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When the House of Commons went into Committee of Supply, on May 17th on the vote to complete the sum of £418,921 for the Board of Trade,

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new undertaking was 10 millions ster, ling. Of that it was proposed that two And a half millions should be raised by for the prospectus could be issued, and it was necessary that one million of capital should be subscibed. The bunker, were practically unanimous in summort of the proposal, although he could not say that all of them were equally animons in agreeing to subscribes the capital Nevertheless, a number of the larger banks had subscribed the capital, and the million pouds which was necessary in order that this scheine might be launched was now absolutely nasured,

SATURDAY

JUNE 30rn 1917.

BOBBIE

If there was any criticism of the scheme, managers of those institutions declared he hoped it would be animated by a de- they were among the most enterprising

THE TRENCH CANARY aire to improve the scheme rather than gentlemen in the world, and that, if they

The general public knows little about. projudice its operation. Those who were were to deplay any more of the spirit of acquainted with what banks and similar adventure they would endanger the that most useful and life-saving animal→→ financial institutions in other countries, stability of their banks. He admitted the tremo cauery did to attract trade after the war would that the great strength of British banks He or aho, whatever may happen to be- agree that there was an absolutely im was due largely to their conservative its sox,, is quite unknowie to the infantry perative need for a substantial change in habits. It was because of those conserve the runners would scorso, insignificen the business methods of this country tive habits that they had been able to a mascot. But ask the tunnellers of the (Hear hear.) He had knowledge him stand the strain of the opening months Royal Engineers those human mole self of institutions almost identical with of the war and it would be because of whose greatest joy in life in blowing the the British Trade Corporation would not those conservative habits that after the Boche and they will tell you that the interfere in any way with existing banks war they would be as strong as any canory has been an invaluable ally in un or banking houses, and would be well banking institutions in any country in deground warfare. advised to work through them. The cor- the world. poration had come to an agreement with The recommendations of the Faringdon this joint stock banks not fo de ordinary Commission were absolutely justifiable banking business, not to open curront was on the basis of those recommends accounts, annonce. Ee baiered Chotions that he had asked Lord Faringdon or on short notice. He corto invite the opinion of the City When paration was going tå work in complete the opinions of the joint stocks bankse corporation and not in competition with were obtained it appeared to be clear that existing financial institutions. The credit for the initiation of the schone lay not with him but with his predecessor in office (Mr. Bunciman) All he had to do was to approve the charter and the need of settlement?"

TRADE COMMISSIONS:

pisand stops, und, heen taken to appoint

for that purpose 12 trade commissioners at once = 29

POST. COR POST, WAR PROBLEMA

In this opinion, the grave problems which would hate to be faced after the way could not be neglected even at a time when the war was still in progress Steps must be taken in advance to guard against our being unprepared when peace comes

The trench canary does not flutter in- gilded cage or sing in the scanty su shine of in Belle France. You will have to climb down a mine shaft or two and scramble through tiny, dark galleries t make his acquaintance.

Sto

in these days of gas masks t

He is usually to be found in a small wooden cage casconced with several others of his tribe in a cosy dug-out fax boyund there was the greatest trouble in getting the reach of the heaviest howitzereive them all to act together Some of the One does not hear much singing in the most unpartant banks wore in the closest trench canaries' dug-out. They are most sideration. The committee reported in

association with those responsible for the of them too busy recovering from gas at scheme, as were also some of the big tacks favour of a new institution which would

merchant houses. It would have been Cruelty to animals ***n reader mut- afford fuller and wider financial assist

better if all had been roped in. But heters over his meatless breakfast,

No, not cruelty. The canary sa just ance for trade and the development of The Commercial Intelligence Depart

cause some of them refused to go in should

doing

his bite the same ng everyone the Government have declined to equip industries, by coordinating many of the ment of the Board of Trade had done the merchants of this country in the same clic AMP

Bobbie is the veteran of the canaries. wxisting financial facilities. They chi goort, work by the dissemination of in way as the merchants of America and minded the work of the existing banks telligence relating to foreign trade and Germany were equipped? He challenged in one part of the line. If he were a the holding of exhibitions and fairs to the representative of the Government to man he would have many medal ribbous but they felt there was an imperative binin for this country many of the trades endorse the view which had been put He has been used seven times.

* up.'' He is." Boro bird, is Bobbie nood for an institution which would hitherto monopobzed by the Germans in | forward—namely, that the scheme was

Surely the gas doesn't come as fnr afford wider financial facilities and which rentral countries. The present Prime for the purpose of finance and was not unde would be free from the disability which Minister had appointed and sent trade for the benent of the expert råde abroad underground is this you question.

We don't mean the chlorine which joint stock bank companies were now commissioners to Canade, New Zealand (Cheers.) If the right hon. gentleman they squirt out of cylinders on the sur- under, owing to the fact that they wers Australia, and South Africa They had denied that it was for the benefit of the face, says an Engineer officer who is really required to keep their resources dono sich valuable, werk that it was now port trade he would go into the lobby willing to explain to you. That's a | in a more liquid state proposed to cover the whole of the Em against him. (Cheers,)____

Mr. Samuel remarked that while Besides, you can see it coming ralling the charter conferred great powers and along before the wind, and it gives you privileges on the new institution it in lots of time. Our gas known technically posed, not a single obligation upon the as carbon monoxide, is invisible and has institution to do anything. Instead of no smell. If you happen to get into it merchants being able to look to the Go for a few seconds only it's all up." ernment for support they would have to But if you can't smell it and can't Thats where the canary comes in.** consider whether any information which it how do you know it's there? the gown to the Foreign Office would not by the officer. When a mine is de be imparted to their competitors. pladed, whether by Fritz or ourselves, The wae had opened our eyes to many Sir J. T-Wallers said the proposal Kas is given off. It may find its way into things. It afforded an opportunity of refilled him with great disquietude. If we our galleries or it may not. You have viewing our position and finding out were not careful we should be handing your anti-gas apuntatas all ready, and where we were weak and where we were over our commercial management to a grab Bobbie's enge or that of any other strong It had shown as the folly of system of syndientes and bucket shops, canary in whom you have confidence

well in front of you allowing our enemies to secure complete These great businessmen, who were not You keep the cage control over special industries which in Parliamentarians, seemed to him to walk and high up, and push on watching The Government did not propos to subtime of war were absolutely essential into the simplest kind of traps that could Bobble as you would a rival for a lady's scribe to the capital of the undertaking, to our success. (Cheers.) The war had he devised, but in this case they were affections. Bobbie knows what to do nor to subsidize the corporation in any opened bur eyes to the danger of allow asking the House to walk into the trap you can trust him. He sniffs like a dog way whatever. But in Clause of the ing the pernicious influgner of what was He moved the seduction of the vole by strange scent. If there's gas, down charter it was proposed that the cor known aspenatul penetration which 2100, and would press it to a division, it goes the canery flat on his back, toes up poration should act as an agent of the had stunted to growth of many enter the Government had not the wisdom to I suppose you withers get plenty of " Government, subject always to the Gov prises in this country (Hear, bear.) He withdraw this scheme for the encourage honour and glory you ask ernment being entitled to appoint other was quite certain that hereafter our ment of wild-cat speculation. (Hear," agents should such a course appear neces people would take much greater interest hear sary or expedient. He did not believe these problems, and in seeing that the Mr. Sherwell and the scheme had been it could be suggrated that either that of trade and industry of this country were engineered into existence under cover of any other clanso conferred on this eorpo not placed at any unfair disadvantage ration anything in the nature of a mono and that those engaged in those trades the highest patriotion for the profit, con. noly, but the Government did believe the were given the right sort of encourage venierice, and commercial succes of

private individuals. corporation would serve a very usefulgent Board of Trade cut mitters ware purpose, and would give it its sympathy engaged in considering many of those Sir 1 Flangery described the establish- and support. It did not propose to problems in touch with other Department of the corporation us a very blunder. exercis any direct control over its opements very able men were unstintedlying and mistaken attempt to imitate the Fations, but certainly if the corporation and without reward giving their time to German system of promoting • trade failed to perform the duties the Govern the problems, and, in addition, a The Labroad. ment had a right to expect from it, then constitntion Committee was dealing with the Government would be entitled to step nost-war problems. Bo hoped and be in and, if necessary, anul the charter. lieved that cut of all these rant efforts It had been suggested that the corpora the trade and industry of this country tion would secure special information would be revitalized and that the results from the Government, that it would have would command the admiration and envy sume very special privilege which would of the whole world. (Chers.) secure to it information which would be denied to other and similar undertakings. That was certainly not the case, and the corporation would not enjoy any special Privilege of that kind.

NO MONOPOLY.

Out of such surplus net profits beyund £160,000 up to £200,000

***** THE CHARVER, CRITICIZED.

MH CHAMBERLAIN'S INTERVENTION.

|

In the nir.

M.Ca galore and few D.S.Os, but I don't know of a tunneller having got the vet replies the veteran with the two stare and the ribbon of the Military Cross on his muddy tunic. But there the V.C. and that's Robbie and all na someone I know who has certainly earned keta is an extra ration of his favourītes. sand. - FCS-

A MONSTER GUN.

Although it is against the laws of nations defence to write descriptively of guns, Reuter's correspondent in France says he is at liberty to announce the birth

INDIGESTION.

Mr. Chamberlain expressed regret that the Chancellor of the Exehenner was unable to be present. He reengnized the France of a monster which far out- sincerity of the declaration of many of ranges, and cutmammoths anything yet those who had spokes that they had seen on the war front. The information: spoken merits of the case, and is gleaned from General Malleterre who ken on theme to embarrass the Goy makes no keret of the terrible destructive Sir F. Banbury remarked that it was ernment, or to defeit them. He thought properties of this new engine of warfare. important that there should be no mis- there was some misunderstanding, and Germany's famous 420 mm fort de conception on the part of the public as to that there was less difference of substance molishers have now bien surpassed by a dinth dealing French production, – ir The clause of the deed of settlemen,the altitude of the banks towards the new between the Government and the critics 100 mm., that in to say, that the latest Clause 135, which dealt with remuners corporation. te believed that very few of the charter than the debate would classed 520 mm, or something approach tion, was as follows

banka, had subserved towards it. He led one to suppose. It might be that the One of the surplus net prouts of each considered that the clause of the charter charter was open to criticism as failing ing a 20-inch gun. financial year exclusive of any credit under which a proportion of the profits to secure the objects with which the new balance brought forward) remaining after of the corporation, after the payment of institution was promoted; but he did not deducting any debit balance brought for n dividen at the rate of 0 per cent, think there was any difference of opinion ward, and providing for bad and doubt would be paid to the directors and us to the necessity for the success of

WHY TOLERATE IT ful debts and deprediation (including manager in addition to their ordinary British trade after the war that there depreciation in securities and invest remuneration the proportion being sheild be a new financial institution--(An

Why suffer from digestion, from ments) as the board umy determine, und greater if the profits were larger em Hon. Menber. A bank capable of for excess profita duty or other similar bodied a very bad principle. (Heat, trading on a scale and of a character and pains after eating, acidity, flatulence impositions in force for the time being hear.) It would tend to encourage for a period for which none of our exist headaches, biliousness, dizziners or con.. and the dividend above mentioned, but speculation on the part of the manager ing financial institutions provided, stipation Why? It is a remarkable without charging income tax, the follow and directors in order that they might The main purpose was that the cor- fact that women especially seem prone to make light of digestive troubles, forgetful, s percentages of such aufplus net profits receive a large proportion of the profits.poration should be formed with the object of the greater evils which may and dó shall be divided between the executiv Having been connected with the City of assisting the development of British arite therefrom. From the many letters directorate, the managing directors and of London for 40 years, be knew of antracie und industry. If the corporation we receive, it is clear that in hundreds of managers, and the board of directors in such undertakinz which had such a pre- were to neglect the main task allotted to cases women, yes, and then, too, have en- such proportions as the board shall deter vision in its articles. The clause was not them, and take a section which was sncil dured much needless suffering and well- likely to encourage bad business; and heary to the whole as their sole purpose.ign made ship wreck of their lives, unt mine, namely

hoped the House would insist that in there would be very good reason for but it did not know of a ented Per cent should be struck ont. (Hear, hear | going to the Court to have it declared that would relieve or baajsh their Out of such surplus nct profils

There had been ond or two institumons that they had failed to perform the ments, but simply because they neglected up to £100,000

in connection with which there had been ohjects for which they had received their the warnings of their trouble at the out- something of the surf in the form of charter, and that their charter ought to set Now Mother Seigel's Syrup has been founders, shares, and the results had been he withdrawn (an Hon Member That proved by thousand of former sufferers 10 disastrous Both of the companies which not in the charter.) It was inherent to be the surest means of eradicating La

he had in mind the London and Globe in any charter, if the charter was abused, digestion, and Stomach and Liver and the Trastes and Executors had fail The charter had been granted and had Troubles. If therefore you are suffering The balance of net profits shall be availed, possibly chiefly because the manage-assed therefore from the control of the to day act at once by taking a course of able at the discretion of the board for ments were tempted into large speculs Government But he was very conscious other Seigel's Syrup, and put your payment of additional dividend or other tions by the knowledge that they would of the strength and widespread character tomach, liver and bowels into proper

work wise.as the board may determine

get large share of the profits. If the of the opposition in the House. He could condition of those organs depends your It had been suggested that the tenns Government interested themselves in a not undertake that the charter should be ability to digest food thoroughly a of remuneration for the directors war corporation of this kind, the corporation revised or cancelled But the feeling that maintain good health. Only when you too generous.at too much of the prost, should be, like Cesar's wife, above sus had been expressed in the House masti omsch, and liver have been restored to were allocated for the managers, and to Picton and set an example to other cor necessarily be taken into account and thorough working order can you escapes. would be taken into account by the Goy the pains and penalties of indigestion and little to the shareholders. Perhaps he porations,

Sir H. Daiziel regretted that so merament He would report the discussion abtain proper nourishment was not altogether qualified to pass judg ment on such a matter Certainly he portant a departure was brought before to the Cabinet to this right hon. friend foods confessed the terms did not seem to be the House of Commons in circumstances the Leader of the House The President excessive. In a corporation of this kind in which the House had no real power of the Board of Trade would again look gredients in Mother Beigel's Syrup at everything depended upon the men who A proposal of this kind ought to have into the matter in the light of theirectly apon the organs of digestjob

strengthening the were to carry it on. Men of affairs, men originated in the House, and the autho, criticisms made. He clearly could give toning up and of knowledge and experience, men whority of the House ought to have been no pledge as to alteration, which would stomach, gently stimulating the action of could command big incomes, would be given to the charter before it was granted have to be the result of negotiation and the liver and regulating the bowels. necessary if the corporation was to be to hoy group of fanciers in the City agreement, The Government would not this may indigestion is banisted

ask for the vote, which would be put whole system benefita in carried on successfully He gave an Mr. Runciman said that when he was down on later occasion, when the dis manner

To see me twenty years ago and illustration as to low the clause at the Board of Trade merchante and cussion could be resumed after ful con-

day, you would regard to remuneration would operate. traders were constantly calling to com-

think that Tam Estimating that the whole of the capital plain of being beaten in neutral coun" an

same wound, enjoying, as i do now, so that time I suffer was issued 10 millions and that the tries, not on their merits, but because of Mr Runciman naked whether steps splendid health proits were 10 per cent that was out the superior influences brought to bear would esken to prevent the subscripmost severely from Indigestion, th million the shareholders would receive in favour of their foreign competitors by tion of capital being advertised overshing took the form of povere pains in the ch 2060,000 of that million, and the board the representatives of their Governments before the Hou had a further top right through to my back between of directors and the whole management abroad, and to insist that it was the portunity of dealing with the subject shoulder blades 11 cure from £10,000

duty of the

overnment to apist Mr Chamberlain said he understood stade I got into was solely Mother Beige To take another illustration if there British tru

milar means in ex- the Treasury had not authorized the issue of your M

Mr E. Brain West Town Brinel Was en suited carstol of £9,000,000 and tending their operations in those mantra of capital, and would not do so.

Jul 1918 interrupted. far the - rnment of the House

Out of such surpins net profite

beyond £200,000-4-

a wraft of 360 000 thì

would receive $220,000, and the manage, this

ment and directors $20,000,

habity of Britisir banking.

sideration

The debate wa

nd the motion for the

order for Upon the healthful

extracts and other

rem