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Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1917, Page 5

A BITTER ATTACK.

AN ANGRY SCENE FOLLOWS. Received Jan. 24, 10.30 p.m. , London,' Jan. 23. ' At the Labor Conference Mr. Philip Snowden, Labor member for Blackburn, attacked his colleagues' policy of good i'itli, and described them as dumb log.-. This provoked an angry scene, in v.-hich Looting was intermingled with cheer*. 3Ji. Snowden said that the Labor Ministers were responsible for legislation inimical to the trade unions and unparalleled in the country's history. There had been one long record of Labor sacrifices since the war began. Several delegates warmly replied, sup petting the Labor Ministers. LABOR APPROVES OF REPRESENTi' ATION IN CABINET. j Reuter Service. Beceived Jan. 24, 5.5 p.m. , London, Jan. 23. The Labor Conference has endorsed the action of the I.«borites in joining the Government by 1.840,060 to 307 000. FROZEN BEEF FROM RHODESIA. London, Jan. 23. The first consignment of Rhode-dan frozen "beef has been sold at Snvtlr : "M It was of excellent quality. Further Mipplies are promised. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO WAR LOAN. Times Semcc. Received Jan. 24, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 23. ' The Commercial Union Assurance and fc'licd companies have taken up £5,000/ 000 of the war loan. PRICE OF WHEAT. Reuter Service. Received Jan. 24, 5.5 p.m. * London, Jan. 23. The council of the Chambers of Agriculture has decided to urge upon the government the fixing of the minimum price of wheat for at least four years, with four years' notice of withdrawal. One speaker anticipated that wheat ■could reach 10s per quarter.