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Elan has acquired the Drakelow Park estate of 700 acres, near Bur ton-on-Trent, and intend building & road-racing, couras" there.
The promoters state that they in-
ACROSS AFRICA.
RESS
RELATIONS BRITAIN AND
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China Motors Ltd of Shanghai, only finance is so long as wo mado initiated a sales campaign which it possible for them to flood our included an exhibition of 1982 markete with the produce of their models at their showrooms, The opening was attended by & large A British motorist and his wife number of prominent people, in are at present endeavouring to cluding the British and Italian cross the African continent from Consuls-General, the chairman of
almost slave labour. Hear, hear.) should review its Russian policy in He asked that the Government
the light of the newer circum stances of to-day,
BALANCE
to the
other imports was in a large moa- dumping of Russian wheat
sura responsible for in world prices
Srent fall
perfectly true that for not give vary much many years we had been importing noble lord's assumption that a very much larger volume of brada, than our exports to Russian ed that they had pinged orders of 1931 the Soviet Government claim
the value of £15,000,000 in this country and they had also spont on what worn called invisible
£7,000,000 Creditasin this country ports a sum amounting to saothar
had been given mainly for the ex- port of machinery:
The Government *he continu dare not at all satisfied with the disparity between the imports from Russia, and our exports to Russia,
ortimant ought to ecognition of Russia,
roerudescence If that were done there would bet
more violand form them, even of Communist, pro- paganda against this country,
REPUDIATION OF DEBTS.
Of course," added Lord Snow.. don, the Russianą" are very difi- cult people to get on with, and I wholly agren with what has been said about repudiation. I have
but it is extremely diffouls. If a debtor in this country refuses to pay you can put in a bailiff, but it would be very difficult to put in
wast to east. This is the first time the Municipal Council and other ontoring into these relations with that the export erodit scheme ap. upon the matter. I might almost done my best, to get a settlement,
tend laying down a three-mile road that the journey has been attempt high oficials. Altogether, it was racing circuit oarly this summer,ed by car, although a motorcyclist a most auspicious introduction for and inter they hope to construes au recently succeeded in getting part the latest Standards to the China sight-mile direnit within the of the way across, Mr. Nichols, market grounds.
who is chief, government, transport officer of the Gold Coast Colony, is *ROSITA FORBES ON HUMBER driving a 9 h.p. Riley with a van
SNIPE..
body, while his wife is using a 3-
in
A.A. AT HOME..
bers on the ronds,
to lessen the disparity between is number of bailta in Russia, porta and exporti
24 The Government for the time "But, of course, precipitate being have stopped the conversa action in any form on the part oftions with the Russians with rogard
quite impossible to get on, and I
frankly confess that at the moment
body would be more grateful than if some practical suggestion could be made for ensuring their pay- mont
We have made strong repre- Lord Phillimore Beolared that by
Lord Lovis seemed to assume sentations to the Soviet Government Russia we had, so far as wheat was plied to the timber trade Timber, say that have insisted, so far as concerned, thrown the whole export of course, was an import and ant Government ash insist on a mat ing machinery of Canada and an export, and the question of far of this kind, that same prac Argentina out of gear.
trade between this country and tion) stops should be taken in order Lord Lovat naked what the Gov Rusis in timber was one in which eroment was going to do at Ottawr the Government had no concern at on the question of the Empire tim-all, unless it were argued that there ber trade. Our Dominions could were moral questions involved. not hope to compete in our mar- One the question of the adverse the Government might result in to these debts, because we found it "Although weather conditions in ket under present" conditions with balance of trade, he would like to inoressing our difficulties." year-old touring car of the same many parts of the country were Russia, which was receiving a kind quote certain figures, which, heIt had been decided not to give That well-known uxplorer and type. The first 1,700 miles of bush disappointing during the Eastern of favoured natione trastmont. Eo confessed, were startling. In Janu- guarantees for further credite with I do not see what we can do: No-
thought we might adopt the policy ary last the imports from Russia Russia for more than twelve months traveller, Miss Rosita Forbes, had and desert trucks were covered in Holidays, the Automobile Associa of other countries and put a dato this country were just ander without attaching more stringent some interesting things to any
12 days and there was no trouble tiou patrola assisted 234,322 mem. Binite limit on the amount of Run £1,000,000, while the exports to
conditions than in the past. about the Humber Saipe which she from overheating, which miglit ren-
Gian timber which "might be im Russia were £750,000. In Febru
The Government were quite alive imparted to Mr. R. W. H. Cooksonably have been anticipated
Over 1,070 members obtained run. Portel, and insist that a properary things were considerably bot-to the fact that there was a certain (of Rootes Argentina S.A.) while
tion-and a very large proportion ter, the imports from Russia boing amount of risk in being involved
The Government aro not going in Buenos Aires recently. Com-view of the heavy loads "and
aning supplies, such as petrol, pilof the cash paid for the timber £1,000,000 and the exports from in any very heavy credits arising to commit themselves to any reck- menting on its air of distinction temperature of 100 in the shade.
water, etc., and mechanical assis should be reinvested in the shape of this country to Russia B300,000. If out of, transactions with a Govern- Although the first stage of the tance was rendered to nearly 4,000: and efficiency, she referred to the
our products. journey as far as Lake Chad has members whose cats and motor
they took invisible exports and the ant of the nature of the Soviet. been accomplished, probably the cycles suffered minor breakdowns,
like into consideration during the Government. But he would, add first two months of this year there in passing that there was a prot most hazardous part 18. yet: toote. The patrols anewered Over come for the Libyan desert must be 228,700 roadside inquiries covering
had been probably no adverse bal-mium chargo on all those guaran crossed before the Egyptian fron-road and general touring informa
Viscount Snowden, replying for ance of trade at all
toes, and in so far as that premium tier is reached and comparatively tion.
the Government, said that the Lord Phillimore had assigned a was not required fox meeting losses easy conditions are encountered.
greater part of Lord Lloyd's speech large part of the world trade do--and there had been no longes--it a reserve against possible had been concerned with the trade pression to the trading agreement was aspects of the question. Ho dealt. of 1929. Some of the noble lord's future lossen. with the alleged labour conditions assumptions were rather far-fotch- in Russia, which he described as ed, and certainly were not support conditions of slavery, and said aed by examination of the figures of great deal about Communism and Russia trade for the last ten years. Bolshevik propaganda in different From 1925 to 1928 the imports parts of the world and their intri from Russia averaged $23,500,000 a Igues against this country in parti: year. They had risen from these emergency requests were made calar. But the information given £6,000,000 in 1999, and in 1999 they by members who, owing to the un-by Lord Lloyd on those matters.
were £26,000,000. In the last two settled weather, cancelled arrange.
was at least five years old.
years they had not risa at ments for longer tours.
greater rate than they did in the
combination of comfort and super lative coachwork with quick acc 'leration and unusual power. Tho" Humber Snipe will tackle any thing, she said, "height, distance ind the roughest tracks.
on the minimum of petrol consumption. Consequently; it is as invaluablo to the motorist, who would travel
hard and fass, as it is to those who would consider confort, appear anco and safety.". "These opinions ars worthy of close attention, com. ing as they do from one, who, as5 4 motorist, has averaged, all over the world, in usebarted deserts and mountains, as well as on every kind of read, something like $5,000 miles a year.
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A particularly healthy example in the British motor industry is that of the Standard Motor Co. whose sales for March have broken every record in the history of the
The A.A. touring department is and ever 20 per cent. more holiday rutes than were called for last Faster, and in addition the hour emergency service (maintain red at the London A.A. headquar ters) dealt with a greatly increased number, of applications for short Tucidentally? this concern has retours and day drives. Many of certly made a serious entry into the vast China market, in addition to its activities elsewhere overseas, At the beginning of the year,
company.
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"CESSATION OF PROPAGANDA
Five years ago continued Lord Snowden, "I should withous hesitation have been prepared to agree to every word 'the noble lord had said about world Communist propaganda. But during the last few years there has been, so far as one can ascertain, I won't say a complete cessation of that pro- paganda, but at any rate it has beon much less violent and wide- sprond than was the case before."
Continuing, Lord Sibwden said, that all the speeches which had been made that day had shown the most extraordinary ignorance of the actual conditions in the Gov. ernment's relations to trade with Russia. "May I assure the House,!! he proceeded that the British Government have never given one penny of the taxpayers' money to Russia "
There was no guarantee.to the Government of Russia in tegard to any trade concession. On that point the whole of the debate had been carried on under a misappre hension. Credits were given not to Russia, but to British, traders in order to finance the orders given to them in their transactions" with Russia.
Lord Banbury: That is the same thing, because if the Dussian Gov- ernment does not pay the British taxpayer his to "Hear, hear.)* Lord Snowdon, Yes, but it would be paid to the traders of this coun- try, and so far, there has not been penny lost on any of the credits which have been given for transac tions in Russian trading. The ere dits are not intended to assist Rus- ais, but the traders of this country. I would give one illustrations The machine tool trade is employ- ed to the extent of 80 per cent, in executing orders for Russia, and that has only been made possible by extending export credits to these Arms. Do noble lords suggest that assistance of that kind should be suddenly stopped and no further credits given and 80 per cent, of the machine tool making industry of this country hould close their Works 1
Procoading, Lord Snowden said that these aredite were open to "British traders with other parts of the world. If applicanta":"bould Cory Committed
ese maff
the char
The Government, would take very great care not to involve themselves in any liabilities unless they were reasonably sure that there, would be no low. At the present time the question of the conditions of credit: on Russian orders was under the consideration of the Government, and a decision was likely to be come to very shortly on the basis he had already mentioned.
less policy. If by a safe policy, we can ensure an advantage to the trade of this country we shall con- tinue that policy"
Lord Lloyd, in thanking Vi count Snowdon for his answer, said that on the question of Soviet pro- paganda he could assure him that he was quits wrong. He could sup ply him with decent important ex- amples of propaganda, especially. k
in the Middle East, where blatant
edition had been preached
Ho. was grateful to the noble Viscount for the assurance that the Government had made urgent and strong representations to the Rus- sian Government about the balance
of trade. That was the best, bit of nows they had heard for a long time:
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