WORK TOGETHER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 70, 23 March 1940, Page 9

WORK TOGETHER.

COLONIAL OFFICES. French And British Ministers Meet. QUESTION OF RAW MATERIALS Hritlim Oflieial Wireless. (Received 10 a.m.) RUGBY, Murch. 22. In a Parliamentary answer, the Colonial Secretary, Sir. Malcolm Mac Donald, told tiio House o£ Commons about the last talks in Paris with the French Minister of Colonics. He pointed out that the contact between the two colonial administrations was no new thing, but the object of the Paris visit was to put on a more regular and permanent footing what had been in the past intermittent. The most important result was the decision to establish regular liaison machinery both between the two Ministrios and" between neighbouring administrations. Mr. Mac Donald said: "Such a liaison with the French Colonial Empire will be of great value in times of peace. It certainly will be no less valuable between the Allies engaged in the war. Already since the outbreak of war various problems entailing close co-opera-tion between respective Colonial authorities linve arisen, and a joint study of these is most important.

"For example, during the last six months, both Colonial offices have been working on programmes of production and the marketing of essential foodstuffs and raw materials from their own territories. There will shortly be a joint meeting of experts to perfect tiie co-ordination of these two programmes, the object being that, the Allies should make tho fullest possible use of their joint Colonial resources."

The establishment at a later stage of similar machinery for co-operation on colonial matters' with tho Dutch and Belgian Governments is contemplated, savs an earlier message.

NECK AND NECK. Social Credit And Coalition Parties. ALBERTA GENERAL ELECTION. (Received 11 a.m.) EDMONTON, March 22. It will be at least a day before the results of the Alberta general election are known. A second count will be necessary in the majority of constilu-

lu contrast to the landslide which swept the Social Credit partv into power five years ago, Mr. William Alicrhart's Government is running neck and neck with the leaderless Coalition, members of which arc standing as Independents.

A later message stales that the election issue is still doubtful. At present 12 Social Credit candidates ami seven Independents have been elected, while 20 Social Credit party members and 1(1 Independents arc leading in various electorates.

Mr. Aberhart lias been re-elected. Those defeated include tlie Provincial Treasurer, Mr. Solon K. Low.

At tlie general election of 1033 the Social Credit party won oil spats, the Liberal partv 3, and the Conservative party 2- J - EXODUS FROM CITIES. ENGLISH EASTER TRAFFIC. (liecclvcil 10 a.m.) LONDON, March 22. The Easter holidays began "'it!) a great exodus from the cities to the country and seaside, almost similar to peace-time traffic. All main line railways generally equalled normal Easter figures, and in some cases exceeded them. The usual crowds of holiday-makers are augmented by large numbers of men on leave from the forces and relatives visiting evacuated children. MILITARY TRAINING. OVEE 1,250,000 REGISTER.

British Official \Ylreless. (Received 10 a.m.) RUGBY, March 22. About 1,270,000 men have been registered in Britain to date under the Military Training Act.