OFFICIAL WIRELESS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1928, Page 3

OFFICIAL WIRELESS

CITY OF LONDON. KING HONOURS SHERIFFS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Sept, 26. The King lias approved that a Bai-onetcy of the United Kingdom be HHilorred ifpon Sir ■Uharl-es Batho on the occasion of bis retirement from the office of Lord Mayor of London, and that Knighthoods I'o conferred 'upon Mr Henry Davenport and Mr Frederick Green on their retirement from office as Sheriffs of the City of London.

• [Sir Charles Batho, after a term on the Common Council, became Senior Sheriff of the- City of London in 1925. He is a governor of several Loti (I on hospitals, and has worked energetically for many years in the interests of the City. He is a partner in the firm of Copland' arid Co., ship stores and ©xry.u’t merchants. He was created a Knight in 1926.]

ELECTION POLICIES. THE CONSERVATIVE RALLY. , RUGBY, Sept. 26. Although it is generally believed that the next General Election wil not take place in Great Britain before next summer, all three .Parties wll in the next fortnight have corn pleted a review of their election polices; The Conservative stocktaking begins in earnest to-morrow when 2660 delegates meet at Yarmouth and will bear a. speech from the Primp Minister, Mr Stanley Baldwin.

Subsequent discussions will be concerned primarily with industrial policy, including a scheme for the promotion of industrial peace and c<>~, partnership'- and the possibilities ol economy in national expenditure. On Sunday the annual c-outereiice cl the * Labour Parly opens in Birmingham. when a statement of policy, which lias been before the affiliated bodies for some time, will be discussed section by section. Included in the report is a recommendation which marks another stage in the Labour Party’s combat against Communist■ activities. Former decisions ol the Party conference have bad the effect of excluding from' various Party con-, erences delegates who are members of the Communist Party, as representatives of local Labour parties, but this bar has not: been put up v effectively wjninst Communist , delegates Jrom j trade.urn ions., If the recommendation is adopted it will lay on affiliated trade unions definite obligations not . to send any ...Communist delegates to lolitjcal conferences., ,

Nex t\ week the Liberal Conference will also assemble at Yarmouth tor discussion of the .Party’s policy.

SAFEGUARDING. AN IMPORTANT DEBATE, - ..... ...,RUGR Y,. 5ept,...2.6,.... The 2(509 delegates to the Conservative Conference have arrived at Yarmouth and at the session which; will begin to-morrow, several leading members of Cabinet, '.BO Cphservat-iyo m<?ni;-‘-hers <>£ Parliament,’ and 50 Conserve-:' tive candidates will take part. One ol the most imporliuiC subjects to he dismissed is that, of tlf?; suggested, extension of the safeguarding of industries ,hy specific duties on- imported goods"...' l There are thirteen resolutions on the agenda hearing on this subject, hut debate will probably he confined to a "osoluton to he moved by Sir Henry Page Croft for the widest possible extension of safeguarding, consistent with the Prime Minister’s election pledge. It is anticipated that Mr Baldwin, in his public speech to-morrow night at Yarmouth, will deal in some, detail with this question and with that of migration within the Empire as a contribution towards the solution of the unemployment problem.