BRITISH POLITICS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1931, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS

LABOUR ALA JUR LIT. BIGGER. THAN EXPECTED. United Dress Association—By Electric Telegraph— -Gopy right LONDON, January gy. In the House of Commons, while the trades Disputes Bill division was being taken, the. Liberal benches remained practically fully occupied. The minority consisted of 241 Conservatives and eighty Liberals, the* latter being headed by Sir Joint Simon. One ol the Independents supported the Government. The remainder of the Liberals, headed by Mr Lloyd George, abstained from voting. The Labourites were surprised at the size of their majority, and they cheered the result, wildly. TORY CENSURE MOTION . LONDON. January 29. In the Mouse of Commons, the Conservatives, headed by Mr Baldwin, tabled a motion censuring the Government on the ground of its continuous increase of expenditure at the time when economy was necessary to restore confidence, and promote employment. PUBLIC WORKS LOAN. AIR SNOWDEN’S WARINESS RUGBY. January 28. The Chancellor of the Exchequer. Rt. Hon. P. Snowden, stated in the House of Commons that it was not the policy of the Government to promote a loan and then to devise means for spending it. He endorses an answer which was Lven last session, in which it was stated that, provided the renditions were complied with, the Government, would consider favourably any proposal for national development, and that, if that he approved, the Government, would provide the necessary finance.

The newspapers suggest, that this method is capable of application to much ol the Liberal Parly s plan l -.

IS RUSSIA SEEKING BETTER

WHEAT PRICK r

LONDON. .January 29

In the House of Commons. Air Thomas informed a questioner that he had not received advice ol there being representations made by the Soviet to Canada, with a view to stabilising wheat, prices.

arbitration

RUGBY. January 28

The Prime .Minister to-day stated in the Commons, that lie imped to find time before Easter, lor a. motion in favour ol accession to the general Act of Arbitration, Conciliation and Judicial Settlement.