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Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1919, Page 5

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FINANCE BILL, PREFERENCE PRINCIPLE. APPLIED TO MANDATORY TERRITORIES, By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received July 11, 12.10 a.m. London, July 11. In .the House of Commons, Mr Churchill moved an amendment apply ing preference to the mandatory territories

Sir Auckland Geddes announced that Cabinet had carefully considered the amendment and approved it. Mr. McLean contended the amendment Was a breach of the mandatory principle. The amendment was adopted by 195 votes to 58.

In the House of Commons, on the Finance Bill, Mr. Wedgword Benn moved to delete Imperial preference.. •Frederick Young strongly supported preference. Mr. Chamberlain said the Dominion* had repeatedly disclaimed a desire to interfere with British domestic policy, but asked us in settling our tariff to include preference therein. Every Colonial Imperial Conference advocated preference.

Mr. Donald Mac Lean said of the proposals was the beginning of a complete system of preference leading to protection. Free traders would persevere in their opposition.

The amendment was rejected by 271 votes to 62.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

PAYMENT TO RAILWAYS. TO MAKE GOOD DEFICIENCY AND INCOME. Received July 12, 12.10 a.m. ' London, July 11. Mr. Bridgman, secretary to the Board of Trade, in tbe House of Commons, said the Government must pay the railways £60,000,000 in fhe current year under the Government control system, including the working deficiency of Hi millions and 15} millions which had been, guaranteed to the companies as nett re-ceipts.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRICE OF COAL. A BIG INCREASE. Received July 11, 12.10,ajn. London, July 10. Sir Auckland Geddes announced that the retail price of coal would be raised six shillings a ton next week. The Coal Commission's recommendation of shorter ftourß and higher wages was the reason for this increase. Sir Auckland Geddes warned the public that the outlook was serious for manufacturing industries.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

CONTROLLER OF OVERSEAS TRADE. Received July 10, 11.50 p.m. London, July 9. Sir Hamar Greenwood (Under-Secre-tary to the Home Office) succeeds Sir A. D. Steel-Maitland as Controller' of the Department of Oversea Trade. [Sir Hamar Greenwood is a Canadian by birth, and was for some time in the Department of Agriculture of Ontario, and served eight years as Lieutenant in the Canadian militia. He was created a Baronet in !915 and has represented Sunderland in the British House of Commons since 1910.] IMPERIAL PARTNERSHIP. Received Jufy 10, 8 p.m. London, July 9. The Parliamentary Commercial Committee gave a luncheon to the High Commissioners and Agents-Generals. Lord Milner, in his speech, Baid it was impossible to continue the Empire except cn the hasis of absolute equal partnership. He Vraa not afraid of the future constitutional equality of the Dominions and Britain, though he admitted it would be a difficult and complicated matter for adjustment, but it was inevitable.

Hon. W. M. McPherson, Victorian Treasurer, approved of reciprocal preference. He pointed out that the New York shipping rate 3 to Australia undercut the British. Australia was anxious to trade with Britain, but South America was quoting steel at fifty per cent, lower prices.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RELATIONS WITH THE VATICAN. Received July 10, 8 p.m, London, July 6. Mr. Cecil Harmsworth (Foreign Under- ■ Secretary), in the House of Commons, ' staid that France had refused diplomatic relations with the Vatican, and the j question of British continuance had not yet been decided.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Absh ! PRICE OF COAL RAISED. j Received July 10, 5.5 p.m. London, July 9. i An increase of six shillings per ton on coal was announced in the House of Commons, to meet increased wages.— Aus.-N.Z. Cabl6 Assn. CENSORSHIP OF COMMERCIAL CABLES. Received July 10, 9.30 p.m. London, July 7. In the House of Commons Mr. Church' ill skid that the general condition of the world necessitated a short retention of the censoniMp of commercial cables, but he hoped soon to permit the use of private codes.—Times Service. 1 CHILBLAINS r Too surrer? Why? Cold weather; bad Circulation. Hare them every Winter; can't banish theiii, only endure them. This reasoning Is foolish. Bexona win drive away your Chilblains. Many who have suffered for yean, and endured agony every Winter with resignation, avoiding the good cheer of the fireside, nursing their cracked and bleeding hands in t)i« coldest Quarter o! the room; now thank Beiona for Winter comfort. Bexona represents skin health, whether .of feet, hands, scalp, ior body. A few minutes spent at night anointing the feet with this cool salve neans foot comfort ail next day. Rubbed gently into the skin of poor suffering hands, a pair of soft,' loose gloves to protect them, the unsightly chilblains must vanish. The hands neither hurt nor cause ybu to blush by.their appearance. Winter work, and Winter sports may then be indulged In without fear of resulting agony, for this shouldjbe the healthiest time of Die year, when we a/e storing up strength and energy for the coming Summer. Bexona Is sold in trl- | angular it 1/8 mi %(•. _ 9tfabuUs