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OUR LONDON LETTER. WIRELESS COMMUNICATION. TO ALL PARTS OF THE EMPIRE. PROGRESS OF THE GREAT BRITISH

STATION AT RUGBY,

[FROM BUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

LONDON, May 30th,

ROYAL ITALIAN VISITORS,

BEING CONVERTED.

have been urging on people to take ad- I bear that Conservatives who for years vantage of the faller opportunities offer-

by life in the Dominions Overseas are gaining.converts in the other parties. At one time, the meation of immigration within the Empire roused rescatment among Socialist members. They used to grow their protests against arrange- ments being made to shove people out! of the country 17 because they were an raployed Now we have Mr. Sydney The King and Queen of Italy received Webb and Mr. Clynes extolling the au a great welcome on arrival in London.antages of life in the Dominions for our the streets between Victoria Station and rives in advocating an extension of

overcrowded population; and Conserva Buckingham Palace where they were the guests of our Royal House being gaile migration find themselves preaching to bedecked. From early morning until the visitors appeared in the afternoon thon sand lined the pavements. A curious and novel, touch of rolour was given by Fascisti from the Italian Colony in Lorton with their banners and wearing their black shirts as they stood on the red-carpeted platform uniforms great ropalar esteem in this country. It is not forgotten that Italy was with France and England in the war, and in this" great testing time there was no difference be| tween King and people.

Pallic opinion is gratified with the statement of Signor Massolini on, the subject of war debts, given in an intre view in the filserver which synchronised with the Royal visit. Debts must be paid," he declared. If debts are not paid there is an end to credit; and it is much easier to give up money than to give up creilit, Credit is the bedrock of civilisation. Lely will pay. She can not pay immediately. She must have time to work and save,"

A PROPER LEAD.

the converted,

LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S DIFFICULTIES,

The Labour Government are finding it more and more difficult to discharge election promises. - On the question of anemployment this has been demonstrat- d by debates in the House of Commons

gun a week ago and continued this i week. They are unable to deliver the goods. They are no more able to solve the problem of unemploymen: than other Governments that have been in office le- fore theas, although they professed to have a sure remedy when ther appealed for support to the country at the General Election.

i Of course, a wise observer of political Affairs is not surprised. After all, o Government can produce, a remedy for such a deep-seated and wide-spread avil as unemployment. Mr. Tom Shaw, the burly Minister of Labour, in a phrase which has already become historie, "asked the House of Commons whether they ex- pected him to provide work na a con- juror produces rabbits out of a hat. If it could be done with so much ease and dexterity there would never be any ex- cuse for permitting men to stand idle. But all experience goes to show that no Government possesses the power to get rid of this great social and economic evil, which has been ever with us, but has become accentuated as a result of con- ditions arising out of the war.

Now, seeing that we have to pay our war debt to America. while our debtors have not paid us a farthing, the declara tion of signor Mussolini is of the highess importance. It puts a new face on the matter of the war debts. Obviously if Italy intends in due time to begin pay nient it will be difficult for our French friends to repudiate their obligations. The only sure means of alleviating un- No doubt looking at the matter all employment is to abandon no effort that round it woull have been far better if will help to restore trade; but as every the inter-Allied debts had been dealt with one knows this is a long process depen- at a special conference where they could dent upon hagic factors outside the reach have been reduced all round by mutual of mere politicians. As an electioneer- agreement, but the attitude of the Uniteding stunt it sounded very well when States made this impossible. Individual | Labour claimed to have the true remedy, statements have therefore to be made; but when asked to produce, it all that and the Italian statesman's views s can be said by way of axeuse is apparent- pubficly expressed and recorded "abovely that it is beyond the art of conjúr- will make the task easier for all concern. | Ing. ell."

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I learn that considerable progress is bring made, with the construction of the new super power Imperial Wireless Station at Rugby. The aerial, which will be supporteil on twelve feet high, is abont a mila each 920 opcrated by wireless, could stop motor- and a half long, cars froin raining miles away, bring and about half a mile wide. The station dows peroplanes, explode ammunition, will preupy a site of one and a half and in short make war impossible in square ines, which allows room for ex-future. The story was that he offered pansion in case it should be decided to his invention to the British Governmented application in the High Court for a erect later on four additional masts, who were coldly sceptical, so he went to writ to prevent the secret leasing the which were recommended by the Donald Paris where it was said he was about to country, Mr. Grindell-Matthews's escap dispose of the secret to the. French. ing service of the writ by ring to Paris

Committee.

The inasts are to be pivoted at the As a result of a great newspaper cam-by neroplane, re-opening of conferences foot, and insulated on spécially designed. | paign public opinion was aroused. Were in Paris, and a delige of claims by rival f insulators and supported on a base we to let the chance of acquiring the inventors. Was ever, a commodity offer several feet high, composed of selected invention slip for ever because Governed for sale amid so many alarumé, ex- granite blocks. The power plant at the ment Departments were slow- an an-cursions, and sensations! station will consist of motor generators imaginative? So Mr. Grindell Matthew But in the end, as disclosed by a state- arranged to give high tension and direct came back and negotiations were resum-nient in Parliament, it all boils down to current outpus of one thousand kilowatts od. A, demonstration was given by the this-that the inventor was unable to at any voltage which may be "required inventor before experts here. but the face the scrutiny demanded by the ex- between four thousand and eight võlts, latter were not satisfied; and then follow-perts, and his claims are extrarigant. (Continued on, next column.)

The melodrama was really fare.-B.B.

The station will be capable of com- municating with any part of the world. Endeavours are being made to complete the work, in time to commencé the service by the end of 1924 The construction of the necessary buildings is well in hand. Eight of the masts are now being erect ed. The contract for the supply of power is practically concluded, and the orders, for the power plant have been placer,

ROYAL ECONOMICS

It is interesting to learn on excellent authority the reason why His Majesty the King has taken to the practice of holding two Royal Courts on successive day. It is quite an innovation, and it has been very much discussed in circles concerned, though, generally, the inup vation has been heartily welcomed.

The reason, it appears, is one" of economy. Few of His Majesty's subjecta have ever had an opportunity of realis- ing how seriously the Royal Household set itself to the task of economising wherever possible, during the lean war years, and both the King and Queen are carrying on the methods then adopted of saving expense.

By having two Courts on successive, days it is possible to make the costly fioral "decorations serve for both orca- sions, instead of, as in the old dayı, having to be thrown away at the end of a few hours ceremonial. It is, in- derd, declared by one in a position to know that, in spite of the rise in prices, every ceremony at Court now-a-days actually costs less than it did before the war—a tribute surely to the good house- keeping of Queen Mary,

IRISH BOUNDARY, DISPUTŽ.

In spite of a good deal which is said to the contrary, I understand the pro- spects, of a peaceable and friendly settle- ment of the Irisk frontier dispute remain good. The Colonial Secretary is going to do nothing at all in a hurry, and information comes to me from one who is in a position to know exactly what is happening that both Sir James- Oraig and Mr. Cosgrave have been privately in communication with Mr. Thomas, and that both are willing to make concessions -when the right moment comes

That indeed, is the crux of the pro blem as it existe to-day-waiting for the right moment. At present neither the President of the Free State nor the Premier of Northern Ireland can act freely. There is a definito.assurance that if the two statesmen were left fros to meet the Colonial Secretary and bar- gain, the whole matter would be ended; in a few hours.

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