iho British rejuirations levy (cabled February -•<). The Liberals voted with the Government. Ml? LLOYD GEORGE. LONDON, Mnrcii 7. Mr Lloyd Clcorge, intervening in a House of Commons debate regarding the Itcparations, spoke in a style reminiscent of bis best form. He was loudly cheered when he declared that it was about time that Uritain stood up for her reparations rights, but the cheers came from the Unionists. His own Liberal followers sal silent and glum as lie indignantly protested against tin* assumption that Uritain must always pay and never receive.

All.ur POLICY. LONDON. March C. Speaking on the army estimates, the Mil,. Air Walsh, secretary for War. ,«aid : —“I am mainly able to satisly myself that the estimates arc in aceoi (lance with the policy ol the late Government, with a due regard to ellieioncy and economy. Progress has litcn made in the manufacture of new l.ghi tanks, while experiments in the medianie,a| transport ol held artillery hit so promising that n second brigade of held artillery is being equipped in this way. Some important, work has done in evolving explosives from mute rials obtainable entirely within the British Isles. GOVERNM ENT COM f’ lb 1.1. E D TO DROP SCIIICM E. ißoeeived this day at !L 15 a.m.) LONDON, March 7. The “Daily News’’ says there is no doubt that the Singapore scheme has been dropped. The Labour rank and file warned the Government that they would not support it. Therefore, to surrender to the Admiralty would cost the Government its tile. It is suggested the Admiralty will insist that the Government shall publicly declare that the Nary does not assent to tho abandonment,

THE Ii ERARATIONS R KOI! LEM..Ml'. SNOW I MON AND MR LLOYD GEORGE. » ißeceived this clay at 9.15 am) LONDON'. March 7. fj, the House of Commons. Mr I’hilip Snowden, (Chancellor of the Exchequer) in defending the reduction of the reparaturns levy on (lenuan exports, said the (loverninent had to accept live per ( .(.|;t or nothing as Oerninny was unahle to pay twenty-six per cent. Ihe CovemneuL had received nothing from Germany for three months, hut was now receiving Clo<>.oCo monthly under the new anangemeut. This was more than Franco and Belgium were receiving. TPe arrangement was only tempurai.v terminating on the loth, ot April. I he a Pole question of reparations will he 1 eoponed when the Expert (ommiiicc |ic senls its report. Mr Lloyd George said Mr Snowden failed to realise that he had purled with a. formidable weapon in the forthcoming negotiations. If this was the spirit in which the Government inteml--1 to enter into the negotiations, the British interests would he completely surrendered.