EMPIRE’S EMBLEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 1 May 1925, Page 5

EMPIRE’S EMBLEMS

H... &■ I. '•.'■ DUKE OF YORK’S SPEECH. 4 ex-m.inister; apprehensive (“Sydney Sun” Service.) -r -I. . * - LONDON, April 30. The Duke of York, preeiding at the Exhibition Commissioners’ lunefieon tOi Jhe British Overseas Press,, described AVembley as a great university of the greatest human organisation oft. all time; The 1925 exhibition had shown fresh aspects of our Imperial lifer , He . was confident: -of its - Overwhelmiiig success. ’ , He added: The Empire was a great firm, and the heads thereof should consult as often as possible. The exhibition would prove the best form of business consultation. AA r enibley was designed to enable Britain to possess always some kind of permanent nucleus of Imperial education. He did not suggest an annual full dress Empire exhibition; which was closing definitely in 1925, but more'data then would be available as to the best means of establishing a permanent common centre to study problems ofEmpire development. ".‘Air. J. H. "Thomas 8 - (ex-Colonial Secretary) proposing «the “Press”said that the Empire ' .was passing through transition . 1 stages; “God knows what the future will be,” ho said. Those like himself ' in the closest contact'■ With the problems and difficulties were more apprehensive than anyone. . ' FAIR AVAGE CLAUSE. (Reuter.) i r i LONDON, April ?.0. The Standing '-Committee of the Commons, dealing with a bill increasing the guarantee in connection with AVembley Exhibition to £1,900,000 rejected a Labour amendment compelling fair wages to be paid to persons employed at the Exhibition, by the operation of a fair wages clause, and providing an Industrial Coure to decide any dispute. ■ Sir P. Cunliffe-Lister disclaimed hostility to the amendment, but said that it was impossible to accept it tit present, owing to conditions in some contracts which contained a fail’ wage clause, and it would be included wherever new contracts were made. The Government had gone out of the way to approach Colonial authorities to get them to take the same course. ?? ? A.