MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1919, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

A NEW PARTY.

REPLACING LIBERALS AND (DNIONISTS. /UNDER LLOYD GEORGE, Sy Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright Received July 17,12.45 a.m. London, July 16. Mr. Churchill delivered an important speech at a dinner attended by 100 members of the House of Commons, belonging to the Centre Party, which is replacing the Coalition Liberals and Unionises. It is expected that the new party Will handle the amalgamated parties' funds and Mow Mr. Lloyd George's leadership. Mr. Churchjll insisted on the necessity top preserving the Coalition in order to fight Bolshevism. He -revetted that Mr. Lloyd George pro* (posed Coalition in 1910, when the country wavi on the brink of civil war, < Lord Sirkenhead hoped the Labor Party would have a spell in orflce, for only thus could it acquire the judgment and balance which the Labor Party had ja Australia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, BNVESTIGATION OP PROFITEERING „ Beceived July 16, 8.10 pjn. . ' i London, July 15. The Government proposes to establish P national system of local tribunals in Britain to investigate profiteering, and to deal with all cases.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Awn. RISE IN COST Off POOD. Beceived July 16, 5.5 pjn. ' ■- ■ London, July IS. Mr. Roberts savs the price of food between July 1914 and 1919 rose 109 per^eent.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.