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AMUSING DISCUSSION IN THE COMMONS.
CHINESE EGGS WHICH PRODUCED
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IRISH LOTTERIES:
A SCOTLAND YARD WARNING,
A considerable number of tickets for these lotteries have been sent to many
In the House of Commons on March|parts of Asia-possibly some to Hong- 16th, Mr. Pretymaan, moving the second | kung--and the following article from rezaling of the Morchandiso Marks Bill, anil The Times ou the subject may possess a the only principle underlying the hill was special interest for some of our readers: that when anybody in Great Britain desired The anomalous position which bas to consume anything eatable he should be arisen since the "tablishment of the able to be aware of the country of its origin. Irish Free State that, while lotteries are The whole poultry business was desirous illegal in Great Britain, they can be of seeing something done to prevent the sub-organized in Ireland is about to be stitution of foreign for British-produced eggs, remedied, for the Dublin Executive has To outwahl appearance the egg was an indicated its intention to bring the Free unalterable unit, but if once it were stamped State laws into conformity with English it could always be identified. It was not un legislation on this subject, uncommon practice in England for volkdors to purchase British Eggs, inix them with much cheaper foreign eggs, and sell the lot as British eggs.
A Labour member, who was unable to attend that debate haul told him that in his constituency there was and old Indy who had a broxxy hen, and wanted to have a brood of chickens. Being a little abort of she bought half a dozen new Ini
and added them to the clutch on which the hen was to sit. But when it came to hatching-time from four of these eg ther emerged four lizards. (Loud Apparently
these foar From China, which had been sold
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might be marked either with the name of the country of origin nr with the word "imported."
Mr. W. Graham, moving the rejection of the bill, said that his friends and he were not in any way hostile to a proper agricu!
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The desirability of some such agree- meat is clear from the promiscuous inn. ner in which householders in England are now receiving circulars announcing hig lotteries organized in Ireland and the publicity, which has been given in Eor land to such camorras. The fact that they are organized in ireland, and that in some instances they are under the public men there, has tended to differentiate 8them from the ordinary lottery or sweep zards. (Loud laughter.) stake run from the Continent by unknown FEES men. The English law, however, does not discriminate between latteries organ- sed in Ireland and those promoted on the Continent, and an official at the Home Office stated yesterday that any person advertising an Irish lottery herd or organizing the aly of tickets in England is committing an offence. The
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to secure that the consumer should know the origin of the goods offered for sale. To stamp each of the 2,000,000,000 eggs import ed acnually would inevitably add to the cost to the consumer. The bill contained what he
· considered was a well-nigh unworks able scheme.
Mr. A. V. Alaxander seconded the motion for the rejection.
tiously He determined to be
straightforwardness or otherwise of the
lottery is not the point at issue, and though, in view of the difficulties now confronting the Irish Government, the Euglish authoritica may not feel disposed to press the question upon their atten tion, persons amenable to English law should realize that action can be taken in this country.
Mr. Tubba supported the bill. He
The Postmaster-General has power to bellaved, he said, that the late Dan Lono confiscate lottery circulars catering, the years ago experienced great dificulties country, and not infrequently as many when setting up sa a grocer in conducting as 80,000 circulars dealing with lotterie bis business successfully and conscien- or doubtful schemes based on Continental scientious and to give to the public exactly pounded. The promoters of these schemes
con-premium bond schemes have been im what they naked.. The first thing he was asked for was a fresh egg, and his reply sometimes seek to erade Post Office was that there were fresh eggs, now-laid scrutiny by sending the circulars in 986, eggs, and electioneering eggs. (Hoar, bulk to this country to be posted. This and laughter.) He believed that Dan is happening at the present moment in Tema difficulty old have been over me tho, case of certain of the Irish lotteries if the
eggs were distinctly marked. (Hear, and some Continental schemes, but the hear.)
persons responsible for their distribution Major Dudgeon said he would like to see here are rendering themselves liable to Scotch oatmeal brought within the terms of prosecution.. the bill.
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There are, of course, ceriain State AN ATTACK ON THE DEKAKRAST TABLE, guaranteed premium bond echemes Mr. Hogge said he thought the measure tho Continent, and in view of their would add to the gaiety of nations and help genuine nature it may be asked why the to brighten London. Beforesaw tremendous circulars of Continental agents are difficulties in marking the
separate portions rigidly impounded while. these bonds of such delectable diet as catmeal. (Laugh-jean be quite legitimately bought through ter.) He did not see how articles of food a banker or a stockbroker.
The reason
terd could be identified by a label or a coupon is a good one. A considerable traffic is It was possible, he believed, to develop carried on by some unscrupulous agents, streaks in becom and there must be some who, presuming on the public's ignorance means whereby the origin of a steak or a of mutton could be revealed. Ho could of exchange rates, offer the bonds here at their face value and thus reap an imagine howe producers developing cattle in entirely illegitimate profit on the differ- such a way that wherever a carcase
rease was cat ence in the exchange, as well as induc the Union J
Jack would be revealed. Similarlying the public to take up shares in the m
maple leaf, might be produced on Canadian meat and the Stars and
on American.
(Laughter.) Henotipes lotterics, come of which are not, so attrac
It is understood that the Irish Execu-. tive will not interfere with lotteries: already in operation, but that no more schemes will be permitted.
tnttivo in reality as they are represented. Bausages were excluded from the terms of The authorities, in fact, are protecting the bill. There was more mystery about the the public, while not interfering with the origin of the sausage than about any other legitimate business in sound schemes article of food (Laughter.) It was the through safe channels. most perfect coalition ever devised. (Laugh- tet) For economic reasons the Labour party had largely been driven to the con- sumption of sausages in the House of Con Inons For the protection of those hon. members he desired that sausages should be indeliby marked, so as to reveal their source of origin. (Laughter.) He suspected a plot by the promoters of the bill to get rid of the Labour party in the House. He was opposed to the disappearance of that very excellent Opposition.
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Mr. Pringle characterised the bill as a trumpery measure. It was the last remnant of post-war reconstruction. This safety of England was to be secured in the post-war by marking Brussels sprouts, Jerusalem arti- chokes, Russian eggs, Swise milk--(An Hon. Member And leek") Yes, and II, RUTTONJEE AND SON,
leeks. The sole effect of marking eggs would be that when a man got a bad English egg be would know it was a band Eng ish cor
had been assured by an hon. member that the fresh-laid" for the markers of this country were collected once a week, no that before they left the British farm of them were a week old. The home producers did not want the foreign egg, to bo admitted. They sparned the foreign (Laughter.) yolk. (Laughter.) If they were to mark every foreign egg why not be thorough 1 not require every egg to have a
hare a
·GOVERNMENT SUPPORT.
Sir R. Sanders (Minister of Agriculture) with a photograph of ita mother asid the Government meant to support the Then there were the liquid eggs which came second reading of the bill. Labour cries in barrels. How were they to be marked of "Oh, oh!" In fact, the Government could Would each barrel contain a buny
hardly do otherwise, because the bill was au in it, or would cach
"accentuated edition of that which passed the ughter.)
What 85!
about powdered eggs House of Lords last year, and was a more would thor by marked As regards forcible form of an Order which was alrently fruit and vegetables, dificulty would arise in in existence, but which would expire at the connection with certain names. Brussel end of the
He quite
realised that the sprouta
outs did not come from Brussels, and greatest difficulty would be in putting into all, leeks did netcom, "frain Wales. force the machinery laid down in the bill. The fact was this bill would con- That was a matter for the Committee to siderably incre the cost of the take in hand; but the introducer of the bill commodities affected. It was an attack on
was an expert, and he was quite sure that breakfast-table, the dinner table, and when the bill left Committee it would come the supper-table of the working-classes.
Churchman considered that the down to the House as a workable measure. The whole opposition to the bill profess
th
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year.
passing of the bill into law was ad to be on behalf of the consumer, but it!
and a sort of egg producer himself ader, me bouess they had heard trotted out.
remove the stigmen which had so ap- plied to eggs given to young curates at
was the consumer whom, the bill wanted to episcopal breakfast tables. It was true, of help. The consumer might want Chinese Then let him have them and let course, that had it not been for Columbus 58 doing something to a foreign egg, and making him know they were Chinese before be it stand on end, he might not love bernable would make imported eggs mora popular.
broke
the shell. It was said that the bill to discover America and we would not have ou had the benefit of American civilisation. Its supporters were quite ready to risk He realised that there were difficulties in that
hear
say that the bill carrying out the bill, but it had good objects, would scare the foreigner away was one of and therefore deserved a second reading
the old
timo
by the sa Trader. (Hear, hear.) opposed the bill. He did, not see why British
bill was not a consumers' but a middle- dacers should have to mark their They mon's stunt. The tendency would un
for spoke for themselves. (An Hor. Meraber: doabtedly be towards a better price "Not all of the two eggs in the land of €385
and laughter.) He had paid British eggs and a lower price for foreign 22,000 kronors
What the supporters of the bill their birth and found that though they were desired was a fair chance for a British in- not imported to simply
they were neither "now-laid" dustry. (Hear, hear.) norever, and he did. He was a
Mr. Sexton, as a consistent Free
market
not find that foreign market garden market for home del produce impaired the was pre nymander Kenworthy, said Hull
Lieut-Commander for the importation of foreign produce-(An Hon. Member: "Russian egga" Laughter) and those engaged in the trade were unanimously of opinion that this bill was going to injure them.
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Mr. J. J. Jones said he was an expert on eggs, because he had had them thrown at him in all sorts of conditions. (Laughter)
The whole thing was a farce, for the great afford eggs.
mass of the workers could not a prd 0851. to sell our dairy machinery to enable, ther to produce eggs which they sunt to u (Laughter.) As that machinery was stamp- ed, why not stamp our henst
On a division the second reading of the bill was agreed to by 183 votes to 100.
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