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MOTOR INDUSTRY.

A GRIM BUDGET."

Exhibition of British Cars at Buenos Aires.

Snowden Determined to Meet Obligations.

EMPLOYERS" EFFORTS.

AFTERMATH OF WAR.,

HUNGRY FOR EGGS:

Trespasser in Murray Barracks.

STEALS A FRYING PAN:

The kitchen is attached to the "A" and "B" blocks which are oc- cupied as married quarters.

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Rugby, Yesterday.

Rugby, Yesterday.. A Chinese who trespassed into Several questions on employ- In the House of Commons to Murray Barracks early this morn. ment matters were addressed to night Sir Robert Horne (Consering, was charged before Mr. the Lord Privy Sent, Mr, J. H. vative) moved the rejection of a A. W. G. H. Grantham with the Thomus. He said that as a re-motion for the second reading of theft of a frying pan In which were sult of his discussions with repre- the Finance Bili. He said that two eggs which had been left in sentatives of the Association of owing to the Budget's heavy addi- the kitchen apparently in pre- Manufacturers and Traders he tional taxation, industry was|paration for breakfast. was confident that real co-opera faced with increased difficulties tive effort, was being made by in- dustry to develop the export trade. He added that it had been decided that the industry should take steps to organise a represen. tative exhibit of British motor products at British Empire Trade Exhibition at Buenos Aires next year. He stated that the Govern- ment of the Union of Squth Afri- ca had placed in Britain an order for 46,000 tons steel rails and various permanent way acces- sories-British Wireless Service.

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He got into the kitchen without being observed, but in getting away with the frying pan and eggs, he carelessly allowed the kitchen door to bang behind him. This aroused Sergeant Walker, of the Somerset The Light Infantry, and his wife, Sergeant rushed out and seized the thief as he was climbing over the verandah to make for the bridge.

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painter and paint The President of the Board of services this country had gone scraper. Work was very slack and Trade, Mr. William Graham, stat-twice as far as any other and by he had not done a job for some days, increasing that expenditure, for and was forced to sten! because he which revenue could only come was hungry. from already overburdened indus The Inspector proved that the try, the social services them-accused had six previous convictions selves were threatened.

for larceny, and the Magistrate passed sentence of six months hard labour.

ed in the House of Commons that an effort would be made to intro- duce before the end of July a Bill dealing with the purchase of mining royalties, but he was afraid that it would not progress beyond the introduction.

Questioned regarding the Gov. ernment's policy on Imperial Pre- ference, he said that it had been

Sir Herbert Samuel, (Liberal), supporting the Bill, recalled that the burden of rate relief left by the late Government's Derating Bill was very heavy and had been

already clearly stated, and added estimated at £24,000,000 by Mr. that it was not proposed to im-Neville Chamberlain. The pre pose import duty оп foreign sent Chancellor was determined wheat, so the question of accord- to pay his way and meet his obli- ing preference to Canadian wheat gations. Perhaps he was doing as auggested in the question had more. If there were the smallest not arisen-British Wireless Ser-improvement in trade, the (Continued at foot of next Column.)

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Rugby, Yesterday, Asked if in view of the desir ability of encouraging investments in British fridustries, by British investors he would reconsider the reparations loan under the Young Plan, the Chancellor of the. Ex chequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, said that the amount of the re- parations loan to be issued in London would be limited to the British Empire share of the gross proceeds of the loan. The re- ceipts of this country would be used to reduce the National debt. In those circumstances no ques tion arose of Interference with Investments In Industry-British Wireless Service.

Budget was likely to yield a sur- plus next year and perhaps a con- siderable surplus the year after that. It was a tribute to British democracy that the Labour. Goy- ernment had not yielded to the temptation to put aside obliga- tions regarding debts. It was a grim Budget, but he thought it not unjust

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