PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 230, 26 September 1903, Page 5

PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

LONDON, September 25

Mr. Chamberlain lias assured tlie Birmingham licensed victuallers that he concurred with them in the necessity of the. earliest legislation to prevent licensing magistrates appropriating- publican's property without compensation. The "Daily Chronicle" warns Mr Chamberlain not to expect that Mr. Deakin will make concessions to the English exporter detrimental to the Australian manufacturer, even if the English consumer is taxed for the benefit of colonial produce.

Mr. Chamberlain telegraphed to Mr. Tufl, the successful Unionist candidate a t Rochester: "Your great victory will lengthen the Government, Free importers much needed the lesson." . Mr. Chamberlain, writing to "The BritBU Australasian," said lie hoped his resignation would conduce to the earlier . success_ of his policy, which he believed was quite as necessary in the interest of |«c Motherland as the colonies. "Togetuer j" he says, "we can hold our own Against all-comers: separated, we are all "isignifieant factors in the world." Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman, f-peaking at Blairgowrie, in Scotland, said the circumstances surrounding the Ministerial Resignations were discreditable and dis'onest. It was the duty of the Opposition to redouble its efforts to hold on to tll(> free trade flag now that the Government was nakedly protectionist. He succeed Mr. Balfour of insidiously prepa.rm S the way for Mr. Chamberlain's wider themes.