“BUY BRITISH”

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11491, 19 November 1931, Page 5

“BUY BRITISH”

MORE WORK AND RESTORATION OF PROSPERITY PRINCE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Nov. 17. An appeal to the nation t-o buy British goods' to lesson unemployment and restore ■ prosperity was made by the Prince of Wales in a speech opening the “Buy British” campaign of the Empire Marketing Board, broadcast last night' from Birmingham. Ho backed the appeal, tho Prince said, not only as a consumer, hut also as a farmer arid’breeder in both England and Canada. As Master of the Fishing Fleets ho was concerned to see the arduous labor of the fisherman justly ■ rewarded, and as one who had been able to travel widely in the Empire overseas and realise how greatly their prosperity and ability to buy from the United Kingdom depended upon their finding in Britain markets for their own produce.

BUSINESS BOOM ANTICIPATED

TRADE IMPROVING BY LEAPS AND'BOUNDS (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel-' Copyright J LONDON, Nov. 17.

Sir William Morris, speaking at Dundee, said trade in the south of England was improving by leaps and hounds. 110 would not W? surprised to see business boom in Britain within six or twelve months. Go also recalled a. conversation with tho Prince of Wales when returning from Argentina. The Prince said: “I’m going hack to advertise my country. We have been hiding our light under a bushel far too long.” WAR ON FOREIGN DUMPING PROMPT MEASURES BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT SPECIAL PROCEDURE TO HASTEN DUTIES (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Nov, 17. No time will bo lost in passing through tho various stages in both Houses the Bill to deal with the threatened abnormal flow of imports into England, which was outlined in tho House of Commons yesterday by Afr Walter Runciman.' As the bill will be a revenue-pro-ducing measure, a financial resolution must be passed in Committee of Ways and Aleans of the House of Commons, and both the committee and report stages of this resolution will be taken at to-day’s sitting, a special authorisation by .resolution of the House being necessary to enable this to bo effected. When, these preliminaries are completed the bill will bo read a first time to-night, tho second reading will be taken tomorrow, and tho third on Thursday. It is anticipated that the House of Lords will pass tho bill through all stages on Friday, and that it will receive Royal assent on- Friday night. Tho bill will apply to all articles included in Class B of the Board of Trade returns. Articles wholly or mainly manufactured which come under this heading include the following general categories: Coke, manufactured fuel, pottery, glass, abrasives, etc.; iron and steel and manufactures thereof, non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof; goods and apparatus; machinery; manufactures of wood, timber, cotton yarns, and manufactures of woollen and worsted yarns, and manufactures of silk, silk manufactures, manufactures of other textile material, and apparel; chemical drugs, dyes, colors, oils, and fats; leather and manufactures thereof; paper and cardboard; vehicles, including locomotives, ships, and aircraft; rubber manufactures, and miscallaneaus articles.

As under the ordinary procedure of the House of Commons dealing with financial business it would take a fortnight to pass into law the legislation announced by Mr Runciman the Government to-day received the approval of the House for exceptional procedure. In moving tho resolution in Committee of Ways and Means tonight, Mr Runciman said that when the importations were first brought to the Government’s notice they were exceptional, hut, they had since increased in volume considerably. Under these circumstances the Government was bound to take the steps which he described yesterday. A resolution on procedure, moved previously by Mr Baldwin, was passed by 396 votes to 51. PREFERENCE OF 100 PEE CENT TO DOMINIONS PROVISIONS OF NEW BILL (U.PA. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Nov. IS, 7 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 18. Mr Atlee, opposing the anti-dump-ing resolution, said the emergency procedure was adopted only because the Government was afraid of a full debate on tho sweeping change of our fiscal system and its ultimate effects. Major Hore-Belisha. said the Government was not proposing a permanet change in the fiscal system. Whether this came or not, our own traders’ currency must be protected ,in the meantime. There would be no complaint in that connection from the Dominions. When tho Bill was issued, there would be a -preference of 100 pet" cent, to the Dominions.

IMPERIAL ECONOMIC CONGRESS ' LORD ELIBANK URGES EARLY MEETING' (U.P.A. hv Elec. Teh Copyright) (Received Nov. 18 10.55 p.m.) LONDON, Nov. 18. In tho House of Lords, Lord Elibanlc has tabled a motion expressing the opinion that the stress of economic conditions throughout the Empire demands that the Imperial Economic Conferefice should he held at the earliest possible date, and expressing satisfaction that under its election mandate the Government has a free hand to employ any methods calculated to promote tho cause of economic unity in the Emipfre; , J •J'v s'• .'