AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Australian Press Assn.—United Service

EMPIRE POLITICIANS IN CANADA OTTAWA, Aug. 29.

The Empire Parliamentarians were warmly welcomed by Mr Lapointe, Acting Premier o'" Canada; Mr Bennett (Conservative Leader), and Cabinet Ministers. Tc-day’s programu.-’ was largely a social one. HAY FEVER EXPERTS. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Aug. 31. A message from Sault, St. Marie, states sneezers from all parts of the United States and Canada have gathered anil organised a Havfever Association of America with “Kerohao” as the password. Golden Rod is the official (lower. Clayton Baldwin, the first President lias enjoyed havfever every spring for thirty years.

EMPIRE CO-OPERATION. Australian Press Assn.—United Service ißeceived this day at 9.30 a.m.l OTTAWA, Aug. 30. Ways and means of developing trade within the Empire were considered today at the Empire Parliamentary Association meeting in the Senate Chamber, under the Presidency of Rodolphe Lemieux. Mr Thomas Johnston, M.P., London. describing the work of the Empire Marketing Board in research and publicity, incidentally mentioned that Canadian scientists with researches into ] jests had restored the declining Fiji Island trade. “We breed parasites on parasites and then send them to the Dominions to destroy their parasites.” He believed steps to assist actively the marketing of Empire produce when it arrived should be undertake and suggested that instructions should lie given establishments, receiving public assistance and that they should give preference to Empire produce in making their contracts.

The Canadian Minister for Commerce (Mr Malcolm) advocated two ways to stimulate Empire trade. First, publicity for merchandise we want to sell; second, aggressive salesmanship with good representations in all countries of the Empire. He declared he did not think in the marketing of goods, the British taxpayer should carry the whole load of publicity for all Dominions. He said tbc Marketing Board was worthy of both sentimental and financial support.

Senator Thompson (Australian) believed enquiries might he carried in two directions, the cost of sea transjjortation and improvement of cotton picking machinery. W. Jordan (New Zealand) urged co-operation all the way through from the producer to the consumer. He mentioned that New Zealand producers of honey and other commodities had discovered there was too mueli intervention in London between ourselves and Ihe ultimate consumer. He regretted the lack of uniformity as between different parts of the Empire in old age pension laws. The provision in certain parts of the Empire requiring residence of twenty-five years worked unfairly.