NEW PROGRAMME.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 17984, 30 January 1924, Page 9

NEW PROGRAMME.

BRITISH CABINET PLANS. HOUSES BY THE QUARTERMILLION. (BT CABLE— TRESS ASSOCIATION* COPYT.ZJE.T.) (AUSTRALIAN AUD Jf.2. CAB LS ASSOCIATION J (Received January 20th, 0.3 i) p.m.) LONDON. January 29. The "Daily Herald's" political corrospodnent, though writing guardedly, foreshadows Government action regarding current problems.

He says that Cabinet's second meeting, lasting two hours, discussed hous'nß> agriculture, unemployment," foreign affairs and naval defence.

Mr Mac Donald, who has spent many hours sn unremitting enquiry into French relations and Russian recognition. reported the result thereof.

Mr J. Wheatley (Minister of Health) during the week-end had a conference with the chairman of the Building Trades Workers' Federation. Ho will continue conferences with leaders of ths buiiding trades during the week. It is understood that -Mr AVheatley is aiming at the dilution of labour, and at building 250.000 houses per annum. THE FOREIGN OFFICE. RECEPTION HELD. (BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION COriT.IGH.T-) (.AUSTRALIAN AND ij-Z- CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 29th, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, January 28. Mr Mac Donald held a reception which 2-5 foreign Ministers and Charges d'Affaires attended. RECOGNISING "RUSSIA DIFFICULTIES OF POSITION. (BY CABLE—PRJ2SS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z.' CABLE ' ASSOCIATION.) (Received January 29th, 8.5 j).m.) LONDON. January 28. The diplomatic cprrespond9nt of the ""'Daily Chronicle" says that it is gathered that the recognition of Rus-sia-is still under survey. The complexities of the subject do not appear to ?iave been simplified. These complications include the terms of the recognition and Russia's relations to the League of Nations. ' It seems likely that the Government, Ijefore recognition, will sand a commissioner to Moscow representing the Foreign Office, the Treasury, and the Board of Trade, under the chairmanship of Captaii> J. O'GJrady, to discus?: first, Russia's attitude to AngloRussian treaties of the Czsjrist days! second, the new Polisfi frontier; third, the Bessarabian frontier; and fourth, debts and private properties. OF COST, HOUSING TO GQ AHEAD. (BY CABLE—-PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN AND If.'Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, January 28. Mr P. B. Yarjey (Labour M.P., Nottingham, Iyfans|ield), in a. speech to his constituents, said that the Labour Government had drafted schemes dealing with unemployment, and was determined that money should not stand in the way of the remedy. Housing would be tackled regardless of cost, and money must be found somehow. The Government wquld tell the othpr parties that tliey could tiike snap votes and play monkey-tricks in the House of Commons and out, but Labour would not resign. If beaten on a no-qonfidencc motion, Labour wou)d resign and would tell the country why it was beaten. CLEAN CUPS FOR MINISTERS. PRIVATE MEMBERS WASH UP. (AUSTRALIAN AND S.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, January 28. There were various demonstrations in Glasgow on Saturday in celebration pf the Labour Government.

Itlr J. Maxton, Labour M.P., told a meeting in Glasgow that he was particularly pleased that three of the ten Glasgow ?nen in the Commons were members of The gpycn outsiders vypvild see thai tlie three insiders did their duty properly. He had had the honour pf entertaining at teg. Mr Wheatley, Minister of Health, and Mr Stewart, Under-Secretary of Health for Scotland. Having no servants ai.d his sisters b e i n g a w a yj he had to ask the Bev. C. Stephen, M.8., to wash the dishes of the previous meal, so that Mr Wheatley suid Mr Stewart could have clean cups. After waiting hand and foct on these great dignitaries, Stephen and myself impressed pn them that, if tfypy did not deliver the gpods in their respective Departments, their lives would not bp cast in pleasant places."