BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1928, Page 2

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Australian Press Association & Sun.) S A EEC VARDI NG 1) FT IKS. LONDON. .March 21. In the Commons. Air S. R. Strathfield moved in favour of an extension s oi the safeguarding duties, ns the only ( practical means of accelerating pros- i perity. Colonel Appliu. seconding, cited evidence of foreign competition. He convulsed ihe House by pointing out that ’ be bad already received samples of mirrors for vanity bags inscribed. "I gave you a vote —-yon vote lor me. Hi' was invited to have bis portrait attached to the back ol circular mii-i-ors for lady constituents. These mirrors were offered to him at les (id a gross British, and 10s (id foreign. Ihe result of safeguarding employment provided an additional 20,000. If other industries safeguarded half a million. Hie unemployed would liud work. All Snowden urged Hint'the policy ol safeguarding was really protection, and meant robbing the public for the benefit of a few. The debate was adjourned. BRITISH CABINET’S DECISION. LONDON. Alaroh 21. It, is understood that Cabinet lias decided on tlic terms of the statement which lilr Baldwin will make regarding the cable wireless services. The Daily News believes the statement does not remove entirely the .suggestion that the Government intends L> dispose of its shares in wireless and cahles. but the question may lie referred to the Wireless Cables Conferon co. The British section of the International Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution in favour of cable and wireless being in the hands of private enterprise. on the same terms as the London Chamber. TAPPING BEAM. LONDON. Alarch 21. In the Commons. Sir AA . H. Cowan gave notice of a. question to the Post-master-General. drawing attention to the risk of tapping beam wireless messages between Britain and Australia. In" view of the large number of confident ial messages passing between Britain and Australia, it was most important that secrecy was obtained.