AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16212, 15 May 1918, Page 7

AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN

GOVERNMENT OF THE EMPIRE.

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LONDON, May 13. Earl Brassey lias given notices of motion for the Royal Colonial Institute's meeting on May 29th, that the separation of Imperial matters from tlie Motherland's domestic affairs is urgently necessary; that the settlement of the future constitution of the United Kingdom is an essential preliminary to the discussion of the future government of the Empire at a special Imperial Conference at the conclusion cf the war.

MEN FOR THE ARMY

LONDON, May 13. Arrangements have been made to enable the Army to take 30,000 of the younger agricultural workers of the fittest category before July. It is expected that the authorities will considerablv utilise German war prisoners for agricultural work.

WOMAN CANDIDATE FOR PARLIAMENT.

("The Times.") xr ™ r, * LONDON, May 13. Mrs W. C. Anderson, wife of Mr W. C. Anderson, Labour member for tercliffe, has been adopted as the Labour candidate for Stourbridge. She is the first woman so adopted by any English political party. She is secretary of the Women's Trade Union League.

SUPERVISION OF EMIGRATION.

(Australian and N.Z, Cablo Aseociation.) (Received Mav 14th, 8.30 p.m.)

LONDON, May 13.

In the House of Commons Mr Walter Long introduced a Bill to improve the organisation for affording information and assistance to emigrants from the United Kingdom. The Bill provides for the establishment of a central emigration authority, the supervision of passage, brokers' agents, and emigration societies.

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTA-

TION REJECTED,

(Received Mav 14tb, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 13. Jhe House of Commons, fey 166 vote®

to 110, rejected proportional representation being applied to selected constituencies. The Government is standing neutral in the matter.

POST-WAR ECONOMIC OFFENSIVE.

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LONDON, May 13

In tho House of Commons Sir Bonir Law stated that in view of tho probable shortage of ran* material after the war and the necessity for providing for the requirements of tho Empire and its Allies, the Government intended to follow the example of tho French Government and renounco all commercial conventions containing a general clause regarding tho most favoured nation treatment.