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DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.

SECOND READING PASSED.

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came before the House of Commons on December 9th in the formal shape of Bill, had a very rude reception, says The Times Parliamentary representative. Once again the President of the Board ol Trade confined himself to a purely per functory introduction of an extremely controversial measure on the ground that there were days of antecedent talk to remember. The flaw in this plea was that most of those days had been bitterly critical; and though it was doubtless a fearsome thing to embark on a refutation of the free trade doctrine, the attempt would have been worth while in a new House which knows not Joseph.

LETTER INCUBUS.

·DIFFICULTY OF FINDING SOME, THING TO SAY.

Mr. Ralph Bretherton will find plenty to ampathise with what he says in the Daily Mail on the subject of latter writ- ing. He observes:-

You, perhaps, can dash off a note. I have known people say, "I'll write to

in a couple of minutes soal up the en- him," sit down then and there, write, and

slope. In a trice they have done what might have bad me fuming and trotting and toiling for an hour.

The little pote is, indeed, something quito beyond mo. Perhaps it is. because I writs very small; I cannot write just a line. That looks altogether too niggardly in my hand, and I have to ad something to fill up a little more of the desert white of the page. That something is often hard to find. Really, I have no more to say than that I shall be there at the appointed time; but I can't leave it at that, as folk can whose bold hand will the hottom of the sheet. I must put in spread out in saying it down towards

something else, some friendly or humor- ous observation that has to be dragged from goodness knows where, and I am a worn and weary man before I have need to look for a stamp.:

"As it was Mr. Snowden was given free rein for nearly an hour's unchallenged criticism, which contained little that was now, but much that remained unanswer ed. He wanted to know, how many in

ustries must be safeguarded before the Prime Minister's non-protection pledge was affected. He pointed out that the Government figures of employment in protected trades gave no guarantee, of

Business, of course, does demand Tet- ters; there is no escaping them alto--: improvement in employment in trades together. But I have no joy or faith in be protected. Upon this, the really crucial point, he advanced his counter. proposal, reorganization of British in- distry, and moved a mandatory amend ment to that effect.

Lord Hagh Cecil, listened to with de. light by a crowded House, took as his text Mr. Snowden's dictum that imports were not bad for employment over the whole field of industry. His objection to the Bill was both practical and political A concise lecture" on economies reduced the valid protectionist arguments to one, that the duties would lead to an increase in production. He was particularly fierce against the theory that there was any alvantage in restriction, for the whole object of foreign trade was to exchange goods which we could produce cheaply for goods which foreigners could produce cheaply. The only possible justification for safeguarding was, therefore, in cases where imports were of a scale and char; Lacter to cause a temporary dislocation

in our production.

Captain Lader did not find the same line so easy for himself as for a university member, though he obviously hankered after it. But he comforted himself with

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the few business letters that I do write. Frankly, I loathe and distrust them, and want them back the moment they have gone.

`ADVANTAGE OF DICTATION.

I don't dictate, as the majority of men do. Dictation helps, no doubt, giving makes some writers very long winded. I you time to write, more letters. But it

know a merchant who follows up ha long literary essays on all sorts of sub quotations for a cargo of wheat with

jects. He hardly leaves room for his signature at the foot of the seccad of two with him the spice of business; he ex- closely typed sheets. Correspondence is

changes views and opinions with other if he wrote by hand, would he write so business men all ove; the country. - But

müch 7.

The correspondence great min leave be-" hind them, the letters that are read in law suits, the gossipy notes I get from " friends all this convinces he that I write fewer, ictters than others da, nud. depit/write them half so well Publish- ed letters always amaze me. How did the writer find the time for them And they read as if he had full case of them as he wrote.

I envy that ease. To me a latter is a task hard to begin and harder still to finish. I haven't the knack of it at all. "Just write so-and-so" folk say cheerily

it won't take a minute." I-only that

the belief that safeguarding was not pro-were trust It may take until midnight. tection, inasmuch as it still left the onus of proof on the person who wanted the duty.

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The auditors who are investigating the Wembley finances have issued a state- ment, showing that the capital expendiraNG DÁLY PRzsa," ture totalled $2,738,584, that the revenue was £2,814,933, and the other expenditure £1,637,916, leaving a minimum loss of £1,551.905.

After these vacillatory distinctions, it was easy for a practised debater like Mr. Runciman to be effective. He did not deny that a duty, if restricted to one trade, would increase employment in that trade. though a rise in prices must mean

It is revealed that the Stadium cost There are some truly wonderful storica 2507,133, accommodation for catering. lower consumption and less production: But by brandishing customs forms and told of dogs in an article on the 420-mile £457,938, the Palace of Engineering giving detailed instances of part con All-Alaska. Sweepstakes, in the October £434,419, the Palace of Industry £333,304, gestion;, he was able to state that other Pearton's Magazine.

ronds, bridges and drainage £389,278, and trades would suffer far more, and thi Scotty Allan, who has done this gruellgardens and lakes £108,610 Space rents country as a whole lose by the impositing three days-and-nights race on many yielded £725,970, admissions £871,950, and tion of duties. So far it was a distinetly occasions, tells how Dubby, the famous concessions £801,884. bad day for the Bill

loose leader that is, a dog who pilots a team without being actually hitched to it-once saved his life.

"The Government's share of the guar- antre, which has been called up, totals £1,100,000 that of Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons (public works contractors, £112.300; Lloyd's (underwriters), £75,000 and the banks £37,500.

The guarantors, who have been asked to pay the interim call of 158. in the £ informed that the 5 per cent. interest at your early convenience," have been charge will operate after December 31st.

The auditors point out that if the

I was crossing Kiama Lake one winter, relates Allan. The ice had cracked all over. Some of the openings were four and six feet wide. Thess had frożen again, bas the new fee was thin in many places. I went ahead of the team testing the ice with a pole; but finally I must have grown careless for I suddenly broke through and went down in the water over my head. I babbed right up again be assets produce less than is expected, or cause the ice was six feet thick on each if certain claims against the Exhibition side of the track. Otherwise I would authorities are successful, the loss will be have gone right under it for ever. I

increased. could just get my arms on the edge ofed at the Exhibition loss, and are likely The guarantors are bitterly disappoint-

waist, but not an inch farther. the crack and draw myself up to the to urge an enquiry into the whole of the...

financial administration.

had been manuged differently the losses would have been lighter. However, I don't grudge paying, from the patriotic viewpoint; and if Wembley had not been continued in 1925 we would have been forced to pay 208. in the 270

MR. CHURCHILL'S REPLY. The day was somewhat restored by number of plucky speeches from Conserva- tive back benches, notably Sir Henry Croft, Sir Frank Méser, and Mr. Herbert Williams, who dealt with a succession of single paints, such as that the consumer does not always pay, and that our manu- facturing industries are bound to benefit from tariffs, with some cumulative effect, Opposition back benchers replied with their ideas, ranging from Mr. R. Morri son, whose fiscal and political gospel was Socialism to orthodox Captain Bean. The result was a very merry debate. As it drew to a close the latter "and" "Mr. “A. Alexander produced some tasty quota tions from Mr. Churchill's Liberal days;

He had, therefore, a somewhat delicate

I called to Dubby, trying to get him Mr. A. W. Gamage (chairman of Gam- task in replying, but was equal to it hold of him. The little fellow was hitch said:""**

to crime close enough so that I could catch age, Ltd., and of Bezetink and Co., Ltd.) took full responsibility for the duties;

"I am extremely disappointed. refused to be drawn on the broad fiscal ed un this occasion, and though he did. The guarantors all hoped that, if they issue, and devoted himself to the charge devil cf a dog next to the alcd who was would not be liable for more than 65, in his best to reach me there was a black did not escape liability altogether, they that the Government were breaking a pledge. The history of safeguarding afraid. He'd move with the team just the . I Helieve that if the Exhibition began in 1918, when its principles were

eo far, then held pull back, which nation approved at an election. This was fearted the others backing also, and Dub, afirmed at the last election as being of course, couldn't pull the whole team safeguarding without a general tariff, and by himself. Imperial preference without duties ont I saw he couldn't reach me, so I worked food. Discriminating duties were made away until I got my knife out of my impossible by the Commercial Treaty with pocket. I began to draw myself up and Germany. The general duties which fol shush the ice, hoping to make a crease jowed were anomalous in the case of deep enough to afford a hand-hold. I certain countries, but the only alternative. was only a short time before the frozen was to drop the whole policy. A large steel blade snapped off like a dry twig number of general duties would constitute It was then I saw that Dubby was a general tariff and the pledge would be starting the team He had evidently afected. That was why every general given up trying to come straight for my duty was being separately subjected to hole and had veered off at an angle. The the full course of Parliamentary financial dogs followed him. He crossed the crack

NEW COLOUR FILM, procedure, a policy which gave the critics at a salo place below me, circled around a better chance. The formal enquiries behind me, keeping as close to the hole month at the London Pavilion, Mr. Shown to a private audience. Jast safeguarded safeguarding from becoming as the dogs would let him, and then it Claud Friese-Greene's new colour film, anything more than special treatment of dawned on me what he was trying to do. The Open Bond, received a hearty re- exceptional cases. In spite of this, the Opposition complained and threatened to 1 gened him so that the light sled swang ception. It is the record of an interest- chstruct, which could only mean a pos: close in towards me. I make a deperate ing tour of the west of England, through sible shortening of the procedure in grab for it and missed it by a few Scotland, and back through the Mid- future,

inches! But the second time the wonderlands, and the views range from those The general impression left by the ful little fellow circled under my direc of fishing-boats and holiday-makers on speech was that the Governinent had a fica and I succeeded in grasping a run- the south coast and the beauties of Ex clear policy, consistent with its pledge, per as the sled went by. You can't tell moor to the smelting furnaces, and

pot. and it was certainly successful in reduc- me that a dog can't reason. Ta haye terics of the Midlands, ing the actual proposals to their proper been in that lake yet if, Dubby hadn't. The colour is much elcarer and more Proportions. The amendmcat was reject-known just how close he could bring his opaque than has boon seen before. The 1.ed by 305 votes to 12 and the sound I team without their balking on him. He Open Road will appear in the kinemaa

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was the greatest little general I ever had in serin form.

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