WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1925.
"IN THE KING'S NAME
SPECIAL
COMMISSION GAZETTED.
PRINCE HENRY A MEMBER. King's Third Son Takes "Up Public Life.
While the King is cruising the Mediterranean to recover his health a special-commission will act for him in England,
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PRINCE JOINS - PRIVY
COUNCI
(Reuter's Service.)
Mr. Stanley Baldwin.
ዩ።
EMPIRE RESOURCES; HOW THEY MUST BE
DEVELOPED.
COMMITTEE, EXPERIMENT, (Reuter's Service,)
LONDON, Mar. 17. mittee held-its first meeting at the
The Imperial Econarnic. Com-j Board of Trade 10-day.
THE CHINA
SWEATED LABOUR.
HOW THE EMPIRE LOSES TRADE.
NAKED FEET CURRANTS.
Chinese Eggs in the House of Commons.
A tin of Chinese liquid eggs was exhibited in the House of Com- mons during a debate on sweated labour.
UNPLEASANT RUMOUR.
(Reuter's Service.)
London, March 17.
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the coal produced in Britain, and asked what Labour was going to do about it.
The Labour member, Dr. H. Dalton, moved an amendment, declaring the interests of British workmen cannot be helped by a tariff. The causes and conse-
Sir Pallip Cunliffe Lister, Pre- deep impression, on the House ofsident of the Board of Trade, wal Commons by speeches on licensing coming the Empire wide repre- and the Budget. He moved the sentatives, emphasised the import- official resolution respecting the fance of the development of Imperial Marconi revelations in June, 1913, resources and mutual trade. He and pioneered the new Franchise promised that the Government London, March 17.
Act successfully through Parlia- would do its utmost to assist the
In the House of Commons Sir The King's Commission has ment in 1917. He was Attorney-work of the Committee.
N Grattan Doyle (Conserva now been gazetted. It consists of General to the Prince of Wales
Sir Halford Mackinder, Chair-tive) moved a resolution express- Prince Henry, the Archbishop of from 1914 to 1915.
man of the Imperial Shipping ing the opinion that it isquences of sweating at home and Canterbury, Viscount fave, and
Committee, replying, emphasised undesirable to continue un-abroad are indivisible and should Mr. Stanley Baldwin, any two
the terms of reference indicated restricted importation of foreign be dealt with as a whole. of whom are jointly empowered to
The Rt. Hon. Stanley Baldwin, that the chief competitor with manufactures made in sweated He declared in favour of de- act on behalf of His Majesty,M.P. is, as everyone knows, Pre-which the Committee was con- conditions which is detrimental to velopment of international labour except in the case of the dissolu-mier yf Britain. "He also held this cerned was the foreign food the interests of British workmen conventions throughout the tion of Parliament, the bestowal Post from May 22, 1928 to fanu supplier, not the home producer in and a contributory factor to un-world. af honours and other matters ary 22, 1924, when Labour came.
Britain.
employment. which at their discretion require into power for a brief term of endeavour to secure that foodstuffs a syndicate was being started in marked
The Committee would therefore
Mr. H. E. Crawford (Labour) He referred to the rumour that described the resolution as the King's authority. "
office. Mr. Baldwin has held vari- for Britain came as far as possible Glasgow for the purpose of im- paganda.
Protectionist. The installation of Prince aus minor Cabinet posts during from inside the Empire.
pro- He declared the Henry as a Privy Councillor is an autost meteoric rise to the
*porting German coal cheaper than Liberals also gazetted.
Premiership.
were prepared to ipin action сп the lines of the Washington convention, particu larly through the League" of Nations,
Prince Henry.
[The King yesterday morning held a Privy Council for the appointment of a Commission, to exercise. if
necessary, certain functions of the Crown during His Majesty's absence from: England.]
Prince Henry.
His Royal Highness Prince Henry, G.C.V.O., is the third son of King George. He was educat- ed 'at Eton and in July 1919 was gazetted 2nd Lieutenant in the King's Royal Ride Corps. Twenty-four years of age, he is the tallest of the King's sons. Lately he has taken part in several public functions.
The Archbishop of Canterbury.
Dr. Randali Thomas Davidson has had a distinguished career. Three years after having been ordained he became in 1877 chaplain and secretary to Archbishop'Tait, whose daughter Edith he married. As Dean of Windsor he became Chaplain to Queen Victoria. He succeeded to the See of Rochester and was next translated to Win-
Archbishop of Canterbury.
PRIVY COUNCIL'S WORK.
It
Į
The Committee was an expert, ment in Empire co-operation, not an attempt at Empire government:
The fature development of the empire, both in trade and con stitution, lay in application of the principle of co-operation.
ITALIAN STRIKE. (Reuters Serrice.)
Rome, March 17,
The strike of iron and steel
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
FOREIGN SECRETARY'S"
ESCAPE,
TRAIN WINDOW SMASHED,
(Reuters Service.)
LONDON, March 17. Though in excellent spirits Mr.
[Mr.
The Privy Council is nominally un assembly of advisers of the Crown in matters of State ilates back to the Norman period, when a group of the tenants-in- chief of the king, the euria regis, composed of officers of state and of the royal householti, exercised a mixture of advisory, executive, and judicial functions.
With the growth of the Cabinet workers in Lombardy, north Austen Chamberlain declined to system the Privy Council censed Italy, for higher wages, whiche interviewed on his arrival at
Victoria. to exercise even its ancient func affected over a hundred thousand tion of advising the sovereign. men, has practically been settled Secretary of State for Foreign Auston Chamberlain, During the host hundred years the
by an agreement between the council has been nominated by the delegates of the Fascist labour connections on to Geneva in
connection with the peace pact. sovereign on the advice of his syndicales and the members of
Paris messages report a singular Ministers. Its numbers are un-intervention of Signor Farinneci, with serious results, which befell the manufacturers' union, on the accident, fortunately not attended limited. The whole burly never the Fascist secretary general, who Mr. Austen Chamberlain while on meets, but only those members went to Milan and succeeded in his way to Calais from Paris. who are specially summoned from averting a rupture.. time to time. I fanetion is to give formal sunction to Orders in Council made under authority of an Act of Parliament.
But on the judicial side a com- mittee of the Prity Council acts the final court in Admiralty
Viscount Carı,
matters and as a court of civil and criminal appeal from the courts of the Dominions.
The lord president of the Coun- cil is al important cabinet minister. The rank of P. C.
It appears that a passenger modified increase of wages.
The negotiations secured & in the express from Calais
settlement is claimed by the the
The carelessly threw an object out of
window
EARLIER CABLES,
asiz. passed the new Fascist labour organisu- a window of Mr. Chamberlain's Fascist leaders as a triumph for Mr. Chamberlain's train, shashing tions, but the spcialist labour con- compartment. federation, which belatedly joined the strike, hesitate to accept the terms. It is unlikely, however, that they will be able to prolong the strike, though the socialist strikers numbered seventy thon sand as compared with thirty thousand.
Paris, March 17.
The amendment was defeated by 240 to 137 votes and the re- solution was talked out.
THE MOTE IN OUR EYE.
London, March 17.
The Labour member. Mr. Tom Johnstone referred to sweated conditions in India. He said that when these were abolished it would be time to cast stones at Japan.
"He declared that Australia could not send currants to Bri- rants from Smyrna where they tain to compete with sweated cur- were trampled by where they were handled by machinery alone. whereas the Australian currants
Turkey and the nations engaged Britain ought to tell Greece, In the production of sultanas and currants that they must ratify the Washington convention otherwise their products would be prohibit- ed from entering the country.
A communique, issued after the meeting between Mr: Austen" Chamberlain and M Herriot, says that "the two Ministers continued
from sending liquid eggs because Australia was also prevented she was cut out by Chinese sweat- ed labour. Mr. Johnston exhibit- ed a tin of Chinese liquid eggs, assuring the House amid laughter that he had not punctured the lid.
PERFECTTY
NATURAL."
FULLY
BASE JUSTIFIED.
AMERICAN NAVAL OPINION,
The Fascists' resolution to the to exchange views on various pro- SINGAPORE confederation inviting the con-blems of foreign policy-especi- tinuance of the struggle was not ally security--with the Jeter. allowed to be published and the mination to seek, in full cordiality, meetings of its members were a solution acceptable to both prohibited. Signor Mussolini countries. telephonically participated in the negotiations from Rome.
AMERICA'S ENVOY,
NEW AMBASSADOR FOR BERLIN.
(Reuter's American Service.)
New York, March 17. Mr. Jacob Schurmann has been
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
The conversations resulted in making clear the essential points of the problems discussed.
SINGAPORE, March 18. Negotiations will be continued Admiral Washington command- through diplomatic channels, in ing the American Asiatic Fleet. the same friendly manner and in interviewed, said he did not see collaboration with the other why Japin should be more Allies,
Interested in the Singapore "base Conversing with British, French than the United States. and American Journalists at the British Embassy subsequently, Mr. Chamberlain was most reti- he had discussed the German pact cent. However, he admitted that
The American manoeuvres off Hawaii were no menace to Japan. In the opinion of American
Anyone who suggested that it naval men the building of the base at Singapore was perfectly natural.
entitles members to be addressed / appointed Ambassador to Berlin. proposal in connection with which violated the spirit of the Washing-
as "Right Honourable." Ireland
has its own Privy Council. The
Privy Council of Scotland was merged into that of Great Britain after the union of 1707,
WHEAT PANIC. QUOTATIONS SUDDENLY
COLLAPSE.
BRIEF RESPITE
• LATER. The panicky conditions.spread to other grains. There was "some recovery late in the afternoon but it was short lived and liquidation was resumed, delivery Tor May closing within two cents of the lowest quotation,
it was intended to proceed with a ton Treaty hadn't read the simplest serious examination of the advan-book on the treaty.
tuges derivable therefrom.
BILLION CAPITAL.
He declared Britain was more interested in''some of the frontiers than in others; but he had no idea of excluding any frontiers, or (Reuter's Service.} seeking new obligations at the expense of the old ones. Obviously
LONDON, March 17. nothing could be done, unless Ger- Very considerable importance is many is willing to enter the attached to the conclusion of the League of Nations. He concluded Iraq oil agreement cabled yester- by saying that he was optimistic day, which terminates a twenty- with regard to the solution of the four year-long struggle, for the security problem.
acquisition of rights among leading
After the interview, Mr. Cham-powers berlain and M. Herriot had an The combined capital of the United States Minister to Greece Leign Minister of Czecho-Slovakia, billion sterling
[Mr. Schurmann bas been hour's talk with Dr. Benes, For-participating groups is nearly a and Montenegro, Extraordinary
TOO SOON YET SINGAPORE DEFENCE
QUERIES.
(Reuter's Service.)
(By Courtesy of Daily Bulletin.)
OTHER STOCKS AFFECTED, (Reuter's American Service,)
CHICAGO, March 17. After several days' excitement on the wheat market with large net losses being recorded daily and a big overnight drop in Liverpool
also Envoy at which it is understood the latter It is believed, that the Turkish quotations, wheat collapsed eleven Plenipotentiary to China.
and Minister was informed of the gist of the its wells to twenty-four areas, Petroleum Company will confine cents at this morning's opening has written several books, includ-
He Anglo-French discussion. Heavy selling was accompanied ing one on Philippine affairs.]
In his conversation with Mr. eight square miles each, and will by the wildest trading.
Chamberlain, Dr. Benes defined remainder. The lessees will be Invite tenders for leases for the the standpoint of Czecho-Slovakia guaranteed a proportion of the with regard to the German pact contemplated pipeline to the sea. proposal.
The Daily Telegraph points out that the future of Mosul will large- VISCOUNT GORO MIURA y determine the magnitude of the Traq oil agreement, as in the event in favour of Turkey's territorial of the League of Nations finding LONDON, March 17, NEW RECORDS
claim, the combine will have to In the House of Commons, re-
TOKYO, March 17. NEW YORK, March 17.
deal with the Turkish Government, plying to Commander Kenworthy! The announcement of the death and it is believed that the richest Stocks broke precipitately coin. (Liberal), the Secretary for War, I of Viscount Goro Miura was some oilfields are comprised in the con chester. His appointment
cidently with drastic declines in the Sir L. Worthington Evans said the what premature, but his condition cession situate in Mosul territory. Archbishop, upon the death of Dr. descriptions of rails and industrials to protect the Singapore base was
as grain market... Most the standard question of the defences required is most serious.
The Manchester Guardian hails Temple, met with the approval of dropped one to three points to new attil being considered by the Com-
the agreement as absolving the all parties in the Church. He low records for current movement. mittee of Imperial Defence, and it announced of the bacteriologist allegation that she was using her Berlin, March 17. The death is British Government from the officiated at the Coronation of King George and was invested.
was impossible to make a state. Dr. Wasserman, prominent cancer dominant position as a Mandatory with the Royal Victorian Chain-in
ment at present with regard to thai and tuberculosis researcher, and to score a monopoly for British June of 1911. He is now 76 years
cost or date of commencing work inventor of the Wasserman reaction interests. MELBOURNE, March 17.
thereon. of age.
in the diagnosis of syphilfs,→ Australia's heat yield i
The question whether the prescar Reuter Viscount Cave.
officially estimated at over 160,000,- defences were, sufficient or must
Constantinople, March 17—A 000 bushels, an increase of 36,000,- be increased would depend on the
London, March 17. Experiments all. the villages within twelve report from Angora states that Viscount Cave, G.C.M.G., was 000 as compared with last year. Committee's report.
are afoot in. Lancashire to manukilometres of Diarbakir have been Lord Chancellor from October,. The farmers are receiving the
Brigadier General H. C. Brown facture cloth from a low grade cleared of rebels and the villages 1922 to January, 1924. He has highest prices since the war.
(Conservative) asked would the Indian cotton. The scheme con in which Turkish troops were also served as Home Secretary and
government consider approaching templates cheaper bleaching and fired on have been destroyed. Australia and New Zealand to help cheaper finish with the object of lamet Pasha at a party meeting that did not arise out of the ques. turned out by Far Eastern mills action on the part of the rebels was Sir L Worthington. Evans said competing with similar material declared that further offensive
Reutor.
not likely Reuter.
AUSTRALIA'S INCREASE
as Solicitor Gereral, Lord Cave, One case of small-nox and one representing the Kingston Divi-of enteric fever, both Chinese pion from 1906 to 1918, made a were notified yesterday.
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