EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT

Evening Star, Issue 18812, 10 December 1924, Page 5

EMPIRE DEVELOPMENT

COLONIAL SECRET ARYLS SPEECH. Press Association —By Telegraph Copyright. LONDON, December 8. In the course of his speech to the memhers of the Australian and Now Zealand Luncheon Club, Air L. _C. Amery emphasised the need for making Great Britain s manhood and boundless resources available in the great spaces overseas. Hitherto Britain had squandered millions in men and money in building up other nations, which during either peace or war could never be what the dominions would be. Tho Great Wa.r had produced a loop impression in this connection Dealing with Preference, Mr Amcry said that this was at present neutralised by high freights, which could bo brought down by a sustained flow of trade both wavs. Preference would only bo fully realised by Britain giving something equivalent to what she received. —A. and N.Z. Cable. THE COST OF SINGAPORE. HINT TO THE DOMINIONS. LONDON, December 9. The ‘Daily Telegraph,’ commenting on the Government’s decision to proceed with tho Singapore base, savs: “Doubtless tho question of finance as between the Mother Country and the dominions will be reconsidered'. Great Britain is not in the position of the rich uncle in the fairy story. This country is really very poor and also over-taxed, and the expenditure on Singapore, however necessary it may bo on the broadest Imperial grounds, is unwelcome. ’ —A. and N.Z. Cable.