IMPERIAL TRADE COMMISSION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10488, 27 November 1911, Page 5

IMPERIAL TRADE COMMISSION.

NOT BEEN APPOINTED

DISSATISFACTION IN CANADA.

(Received Last. Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

OTTAWA, November 28

There is much dissatisfaction over the failure of the Home Government to .appoint an Imperial! Trade Oommissioni. It is' felt that the appointment of the Canadian Tariff Cbmimissioni would ha-ve been a great opportunity to further an investigation of Empire trade.

SOAP WORKS. »

THE BRUN2s T ER MOND CO

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

LONDON, November 25. The Bmrnner Mond Company has acquired control' of the soap concerns of Joseph Crosfield and (Warrington) and Gossage and Sons- (Widnes.) «r

KING EDWARD MEMORIAL.

DESIGN FOR STATUE APPROVED

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

LONDON, Nov. 25

The committee of the memorial to the late King Edward has unanimously approved of Mr Bertram MacKennal's design> for a statue in> Piccadilly at the end of Broadwalk. Mr MacKennal, with. Lutz&us as architect, wil i&ubmit a» complete model in tihsree months.

STOLEN PICTURE RECOVERED.

THE THIEF ESCAPES.

(Received Last Night, 5.5 o'clock.)

ROME, November! 25. A man near Florence!, noticing that hei was wlatchied, threw a parcel into a hedge, containing the stolea picture "Madonna de Lasted." The main escaped. He initended to convey the painting abroad.

CANADA'S NAVY.

UNFOUNDED ATTACKS.

(Received November 25, 9 a.m.)

OTTAWA, November 24. Mtf'F. D. Monk, Canadian Minister for Public Works, declares that: attacks on him by Sir Wilfrid Laurie* are -unfounded. He is fully maccord with the navy policy of Mr Bordemy khz Pri™® Minister. French iCanadians are loyal subjects of the King, and intend to accept the verdict of the people of Canada on tiie question.' " '","