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Mr. Neville Chamberlain made
1, Owen Moore; 2, Lillian Gish striking reply to what he described as and Wallace Reid 5, Theda Bara, the short sighted and dangerous Priscilla Dean; 4, (a) Francis X. views" on Imperial Preference express-Bushman, (b). Harold Lockwood; ed by Sir Archibald Sinclair, chairman 5, Constance; 6, Raymond Griffith; of the Liberal Parliamentary party.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was 7 Pearl White; 8, Betty Compson; speaking at a literary luncheon given 9, (a) Rudolph Valentino, (b) at the Connaught Rooms, London, un- Alice Terry; 10, Erie von Stro- der the chairmanship of Gen. Sir Ivor heim; 11, Clara Kimball Young; Maxse.
"Camille" There was no question to-day, he de 12, Pola Negri, 13, clared, of the complete equality of the Jackie Coogan (an doesn't time members of the British Commonwealth fly?); 15, D. W. Griffith; 16, Zasu of Nations among themselves. There Pitts; 17, Barbara La Marr; 18, was no question of their absolute right Lon Chaney; 19, (a) Santschi and to order their own internal affairs as William Farnum, (b) Milton Sills they liked.
and Frank Mayo; 20, Adolphe Men- jou; 21; Lewis Stone; 22, Florence Vidor, 23, C. B. De Mille; 24, Vil- ma Banky: 25, Gloria Swanson and Marie, Prevost; 26, Martha Mans-transacted. There were some who took a different field; 27, Clara Bow; 28, Corinne view. In a recent debate in the House Griffith; 29, John Gilbert and Mae of Cothmons Sir Archibald Sinclair Murray; 30, Elinor Glyn. >called for the abolition of Imperial Preference and the restoration of the open door. in the Colonies. He assert- ed that if we did that we would be
He looked upon their trade agree- ments with the Dominions not only as economically advantageous but as pro viding a strong and serviceable back- ing to the more delicate fabric of our own aims and ideals.
removing one of the main causes of TOO MUCH CROONING
armamentspecials.
"I think it deplorable," Mr. Cham- berlain said, "that a man who has held a position, as Cabinet Minister should give expression to such short-sighted and such dangerous views.
The B.B.C..has decided that there
is too much "crooning" in the dance music programmes.
"It is not easy to disentangle the From last month the proportion economic, financial, and political ele of vocal items was cut down to one ments of international unrest. But I am, convinced that, in the circumstan- in three of the numbers broadcast. ces of to-day, it is far truer to say This instruction has been given that economic difficulties spring from to the leaders of all dance bands. political causes than the other about.
way
"If Empire Went to Pieces” i Our relations with the Empire bind us together because we have common versims and aspirations. We must pur- -- sue those, because it is certain that if the British Empire. went to pieces the world would lose one of the strongest bulwarks of peace which it possesses to-day.
So little does Sir Archibald Sinclair sppreciate the structure of the Empire that he does not perceive that Imperial Preference is not a whim of, this coun- try, but is part of an Imperial policy. The preference which the Dominions give to one another would remain even if we withdrew the preferences which we give to all of them.”
Was it not clear, that if Great Bri- tain was to separate herself from the Dominions by changing her policy of Imperial: Preference, we would be en- dangering the whole structure of the Empire and undermining, it" not "des- traying, that sense of unity which had 30 often and powerfully impressed the world?
Gen. von Blomberg, the German War Minister, arrived in Munich on a visit to inspect the Bavarian army corps.
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