GENERAL CABLES

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1929, Page 6

GENERAL CABLES

FREE TRADE IDEA

URGED BY BRITISH CAPITALIST.

l United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.- -Copyright.)

LONDON,. September 14

Lord Melchett, in accepting the Chairmanship of the Council of the Empire Producers’ Organisations, issued a statement in which he says that the peace and progress of not only the Empire, but of the world, would depend largely on a sane, well-founded Empire economic policy, free (from the distorting effects of party controversy. There was no more important factor in this respect than the organisation of producers on an Empire-wide basis.

He continues: “ I regard Empire free trade as the guiding ideal. It is the genius of Britons to obtain the best practical results from that ideal,' without sacrificing legitimate local needs and aspirations. We must create throughout Britain a faith in the Empire. It is of vital importance to our unity in peace and war. Its resources, capacity for consumption, markets, and development are so vast that we have only touched the fringe of them, and it is impossible to say what the limits would be.”

THE WAR’S TOLL

BRITISH TOTAL

LONDON, September 14,

The “ Daily Telegraph ” points out that the total of the Empire’s casualties in the Great War varies slightly as errors are being detected. The paper says that the latest records show that 1,089,919 persons, including 15,983 in the mercantile marine, lost their lives through enemy action.

A WOMAN’S RECORD. LONDON, September 15. Mrs Victor Bruce established a speed'boat world’s record at Southampton. In 24 hours she did C9l miles with only six brief stops for refuelling.

SOVIET NAVY. MOSCOW, Sept. 14. A report that Russian submarine and a destroyer were lost is officially denied. The fleet returned intact.