CODE TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.

Evening Star, Issue 12762, 15 March 1906, Page 6

CODE TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESSES.

[SPKCI.U. TO THE STAU.] CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. The Chamber of Commerce wrote to the Postmaster-GeiV'ral some time ago asking that the regulations prohibiting tlie use of code addresses wifhiu, the colony be rescinded. A reply has been received to the «£Eecfc that the suggestion will be adopted.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. THE FISCAL DEBATE. MORE AMENDMENTS. THE CLOSURE APPLIED . LONDON,- March 14. Mr Keir Hardie opposed the amendment to Sir J. Kltsoirs motion, introduced by Mr P. Snowdeu., the Socialist member for Biackburn. He denied the statement that Freetrade was the sole issue at the General Election, and protested that the debate was a waste of time' which might have been more profitably spent in redeeming some promises on the strength of which the Government won so handsomely at the election. * The Right Hon. G. Wyndham, Unionist member for Dover, then moved that- after the word " proposal" in Sir J. Kitson's motion, the resolution conclude as follows :—"lnvolving artificial Protection! against legitimate competition, but is prepared to consider any scheme framed to secure more equal terms of competition for British trade, closer commercial union the colonies, or for, the purj>oses of revenue." . He contended that Freetraders tolerated a protective system in India., where duties were lowered for the benefit of Manchester, but objected to make a change in Great Britain enabling the Motherland to secure advantages in the colonies. The present system was doomed. They must have a system giving fair returns to the workers at Home, while fostering organic evolution 'of the Empire abroad. Sir H. Gunpbeil-Barrnerman immediately, amid erics of "Gag" and "Shame" from the Unionists, secured the closure by 471 to 123. Sir J. Kitson's motion—"That this House records its determinaticm to resist any proposal, whether to tax corn or pass a general tariff to ereatein Greatßritain a system of Protection " —was carried bv 474 to 98. The Right Hon. C. B. Stuart-Wortley's (Unionist) amendment to omit all gratarbous reference to Frectrado in the first portion of Sir J. K:tson'<* motion -was negatived affcr an acrhnonious debate. The Speaker declared Sir W. S. Robfion, K.C. (Solicitor-General for England), guilty of irrelevancy. Sir W.. S. Robson's remark was that the Chinese labor cartoons used dnring the election campaign underslated the truth. They ought to represented Chinamen at the b'ock suffering the lash, the lash b"hig laid on by the hand of the Englr?h Governor. ABSTAINED FROM VOTING. LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15. at 8.22 a.m.) Mr W. Crooks (Labor member for Woolwich) and a few others did not vote en Sir J. Kitson's motion. A NATIONAL THEATRE. LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15, at 8.47 a.m.) Mr Asquith (Chancellor of the Exchequer) refuses to grant £50,000 a year for a National Repertory Theatre. FRANKING CORRESPONDENCE. LONDON, March 14. Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman declined to appoint a committee to consider the .jo vival of franking members' correspondence. TRADES DISPUTES BILL. LONDON, March 14. Mr H. Gladstone, the Home Secretary, informed a deputation of employers that the Parliamentary Committee on the forthcoming Trades Disputes Bill intended to give all reasonable protection to everybody in the execution of their lawful business. Admittedly opinions on picketing differed, but he hoped and believed that strikes and lock-outs would ultimately become obsolete. He did not forget tb>jre were other interests besides those of Labor. The Government would view the whole question from the standpoint of public policy. MINING SPECULATORS. LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15. at 8.22 a.m.) l.oid Elgin, in reply to a question, said that the shares in the Transvaal mines were speculative, and subject to considerable fluctuation. Their depreciation was constant during the past two j'ears, and had become pronounced since the importation of Chinese. THE LABOR SPLIT. A NEW PARTY TO BE FORMED. LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15, at 8.22 a.m.) Owing to Mr Keir Hardie's independent attitude, a movement is being started to draw closer tho political kinship of the Government and the old Labor party. The promoters assert that the Liberal' loaders favor a separate organisation to represent the Liberal-T/abor members of the Houmc of Commons, and they promise •substantial financial support, to increase their numbers at the next elections. By this means it i? hoped to create a Labor'party within the Liberal party. Tire promoters will not attempt an alliance with Mr Keir Hardie's group. THE NONCONFORMIST PARTY. LONDON, March 14. (Received March 15, at 8.22 a.m.) The Nonconformist members of Parliament, while avoiding the creation of a separate group, have decided to form a parliamentary committee who will deal with all subjects of special and distinctive interest to Nonconformists. [lt is- estimated that there are 162 Free Churchmen in the present House, of Commons.] CANADIAN OPINION. OTTAWA, March 14. In five House of Commons the Opposition • criticised the speech of tlie Hon. Svdney A Fisher (Minister of Acrriculture), cabled on January 29. Mr Fisher now said: "I M\as misreported. I distmctlv said that, as a farmer, but not as a'Minister of the Crown, I was rather glad England had decided not to give us Preference." UNIONIST FREE FOODERS. LONDON, March 14. • (Received March 15, at 9.42 a.m.) Lord Robert- Cecil, the Hon. Lionel Rothschild, and she other Unionists voted with the Government on Sir J. Kitson's motion. SIR E. CLARKE'S WARNING. LONDON, March 14. Sir E. Clarke, K.C., the Unionist member for the City of London, in the course of his speech, uttered a warning to Unionists that Chamberlain ism was imperilling their other interests, and that the country would sooner vote Home Rule than tax food. The speech has irritated the Unionists, especially his Tari/fite supporters in tho City. * [Sir E. Clarke's views' on taxation through the tariff aie well known. In his electoral campaign, he used similar language to that now credited to him.]