MEAT BATTLE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12521, 5 April 1935, Page 5

MEAT BATTLE

BRITAIN REMAINS FIRM ARGENTINE POLICY APPEARS UNALTERED (U.P.A. by Elec.. Tel. Cof /right; LONDON, April 3. Now that the Commonwealth has stated its main, meat case, including statistics against the Argentina agreement, there is no evidence that Britain is more accommodating than before the delegation’s arrival. On tlie contrary, it is ■understood that Britain clearly has indicated that, not only must the Argentine treaty run its term unmodified, but tha she is unwilling entirely to throw over the Argentine afterwards ft is understood that the British case was largely prepared by the Department of Overseas Trade, which strongly favors the utmost safeguarding of the Argentine market. Much depends on whether Mr Walter Rumanian carries the Cabinet with him. Mr Walter Elliot and Mr J. H. Thomas arc somewhat more sympathetic towards tho .Dominions than hitherto.

SIR JAMES PARR’S CONCERN. ANXIOUSLY AWAITS N.Z. MINISTERS. ALLOCATIONS MAY BE CONE. MR. THOMAS IN HUMOROUS MOOD. (U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 4, 7.10 p.m ) LONDON, April 3. In the course of his remarks at the Empire Society dinner, Sir James Parr, High Commissioner for New Zealand said: — “If Mr. Forbes and Mr Coates do not hurry they wlil find all the meat allocations gone as the result of the visit of Mr, Lyons and his cohort of Ministers.” Mr. Thomas, president, on behalf of the Royal Empire and ail other Imperial Societies in London, said that Sir James Parr’s speech really amounted to this, “My Prime Minister is not yet here. Meanwhile don’t be bluffed by Mr. Lyons.” “I have got to listen to untruths by Australia,” said Mr. Thomas, “and lies by New Zealand, and then I must realise that John Bull always pays the price”