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NEED FOR HIGHER TARIFFS

"INVISIBLE EXPORTS"

DWINDLING

TOO MUCH MODERATION IN BRITISH IMPOSTS

(By Sir Robert Horne)

GREAT Britain has been living crease represents goods not avail

Other work he has done has been under a tariff system for a able from domestic production; but on the Pilgrim Trust and the Na-period of nearly three years, and at a time when we still have 2,000,-. tional Council of Social Service. Ho this is perhaps a not inappropriate 000 workers unemployed and are had a good deal to do with arrang-moment to review the effects of this doing our utmost to develop em. ing the tours which the Duke of departure from our previous devo-ployment in our own country, It Kent made to the Distressed Areas, tion to Free Trade

seems upon the face of it, anoma

WE MAY BE SEVEN

more

Have we used our tariffs to the lous that in the course of the last full advantage? This question twelve months we should have given seems now to deserve considerato foreign producers additional em« If the members of the Astortion; but the fact that it is asked ployment in making articles which family, now in the Commons survice does not in any way imply are awe can well make ourselves to the the General Election, and Mr. Wil-reflection upon the Import Duties value of nearly £20,000,000 liam Astor joins them, this Parlia Advisory Committee. It would, in than in 1993. mentary family party will number deed, be nothing less than a miracle sever. The others are: Lady Astor, if they had succeeded In compiling Major J. J. Astor, her brother-in-

a scale of duties which had proved fgures discloses that in 1934 we law: Lord Willoughby d'Eresby, her son-in-law; Lieut.-colonel Spender

30 perfect that no review of them purchased from abroad pottery and Clay, her

was conceivable.. brother-in-law; Mr.

glass to the extent of £1,200,000: more than in 1988; that in fron and over all, are not now high enough. steel and manufactures thereof, att increase occurred of £3,000,000; in;

Ronald Tree, her niece's husband; I suggest that our tariffs, taken

and (in the Lords) Lord Astor,"her] husband.

Goods From Abroad1· An analyats of the Board of Trade

Adverse Trade Balance Mr. Geoffrey Petos Parliamen If we cast our minda back to the cutlery, hardware, etc., an increase tary private secretary to Mr. Walter year 1981, when the question of of £600,000; in electrical goods and Runciman, President of the Board adopting a tariff was being most apparatus. an Increase of $600,000; of Trade. His majority in Bilston anxiously discussed in this country, in machinery an increase of £2,500,-" at the last General Election. was we shall recall that, next to the 900; in manfactures, of wood and only 8,778. Spelthorne is much rising tide of unemployment, the timber an increase of £400,000; în more attractive. The Conservative most potent determining factor in cotton yarns and manufactures. an majority there was 24,901.

bringing opinion in Great Britain increase of £150,000; in wooleen

Mr. Kenneth de Courcy has taken round to the adoption of a system and worsted yarns and manuface agreement to a different basis it a prominent part in the campaign of import duties was the injury tures an increase of £150,000; In would be accepted; in default of for the reform of the House of which threatened us as the result of chemicals an increase of £1,300,000; that it must be taken for granted Lords."

an adverse balance of trada · pay-in vehicles, including motor-cars, an ments,

increase of 21,000,000; and In-paper

Your Daily Smile!

It may be remembered that even and cardboard more than £1,000,- when we added to the value of the 000. One man's mite is another man's goods which we imported, there

Hong Kong, Friday, March 1, 1935. that criticism is nearly factious. The case of the Princes is dif- ferent and will receive different treatment. They differ from the politiciana of Bengal and Madras poison,

The Indian Princes

It would have been too much in believing in a centralised sys

to expect that such a vast and tem of Government; centralised Country Cameo intricate scherae as is embodied of course in themselves, but they

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was a deficit in the balance of pay- These figures are significant as ments against us to the extent of showing that the tariff upon goods £104,000,000. This contrasted with which, if made here, would give em

Checking The Rot

could

"Well, Giles, how do you like your a credit balance in the year 1928 of ployment in our own country, in not in the Constitution of India Bill are entirely loyal to the Imperial new neighbour?” ”

£157,000,000; in 1929 of £103,000,- affording an adequate defence to should go through without con- connection. From time to time, “O'e be all right, but 'e he 'augh- 000; in 1980 of £28,000,000. our industries, Mr. McKenna and troversy, and sometimes contro to meet sorme condition of ty, and if there be one thing I

others have recently given expres versy that would seem to en-anarchy or Insolvency or other can't abide, it be 'aught,”

sion to condence in our future-'. It was therefore obvious that a danger the whole network of form of breakdown." Adminis- proposals itself. If it could be frators have been appointed to When The Party Flags

not in any expectation of a rapid · steady disintegration in our posi- conceived as possible that the put things right; and such inter- Things are usually, dullest just

tion was going on which, if con-ncrease in our foreign trade, but tinued, whole Bill should have passed ference has aroused, suspicion. before the yawn.

only end

because they think that our home in through the House of Commons Bút when it was observed that

catastrophe. It was in these cfr market is able to absorb a considere cumstances that the tariff system I venture to agree

ably increased home production. nemine contradicente in one sit the State was handed back to the

was initiated, with the result that view. But such a favourable result with their ting it would be very doubtful rightful heirs as once more a go--a doctor's bill was as whether that would be a benefit. Ing concern, a strong feeling of cipherable as his prescription.

In 1932 the deficit against us on the will only be achieved if we succeed It is one of the inconveniences, loyalty developed, which was not

balance of payments had been ren checking the increase which has But at the same time one of the mconsistent with the natural in-{

duced to £58,000,000, and in 1988 to been taking place in the adverse . MAYBE advantages of the Parliamentary stinct in favour of as much In It is reported that the Archduke

|£4,000,000. system that the process of dis- dian self-government as could be Otto is trying to restore the Aus which our confidence in the future of goods which it is entirely within The expectation of all of us, upon our own people in the manufacture balance of trade, and in employing cussion clause by clause that safely arranged. The Princes trian monarchy. This is known as was based, was that this beneficial their competence to make at there is a delay which seems to surprised everybody, and not the Perhapsburg throne. be a sign of inefficiency; but the least the members of the Simon

change would continue, and that reverse side of the delay is that Commission, by their sudden and THINGS I OVERHEAR

1984 would exhibit the kind of reasonable cost.

British Mederation when the discussion is finished unanimous vote in favour of "That's a nice overcoat. How credit balance, which had been the the parties concerned do know "devolution" to a Federated In- much did that cost?"

universal experience of our country Nobody could possibly assert that what the contract is that they dian Government. Their further "I don't know; I haven't been sued have entered into. In the same meditations have suggested some for it yet.". vay, a trustee, who has the 'le- tremors as to the safety of their ** gal power to sign a document on own hereditary rights if they behalf of his ward, will be wise were completely surrendered to to read it over to him and explain the sort of politician whom they the implications of the provi- have encountered at the various sions; otherwise there is a dan-Conferences called to consider ger that the ward will after-the, provisions of the new Con- wards' impugn his good faith, and stitution. If the "Independence may, when he is of age and has at the Centre" should come to power to act for himself act in mean that the Governor-General deliberate defiance of the con-is in future to act as the mere tract in order to emphasise his instrument of his Cabinet, which own independence.

would be put into power by the The, disapproval of the new usual democratic method of For the theft of a pair of flannel Constitution by the Indian Na- counting heads and wire-pulling, trousers, three pull-overs and

The fact that America is now: and in fact taken for granted, for matter from a loose overlords of Harwich, of No. 18 B, Glouces services, we might not be disposed has enabled her manufacturers to tional Congress was anticipated that would be a very different fountain pen from Messrs. Bernards for shipping, monetary and other trading on a cheaper dollar, which

feel any qualme but, so far as offer their goods it would be quite impossible to ship of a Governor-General who ter Building, Ng Kam, unemployed; draft any scheme which would was a direct representative of was sentenced to six months hard for confidence in any such reflec-duced prices, thus making their one can judge, there le little ground ternal markets at considerably re- have been approved by men the King-Emperor. They would labour, by. Mr. E... Wynne Jones at tion, and one must accept the dis competition with us much more whose whole political platform is prefer the status quo. If the the Central Police Court this morn at present based on destructive Parliamentary system is to being. Defendant was also ordered to quieting prospect of confronting an severe, affords additional justifica criticism. This will leave their adopted, than they would prefer be under police supervision for two

Increased adverse balance of pay-tion for the reconsideration which ments on all counts for the year just seems now to be required... hands free for action in the fu-not to leave in the Governor years, fure which may be convenient to General's hands such extensive It was alleged that about. 4 p.m. How would It be possible to re-

closed. their own careers. The answer powers as he has at present! yesterday accused went to the shop medy this situation? A glance at to the recent vote is very simple.

It is well to make plain the and asked to see some shirts. The the statistics of our trade shows in-

ATTEMPT THEFT FRUSTRATED Shoplifter Caught

GOODS TAKEN AT MESSRS. BERNARDS' STORE

A

before. 1981,

moderate increases in the duties From this point of view it is dis- which at present exist en a large concerting to And that the figures variety of our manufactures would for 1984. are likely to show a rebring us into the category of high versal of the encouraging process tariff countries. Indeed, the scale to which I have been referring, of our tariffs at the present time The statistics of imports and ex

offers the most complete demon- ports show that the debit balance stration of the moderation with of visible trade has Increased which we have proceeded. In adopte against us by £27,000,000, as coming this new policy.

The time for a revisal has, how pared with the year 1989.

ever, arrived, and I hope that atten- If we could hope that this in by the various expert bodies which tion may be directed to the subject ereased adverse balance would be redressed by Increased: "Invisible country.

represent our Industries in this: exports" In the shape of payments

"Invisible Exports" Fail

It is that the change is being actual motive of the recent reassistant went up to the cock-loft, creased importation in each of the made to give them the greater solution passed by the Princes: and as he turned round he saw de-three main categories into which is powers of self-government that It does not imply any discontent fendant close the rattan basket divided the foreign produce which they have demanded; that the with the present distribution of which he was carrying. Being comes to our shores. Imperial Government caine, to powers; rather the reverse. It suspicious, complainant followed

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the consideration of all details is the existing powers as they bim out of the shop and had him Imports Increase. Again with an open mind, and through might be used by the existing searched, which resulted in the distion of raw materials is all to the An augmentation in the Importa- the delegates to the Round Table Congress leaders with the right covery of the goods in the basket. good, but an increase in the impor Conference asked them to make to advise future Governors Gen- Accused admitted three previous definite proposals; that the varieral that have made the Princes convictions for larceny. ous sections met and had long doubt whether it would not be debates, and finally reported that wiser to limit auch powers be they were unable to agree upon fore they came into the Federa any compromise that they then tion, and retain for themselves a Wednesday. requested the Prime Minister to greater amount of independence. act as Arbitrator; and that they It would of course, be easy are bound to accept what is call for such terms to be demanded

tation of meat, amounting to £4,000,000, must be disappointing to Ministerial as well as agricul The sa Benvannoch left Siaga-tural hopes. pore yesterday and is due here next I am chlefly concerned here, how ever, with the third category, name ly, articles wholly or mainly minu. factured, because manufacture-re

ed the "Communal Award, as would make Accession" denouncing them and repudiating presents Industrial ent the proportion of representation meaningless; and in maintaining the BILL In this there is nothing scrutiny shows that the

has been

£20,000%

fr ex

K. MWAN

to be given to Hindus, Muslima, a, iniddle course the Home Gov. vely new. It is merely another an increase of importa lider and other sects, bec Bethes ernment will actually be working instance of the old truth that no-head to the value otțo have hitherto failed, to suggest interests of the very poll” thing but experience will teach 1000, KES SUMMAR any better. If there were, any

who are at prosent busy men to take long views Jonhu

Doubtless: small part of this in

“I'm' surprised, (^nt"; your wife come like that,”

Little Red! Riding Hood but know the Was going to leave it in