ENDING SESSION.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 18, 22 January 1929, Page 7

ENDING SESSION.

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Guillotine Will Play Big Part In

Important Debates.

EYE OF ELECTION.

'Australian and SZ. Press Asaociafioa.i

LONDON, January 21.

The British Parliament is to meet again to-morrow to complete the session begun in November. The pcntling general election will necessitate a dissolution in the middle of May. The Leader of the Liiieral party, Mr. j Lloyd George. lielievcs that the prescn« Parliament is dying nl3 consequent!* intends to his platform campaign dircctly hU Mediterranean cruise has ended. Many mem Iters of the Hou«e will also be released for wo-k in their constituencies whenever possible. 11l these eircumsui nees the discussion of bills in the House in the coining session must largely be (lerfunetory. Tue Hating Reform Bill and the Budget anof obvious importance and the Channel tunnel scheme and safeguarding of tli« steel industry are also likely to be warmly discussed. Many memliers of Parliament are in favour of the reconsideration of the Channel tunnel scheme. The pro|io>al of the Iron-nnd Steel Confederation that a Royal Commission be appointed t<> inquire into their industry must also be considered. The Scottish Local Government Bill is another measure of ini|mrtancc. There is little doubt that the guillotine wiil play a big part in the debate on the Rating Reform Bill. Only thirteen more days remain before this highly complies ted measure ™ucs to the Lords according to the existing time-table. Twelve days have been allotted to tlic Scottish Bill, which leaves three weeks before Haste - for minor Government bills and financial business which must be done before the financial year ends cc March 31. Mr. Winston Churchill's dissolution Budget is expected to be brought down | on April 0.

COMING ELECTION. Relaying Of Speeches To Audiences Miles Away. WOMEN OK THE MEW BOLL. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 12 noon.l RUGBY, January 21. One of the novel features of the coming election campaign will be tin relaying of platform speeches to audiences miles away. The new electo-ai registers on whi«li the election will be fought will be issued this week and will contain the names of women of 20 years and upwards to whom the franchise is now extended Jn the same terms as to men. BRITISH COMMUNISTS. MOBCOWS ELECTION ORDERS. (Australian and X.Z. Tress Association.) ] LONDON, January 21. The delegates to the conference of the British Communist jwrty sat in camera yesterday to discuss orders received fiom Moscow to run its own cand-datcs at the general election and not to pay political levies to the trades unions. The leade~s of the party recommended defiance of Moscow on the ground thai, the Communists could not attempt to influence the trades unions if they did not |iay levies, although the latter would go to the support of the Laliour party.