Lake Wakatip Mail. QUEENSTOWN TUESDAY, NOV 20 1934 THE TREND OF TRADE AND INTERNATIONALISM.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume 4185, Issue 4185, 20 November 1934, Page 4

Lake Wakatip Mail. QUEENSTOWN TUESDAY, NOV 20 1934 THE TREND OF TRADE AND INTERNATIONALISM.

TN coiuwcixm with tin.*- Armistice, day celebrationis last Sunday various; noted ytaleis'mein and otli!" Cite have disieusHcd issues vital to the world at large. Weighty statements have- he(iii mate I>y Mr I!,aimsay Macdonald, Sir dohu Smion, (taplain K leu, Mr Lloyd (ieorge, Mr Jtuberl lilateiitoid, and <.»c.iue-ral Shunts. These; nie.u arc all in a. position to world pioblenits Irani every angle. Captain 11.ten’s words are; important, for his is the voice of the Pi It isdi Covermnent. llep rotating airy idea oi war in the near future, he pointed lie vent 1 ideas to diaiugcrous possibilities, amt on the rpiositiou of disarmament said he had never ‘be-

believed in unilateral disarmament, and! the country’s policy in the matter of armaments must be directly related to. those of other conn tries. It is agreed toy many people that Mir Ramsay MacDonald’is idealism has caused 'Britain's defences. to shrink to the danger point and that the time has come for a firmer attitude. Placing the. Empire’s defences on a thoroughly sound footing is no. menace to the world. Rather, it is fhe other w-ay, for Britain strongly armed is a potent guarantee of peace. Before 1914 Mr Robert Blatchford, the author of that famous book ‘Mem© England,’ on many occasions declared that Germany was preparing for war, tout like those of Lord Roberts his warnings were disregarded, Mr B,latch ford once, more comes forward with a dire prophecy. He says he is convinced that Germany again means war, which she will prosecute with satanic hate and ferocityMore importance will toe attached to the. words of General Smuts, who is justly regarded as one of the wisest i men in the Empire. Ho declared that the expectation of war in the near future is .sheer nonsense. Hope lies in a friendly understanding with 'the, peoples l of the Ear East, which is always a potential danger point, _ arid in the close association of Britain and the United States, owing to the community of outlook, and destiny- “That fundamental affinity lie says is, and must too, the real foundation of British policy, which we ignore at our peril.’” AIL these things ate directly related to trade. While national feed; ings run so high, with high tariff walls, embargoes, .subsidies., and restrictions of all kinds, the channels of commerce must toe blocked. A profound change has come over the world in the last quarter of a century and the governments find the greatest difficulty in adjusting themselves to the new conditions. Even in England the historic Freetrade 1 policy has been swept away, causing awkward 1 complications for .the do- ' minions. The session of the New • Zealand Parliament just concluded has revealed problems of grave difficulty. ' We can congratulate ourselves, on the fact that we have had a prudent government in office. It took timely action when the financial _ blizzard • threatened, and the result is to toe seen in the improved financial condition of the. Dominion at the moment. In. various ways Ministers have looked ahead and have been well prepared for emergencies as they arose in the years, of the depression. ‘ The session was lengthy and lull of ’ incident, and much .serious work was • undertaken. Ministers dread inlterfeiiing with the Customs tariff, lor invariably raises a .storm of controversy. it had to toe undertaken, this > year, however, because of Now Zea- ■ iand'is obligations under the Ottawa < agreement. Mr Coates piloted the schedules and Bids through tine. House 5 with consummate skill. The report of the Companies. Clomimisiswiu and the Native Affairs Commission occasioned the Government much anxiety ._ It is not too much to say that Ministers handled the questions involved with promptitude and decision. What gives the Government most concern at the moment is the state of the dairy industry. The efforts of the British Cabinet to promote agriculture at Home are of the the gravest concern to us, and its final decisions’ will too watched with the keenest interest. We can rest assured, in the light of past _ experience, that Britain will give to New Zealand every consideration, hut anything in the way of restriction of our exports is of vital importance because much of our prosperity de- . pends on the success of our dairying activities. In the Agricultural (Emergency Powers) Act passed in the session just ended the. Government has taken drastic .steps which created much opposition in. the House and is still toeing vigorously crilfieisedi in the country. The Dairy Industry Commission considered the problem from every point of view,' and the new Act is. based on its (Comprehensive and voluminous report. As Mr Coates Iras pointed out, the aim is. to work in close .co-operation and harmony with the existing producers’ boards. “It is not intended,” he said, ‘‘to. dragoon or disturb these boards ia their work, but merely to co-ordinate their efforts in a comprehensive manner.” The Act is framed to. meat the possibilities, and to protect the producers.’ .interests. | In the United 1 Kingdom, added the Minister, we are witnessing developments the end of which no man can foresee in the direction of regulating the markets for agricultural products. The aim of the New Zealand measure is to prosecute the industry in the best way possible, and to. avoid a oon.fiict with British policy. This, seems an eminently reasonable .attitude. The. Act has been framed after due care and eonside rat ion, and wo can only hope that it will achieve the desired effect.

Sheading commences" on Thursday at Kawarau EaUis at net Walter Peak stations. Similar operations will shortly he 'under way at other district sheds. ' . Very close temperatures were _ experienced during the week. Light rain I'ell on several occasions, and combined with the heat it has caused vegetation of all kinds to make great strides. By a singular 00-incidence, the Mtemhens! of the Lake and Vincent County Councils met at Pembroke oil .Monday evening last. This is the * linsit time in the history of the conn- ' ijes that the members of these bodies j have been in personal contact. The Vincent councillors were making a tour of the Upper Clutha end of the count v whilst the Lake County council ions had gone to Pembroke to make an inspection of a pant of the Wanaka. riding under its jurisdiction as well as to hold their ordinary 1 meeting there. J An electrical lire screen has been f purchased by the Winton Borough 1 Council to replace the old' fireball. 1 The now alarm has been erected on i to]) of the Baird rotunda, and is op- < crated from a- polo switch nearby. J

A child named Margaret Dickson, 2 years, of age, daughter of Douglas Dictosion, a man. working on the. Kingston - Queeuisito win to ad , was aocideinittally drowned in the lake yesterday afternoon at about 4 o'clock. The unfortunate occurrence took place ne|ar the Public Work® camp, which is situated close to the lake. No particulars are yeit to hand. These will be disclosed at an inquest which is being held at Kingsiton to-day. Constable Pearce, and Mr D. F. Sutherland, district.coroner, went down there this morning. ; The local Sub-branch of the Plunket Society isi actively preparing for the Garden Party which is to (be held in Laurel Bank grounds on December 4. The appeal of “His Majesty” the baby should be strong though to draw all our townspeople to “him” on that occasion. Much has been done and is still being done in this district in ibabycraft through the 'functioning of the district nurse, and the benefits thus enjoyed by parents, and theiir offspring should not readily be forgotten. Tick off “Infant Welfare” afternoon (December 4) in your list of .appointments. The Curtis Cup which was donated by the late. Mr Leon Curtis in the year 1926 for competition among member® of the local Fire Brigade, was competed for on Thursday evening last in S'hotover street when 7 members “toed the mark.” S'upt. W. H. Nelson was the judge, Fireman A. E. Bryant starter, and Fireman Tallemlentire and D. Pc. Hamilton were timekeepers-. Secretary W. H. Neb son was again the winner with _7 8 seconds, Fireman J. Sutherland being once more in the position of runnerup with fiOsees. This cup cannot be won L-outright, but it carries with it a miniature cup, which becomes the property of the winner. Following the custom of her late husband Mud Curtis has very generously giver the miniature. The cup will be presented with other honours due the Brigade at a date to be decided or later. A Eonline Order of Lieut. Col. E F. Selby, M.C., states that the following acting N.0.0.’iS 1 have been appointed 'in the local Platoon (No. 7, of “B” Co., Ist Batit. Southland Eeig.’t: Pte. H. A. Knowles to _be acting sergeant; Pi els. D. G. Jonline. G. T. Jardine, G. F. Murchison, and H. G. Carson to be acting corporals The. day excursion from Queenstowi to Bluff on Sunday was well patronised, 81 tickets being taken out al the local ,station. Besides Queemstowi people, a number came from Arrowtown and the country districts. Moaj of the railway stations ©a route contributed a quota to the oxciursion, isc that the number of carriages was increasing as the Southland metno-poilis was approached. Though the outing was directed, mainly, to. Bluff, so that country people might have- a day a.t the- seaside, the majority ol the passengers disembarked' at Invercargill. Several attraction® were featured there, chief among .these being a programme of music discoursed by Dunedin and Invercargill City band® at the Show ground. Two excursions trains arrived from Dunedin at mid-day also, some hundreds having travelled by these. A Bluff committee, at the suggestion of the Hallway authorities, prepared for 600 people—that is, providing_ boilj ing water and milk for excursionists. r However, it is said that less than a dozen availed themselves of the convenience. Private hospitality accounted for a number, many of the visitor® having icla.tievis and friends to go -to. The s.'S. Ma.tai and other vesisels in port gave excursioni.sjts 1 something to look over, while a big oil tanker was- .also a source of interest. The -s.,s. Earnstlaw returned to Queenstown, at about 10.30. The day wasi fine, though overcast, and tiie atmosphere very pleasant. Everyone voted the outing a great success. A. district step in the- progros® of aviation at Gore has been marked in the erection of a hangar at the aerodrome on the property of Mr J. Hanley, Knapdalc Eoad. The official opening took place last Wed;- 1 neasdiay, : , . • How many wives have .a flair for business? How many women—how many men, indeed—could tackle the administration of a deceased estate? Few, very few. The handling of an estate is a (specialist’® job, just as the testing of eyesight or the determining of a disease come with the scope only of an occuliat or a diagnostician. The responsibility of making important decisions in -financial and other problem® should not be put upon persons, be they men or women, who have had .no training or experience in such matters. Why > not secure the service® an expert ®uch a® the Perpetual Trustee®. Co., Ltd. They will shoulder all the worries. Branches' of this long-es-tablished firm are established in all the centre®' and large towns. Mr C. H. McKay, Queenstown, is the local representative. Last Wednesday Wintou. celebrated the official opening of the new Municipal offices, Athenaeum, Wo-, men's rest room and Plunkelt Nurse’® rooms. All are boused in the one building, which is described asy an ornament to the town. The amount raised by the Salvation Army Self-Denial appeal in the Dominion this', year was £21,000. This was a little in advance of last year’s total. i i The Bank of blew Zealand is advised by its London- office, under late November 9, that it is gene.r-' illy expected that at t-hc next series if wool sales, commencing on November 20 ..prices, for merinos' will .advance Id per lb, crossbred M per lb medium and coarse crossbred f per b. SAVED FROM “LIVING HELL.” “For over three years I suffered a iving bell with muscular Rheuma:lsan,” write®' Mr N. E. Joyce, 9 Matson’® Eoad, Christchurch. “J. spent over £3O on so-called remedies jeforei; I tried out E-U-E. Two ioxe.3- completely cured me.” E-U-ll-s sold with Money-.Back Guarantee by J. V. Wilkinson, Chemist. Ask for Aee, Booklet. 1