CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 July 1936, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS AND WIRELESS

OVERSEAS PRODUCE

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LONDON, July 21

Il is understood that behind Mr. Norman Smith’s question to Mr. Elliott and Mr. Rnnciman, in Un* Commons, whether there is an understanding that no duty will he imposed on Dominions’ dairy produce, is a search for the reason for the abandonment of the proposal. Mr. Elliott communicated to the Dominion Premiers in June, 1935, that he intended to impose a duty of 15/- per hundredweight on Dominion butter, and 30/- on foreign. Messrs. Elliot and Runciman are uninformative, but it is generally assumed that the abandonment is not unconnected with Dr. Page's recent discussions with the .Ministers.

SANCTIONS AND TRADE

RUGBY. July 21

Ihe eliect of Sanctions on British trade was the subject <>t’ a Commons answer, to-day. The I ’resident of the Board of Trade slated that in the seven months from December, 1 to June, 1936, United Kingdom exports to Italy, including re-exports

were valued at £ 482,000, compared with £6,181,000 for the seven months from December, 1931, to June 1935. Mr Rnnciman pointed out, however, that, (he change indicated by (hose figures could not In- attributed wholly to Sanctions, nor was it possible to estimate the effect of Sanctions on British trade, with other countries, than Italy. CABARET TRAGEDY.

RUGBY, July 20. The Foreign Minister (Mr. R. A. Eden) gave an answer in the House of Commons to-day on criticisms of the conduct of the recent investigation into charges against two British soldiers at Pekin, made by officials of the Japanese Embassy in Pekin and reproduced in a local newspaper. Mr. Eden said his Majesty’s ambassador at Tokio had been instructed to bring this matter to the- notice of the Japanese Government.