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DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.

LABOUR OPPOSITION,

LONDON, June 19.

OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP,

PLAY BEGINS AT SANDWICH

PLAYERS AND PIDETECTS.

LONDON, Jane 19. In the Commons in the committee stage of the Fin-

The open gulf championship has begun at Sandwich. suce Bill Mr. Mackenzie Wood moved an amendment The holder, Hutchinson, is not expected to retain the with a view to abolishing Imperial Preferences. In the trophy but the Americans, Barnes and Hagen, aze course of a discussion wherein the preferences on tea and thought to have a good chance, though the Australian, sugar were particularly criticised, Mr. Wedgwood said Kirkwood, is most fancied.

British hopes centre on the Labour Party opposed an attempt to bind the Duncan, Mitchell and Havers, number of Frenchmen Empire by means of preferences for which the consumer are competing. Hutchinson played a brilliant qualifying had to pay. Sir Robert Horne said this was not a ques-round af 71 followed by the Frenchman, Boomer, with tion of imposing but reducing tariffs. Preferences re-

72. Three Londoners did 73. Hagen took 75. sulted in cheapening the people's food, creating employ ment by increasing trade with the dominions on whose marketa we must nowadays rely. The advantages of preferences in the Dominions was notorions. The man- Ler in which the United States was building up trade on the basis of preferences was becoming a sexions menace to British industries. He asserted that the re- moval of preferences to the Dominions would shake the fabric of the Empire.

The amendment was rejected by 262 to 84. Mr. Mackenzie Wood aid although we had given India a preference in respect to tea she had retaliated by imposing protective duties on cotton. Mr. Lyle Samuel declared that the imperial preference on tes had resolted in B

of ten millions

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CONFERENCE WITH RUSSIA,

FRANCE TO PARTICIPATE,

THE HAGUE, June 19. France has intimated her readiness to participate in the emmission to meet the Russians, whereon 27 states will be represented..

LIGHT TION OF ARMAMENTS.

BILL BEFORE LORDS.

Loxtos, June 19.

reveace, with no advantage to the The text has been issued af & Bill introduced by consumer. Sir Robert Horne, replying, said the original Lord Lee in the House of Lords for carrying out the reduction of the tea duty from a shilling to ten pence Wagon treaties for the limitation of naval arma--- went directly into the pockets of the people because mass and the protection of non-combatanta at ves in ninety per cent of the tea was imported from the Empire. It restricts the building of warships except by Commander Kenworthy moved a further two pence of the Admiralty. It empowers the Admiralty reduction in the tea duty to six pence a pound. Het search any ship being built, altered, azmed or equip- doubted whether the Treasury lose thereby in view of ped and to seize the ship where there is reasonable the possibility of greatly increased consumption.

The Solicitor General pointed out that hitherto there had been a system of corelation among breakfast beverages so that tea, coffee and cocos must be equaily tared if the equivalent was to be maintained. A reduc tion in the tea duty would involve a corresponding

reduction în

coffee and cocoa. The total lose of revenue on such a proposal would be £3,000,000 in a full year. The reductions already made were most sub. stantial. The exchequer could not go further.

The amendment was rejected by 225 to 85.

ARMS FOR IRELAND.

ALLEGED GUN RUNNER INDICTED.

ground fer believing the act is contravened. The two years with or without hard labour or s fine not penalty for contravention is imprisonment not exceeding exceeding £100 or both and the forfeiture of the ship. Anyone violating the rules of warfare against commerce is liable to punishment. The same holds regarding piracy. The provisions cover the whole of the Empire except the Dominions, India and the Irish Free State when constituted.

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IRISE ELECTIONS.

PRO TREATY TRIUMPES.

LONDON, June 19. The anti-treatyites are dismayedai the results of the Irish elections hitherto, especially the contests in Cork City, Monaghan and the National University, which abowed a pro-treaty preference respectively of 4 to 1. 3 to 1 and 3 to 1.

TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, June 19. Marcellus H. Thompson, Vice-President of the Auto Ordnance Company has been indicted by a federal jury on a charge of conspiracy to ship arms to Ireland in violation of the neutrality laws. Thompson, in the son-in-law of Mr. Harvey, the Ambassador in London triumphing over all the coalition nominees. The net te The Labourite at Cork easily topped the list, His father was the inventor of the guns which were salts of contested and unopposed returns hitherto give seized.

The Auto Ordnance Company and seven other 29 pro-treaty and 20 anti-tresty seats. It is declared individuals are also indicted on the same charge. The

that Dublin will result in a triumph for `proportions). Thompson. indictment is a sequel to the one at Collins and De Valera pact is aimed at eliminating the representation, a supporter whereof declares that the Hoboken in June of last year of machine guns aboard treaty as an issue but the proportional system bas the steamer East Side," alleged to be destined for enabled veters to reard their opinions. The situation Ireland for use of the Sinn Fein.

DYE STUFFS CORPORATION,

GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATION REFUSED.

LONDON, June 19, The Commons has been asked to appoint a select committee to hold an 'independent enquiry "into the affair of the British Dye Stuffs Corporation with a view to the resignation of the technical experts. Mr Baldwin replied that this was a large industrial company wherein the Government investigations of the affairs of commercial companies did not make for commercial success, Mr. Baldwin refused to reply to a supplemen tary question asking what instruction the Government had given their nominees on the board as regards the use of their proxies at the forthcoming annual meeting.

ALIENS IN BRITAIN,

is complicated it is declared by the hostility of re publicans to the constitution which was the reason why De Valeta cancelled his week-end visit to Scotland. He lengthily conferred with his colleagues on Saturday. It is expected that a statement issued has decided the fate of the Collins-De Valera pact, which will possibly case to exist even before the new Fatliament meets.

DAVIS 01 R.

BRITAIN. BEATS ITALY.

Loxnow, June 19. After a first round bye, the British Isles met Italy with a second round of the Davis Cup at Roehampton and won both singles, Gordon Lowe best Count boon 6-1, 6-3, 6-1. Kingscote beat Captain Colombo 7-5, 6-4, 6-1. The doubles will be played to-morrow. Rebecco was erratic but occasionally played well up to the not, but Lowe's steady baseline play overcame him. s' plomba was stronger than was anticipated bat King- scota improving, the Italian appesand disheartened and Fell away later in the g

At Beckenham in glorious weather before a moderate crowd the first round of the Davis Cop was playst. In singles A. 6. Fyzee, India, beat Misu, Rumanin, 3-6,5-7, 6-1, 6-1, 60° ́ Thróúgh- out Fyne was the steadiest playad and was aggreenve

"A YEAR'S DEPORTATION.

LONDON, June 19, In the House of Commons at question time. Mr. Shortt stated that since the beginning of the 176 aliens had been deported from Britain, including 127 Europeans, 21- Americam,«5. , 21 Chlines, for ather the second- wel.. Misu began well but fell to pieces towards the end. 4. A. Fyres, Indis, beak, A. Stern,

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