BRITISH POLITICS

Grey River Argus, 20 June 1925, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

MINISTERS AND JOURNALISM. BIRKENHEAD TO STOP WRITING. (Received June 19 at 5.50 p.m.) LONDON. .June 19. In the House ef Commons tho question of the desirability of members of tin* Cabinet engaging in journalism was raised, and Mr Baldwin stated that he had discussed this matter fully with Lord Birkenhead, who had most readily fallen in with his desire to discontinue his contributions after he had completed his contracts to supply historical articles to monthly magazines. A rub*, therefore, may be taken that, hereafter, Ministers during their period of office, will obseve the same NEW TARIFF IMPOSTS. T.ONDON. .Tun? IS. The House of Commons sat until 5.25 this morning and concluded tlm committee stage of the I mane' Bill, which was reported to the House. amendment moved by Miss Wilkinson to exclude artificial silk from the tax was rejected by ISO to S2. An amendment by Mr Gillett to reduce the duty '*n articles made wholly of silk, or artificial silk, to ten per cent, was rejected by 170 to SO. SHIPPING BILL. LONDON. June 17. The House of Commons read the third time the Merchant Shipping Bill (called March 80th), which readv had passial tin* House ot f.ords.