THE KING’S SPEECH

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1188, 10 December 1924, Page 5

THE KING’S SPEECH

GOVERNMENT’S PROGRAMME. CO-OPERATION WITH DOMINIONS. [By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] Received Decomber 10, 9.35 a.m. LONDON, Doc. 9. Tlio King’s Speech states that bo has .no doubt of the happy results of the Prince of Wulcs’s previous visits to tlio Dominions will be repeated in Sonth Africa during tile spring of 1925. The Prince of \\ ales will visit the Argentine in 1925 in response to an invitation from tlio President and tile Government. The Imperial and Dominions’ Governments had begun to examine tlio disarmament protocol. The Government was unable to recommend consideration of the recent Anglo-Riissian treaties. Normal intercourse between the two countries would be possible by strict fulfilment of the conditions of friendly international intercourse, which hud repeatedly been .submitted to tlio Soviet. » Tlie Government's guiding principle would be the closest co-operation with the Dominions and the Indian Governments. The Government would steadfastly adhere to the onconrugeinent of Empire settlement. 3lutuul trade proposals would be submitted granting further preference to Empire imports. A bill would be introduced safeguarding industries. Provision would be made for the alleviation of unemployment and for relief from tlie housing shortage by the encouragement. of new methods. Ministers were inquiring into die possibility of improving old age pensions and pensioning widowed mothers. Measures would be submitted to encourage the sugar beet industry, to provide for marking imported foodstufls, and fo carry out tlie recommendations of the committee oil preservatives and colouring in food.—A. and N.Z. cable, ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. CARRYING OUT PROPOSALS. Received December 10. 9.35 a-.m. LONDON, Dec. 9. In the House of Commons Mr Averv gave notice of the introduction of a bill for carrying out tlie Economic Conference proposals.—A. and N.Z. cable.