Great Britain

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 84, 15 March 1916, Page 5

Great Britain

MpS RE PARLIAMENTARY

ASS uOl AT i o SSS

A MEETING IN LONDON

INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS

ONUTKI) PllKbft rtnUUl ATION. (Received 8.25 a.m.) London, .March 14

The United Kingdom branch of the Umpire Parliamentary Association is inviting tnirly-lwo members ol the Overseas’ Parliaments to visit London n July, of which Australia will send ten, Canada ten, New Zealand four, South Africa six, and Newfoundland two. The delegates selected from the branches of the Association will be able to see something of War organisation, and exchange opinions informilly with their fellow-members of the different Parliaments.

Lords Milner, Bryce, Burnham, Sydenham, Hayes, Fisher, and Messrs Steel-MaiDaml, Amery, Beck, Crooks; M.P’s., are actively furthering the scheme, and Air Balfour, Air Bonar Law, and Mr Harcourt approve of it. The visitors will receive hotel accommodation and travelling facilities •m this side. As the visit is a strictly business one it will be impossible to invite ladies. The visit will enable the delegates to exchange views with members of the French. Russian and British Parliaments. as well as a desirable exchange between the Inembers of the Overseas’ Parliarants.

“FICHT-FOR-RIGHT” MOVEMENT

(Received 8.25 a.m.)

London, March 14

The Hon. Andrew Fisher, Australia’s High Commissioner, was the principal speaker at a big meeting at the Mansion House on behalf of “I’he Fight-for-Right” movement, which is intended to organise the moral and intellectual forces of the country on behalf of the Allied cause. MR HUGHES’ MISSION. , > • SUNDRY MATTERS. /Received 8.25* a.m.) ■ London, March 11. Mr Hughes proposes to depart foi Australia on April 19th. ' Sir Robert Borden (Premier of Canada), arrives in England early in April. Mr Hughes interviewed Mr Rumanian (President of the Board of Trade)* and leading shipowners on a scheme for organising the British mercantile marine in order to have a more effective utilisation of the tonnage at the disposal of the Nation, also to open up negotiations in proposals for dealing with metals. The opinion in Britain inclines to the restriction of Gallic from Australasia to England in everything excepting is recognised that this is a blowj home industries,-; but we must prepared to sacrifice luxuries. Drastic restriction of other traffic would enable a more rapid shipment of wheat to he made. It is believed that higher freights are inevitable owing to the demands of tonnage from the River Plate to England. The Globe, referring to Mr Hughes refreshing, plain speaking, states that it hopes he will force Mr Asquith and the free trade members of the Cabinet to a decision on the tariff question. Let Mr Hughes, states the paper, put the unvarnished facts before Cabinet and compel them to come to a decision. He will have an overwhelming majority of the business men of Britain behind him. with Canada, Australia, and New Zealand and South Africa rallied round his flag, and the miserable remnant of Cohdenism in the Government will perforce capitulate.

MR ASQUITH’S HEALTH. ATTACK OF BRONCHIAL CATARRH. (Received 9.45 a.m.) London, March 14. Mr Asquith is suffering from bronchial catarrh and is not in attendance at the House of Commons to-day. WOMEN WORKERS AT THE DOCKS. UNIONISTS PROTEST. (Received 9.45 a.m.) London, March 14. Leylauds, shipowners, are employing fifty women workers at the docks, and the Liverpool Union is protesting. _