BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1931, Page 6

BRITISH POLITICS.

LIV ELY B YE-ELECTION

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LONDON, March 13

Personalities iti the St. George’s bye-election are growing greater daily. There were wild seenqs at the Caxton Hall ; Westminister, when Sir Malcolm Campbell was speaking on behalf of Mr Potter (Empire Free Trade candidate). He refuted a charge alleged to have been made by Mr Duff Cooper (Conservative) that he had been “bought bv tile press to favour of Mr Potter.” Sir Malcolm Campbell deplored personalities and said he preferred sporting campaigns. Mr Duff Cooper has sent a letter to Sir Malcolm Campbell denying the alleged attack on him, and saying that his meaning was misconstrued. Speaking at another meeting to-night Mr Duff Cooper made a vigorous attack on the Rothermere-Beaverbrook press, declaring that clever writers and reporters and unscrupulous editors twisted his meaning. The Hon. J. G. Davidson (ex-chair-man of the Conservative Party) in a speech at Tring, hinted at the possibility of legislation to deal with what he termed this press evil. I+. was a pity tliat it should be necessary to deal with a numerically small minoritytwo individuals—out of the great press of which the country was justifiably proud. Sir Josiah Stamp, the in a speech at Oldham, expressed the opinion that the risks of a revenue tariff were not so serious as the risks of doing nothing. He advocated a tariff for the purpose of raising the price level. The tariff should be removed when the price index reached an appropriate level. IM PER IAL EC(> MOSIIC CONFERENCE, OTTAWA, March 13. The opening date of the Imperial Economic Conference here ,i/s likely to be on August 11th. The Govern inents of the Empire are being consulted.

BRITISH CABINET.

SOME CHANGES

RUGBY, March 14. The King has approved of the for lowing appointments:—

Lord Pousonby to be Chancellor ol the. Duchy of Lancaster in succession to Major Attle who recently was appointed Postmaster General.

Mr Henry Snell to be Parliament*)!' Under-Secretary of State at tlie Tnclt*’ Office, vice the late Earl Russell. Mr John Allen Parkinson to be Par liamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, vice Lord Pousonby. The King has been pleased to confer the dignity of a barony of the United Kingdom upon Mr Henry Snell. The new baron, who is a bachelor, has had an interesting career. He was born in humble circumstances, bis parents being agricultural labourers. After attending a village school, he began life as a farm worker. He afterwards was a groom, then a ferryman, and then a postman, but he continued his education at Nottingham University College, and later at the London School of economies, and at Heidelberg University in Germany. He has always taken a deep interest in the social question. He became a well known lecturer on labour and religious matters. Since 1922 he has been Member of Parliament for East Woolwich.