BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

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Australian and n.z. cable association. Will ELKSS POLICY - . (Received this day at 12.23 n.m.) LONDON. -May 20. Tit the Commons .Mr Hartshorn replying to a question, said he was still unable to state the policy of the Government in respect to the development of wireless telegraphy in Britain, hut there would he no avoidable delay ill arriving at a decision. The delay was partly due to negotiations with Marconi's in regard to an Empire wiie* less chain ami partly owing to communications with the Dominions, being thus far incomplete.

LIVELY COMMONS Sll'TiN'!. (Received this dav at 12.13 p.m.) LONDON', .May M The attack on Shaw on the subject of his unemployment insurance Idl opened in the Commons to-dav with numbers' of questions, demanding what the Government had done to deal with unemployment. Shaw said employment exchanges for the year ending 7/1/21, had filled 0112,0011 vacancies in Britain (.Ministerial cheers), a great deal more "nan before tlie Government took office. Replying as to the supplementary estimates, Mr Shaw said that members opposite would have a better opportunity of scalping him to-morrow, when he would show a phenomenal decrease in unemployment, directly due to the Government’s policy. (Cheers and counter cheers).