COMMONS RE-OPENS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1932, Page 6

COMMONS RE-OPENS

OTTAWA DISCUSSIONS. (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received tfus day at ‘A.U p.m.» LONDON, October 18. There w:us an air of expectancy and the House was so crowded that many members were unable to find seats, when the House of Commons re-as-sembled t 0 tackle the legislation arising from Ottawa. Sir Herbert Samuel and his colleagues sat on. the Government side below the gangway. The large' attendance in the galleries included Mr Bruce and iSi# T. VVdford, Hon. Chamberlain' spoke for a little over an hour. Hid r crisp survey ,of Ottawa agreements was given a splendid hearing. One of the me interruptions was ■Mr Larisbury’s inquiry as to whether Britain would be represented on the Canadian and Australian tariff's boards, during the consideration of tine tariff recommendations. The Hous e practically emptied after Mr Chamberlain’s speech. UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION. LONDON, October 18. Several bodies of unemployed totalling at least ten thousand, attempted marches to Westminster in order to interview members of the Cabinet and members of the Commons- Most of the marchers were well behlaved, but there were conflicts in South London in the evening, when mounted police headed the marchers from Westminster. The front line of the unemployed attempted to. break the cordon of mounted police, forcing the police to charge the crowd. The leaders of the unemployed suffered sore heads and aching shoulders . when the police plied their batons lyScotland Yard took elaborate precautions to guard the approaches to the House of Parliament.