BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1929, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

IN THE COMMONS

(United Service)

(Received this day at 1.39 pm ' T.yiiNDnX, Jan. 28

111 the CV.-in.mons, Mr Alargesson told a questioner that income tax assessments relating to the Broadcasting Corporation were made in respect to its profits, including those from the publishing corporation, which disputed its liability, and the subject was under discussion.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, Jan. 28

Questioned in the Commons to-day why the Government of India 011 two separate occasions provided .aerial transport for two 1 ex-Kings of Afghanistan. Sir A. Chamberlain replied that exKiug Jnayatula was conveyed in a British aeroplane from Kabul to Peshawar and by rail from Peshawar to Chaniin. whence he re-entered Afghanistan. at the request of the British Minister at Kabul, of the ex-King himself and of theAmir Habibulla, who asked tbe British Minister to arrange with the Government of India- for this to he done, in order that further bloodshed at Kabul might lie avoided. The ex-King’s departure was followed by the peaceful surrender of the citadel. Transport by air was neither requested by, nor provided for King Amanullali.

Further questioned, Sir A. Chamberlain said the Indian Government had carefully refrained from any interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan. Sir A. Chamberlain replied to another question that the Government proposed to deposit the ratification of the Kellogg Peace Pact as soon as the. Governments in the Dominions were in a position to do likewise.

Asked whether as a means of strengthening the machinery for a Pacific settlement of disputes, ho would recommend the Government to sign the clause, lie said the ratification ol the Pact might have important results in many directions, hut it was too early yet to say what concrete form these results would take, particularly such matters as that mentioned. On this matter the Government desired to proceed in closest touch with the Governments in the Dominion. Various cognate matters of which that was one, were under almost continuous examination and consideration of the Government.

Asked about the present state of affairs on the frontier between Iraq and No,id, Hon. Amcry said there had lioon five raids by native tribesmen, hut none had been of a serious character.

A recent incident in which an American missionary was killed, was not in Iraq, but further south. He expressed deep regret at the loss of such a valuable life and his sympathy with the friends and relatives of the murdered man.