BRITISH DOLE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 20 June 1931, Page 7

BRITISH DOLE

INCREASED BORROWING POWERS FURTHER £25,000,000 TO BE PROVIDED LIBERALS TO SUPPORT DEMAND (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) LONDON, 18th June. In the House of Commons Mi* MacDonald announced that a resolution was being introduced on Monday increasing the borrowing powers of the unemployment insurance fund from £90,000,000 to £115,000,000. A meeting of the Liberal Party decided to support this demand.

SAFETY AT SEA LORDS SUPPORT NEW CONVENTION LONDON, 18th June. In the House of Lords, during a discussion on the new international safety at sea convention, Lord Inchcape strongly opposed the proposal to alter steering commands. The convention proposed that the command “starboard” or “right” should be given only when the head of the ship was to move to the right, and a similar command in regard to “port” or “left,” whereas now the command “port your helm” meant that danger was on the port side and the ship must be steered to the starboard, or vice versa. No fewer than 8590 British officers and pilots had opposed the change which was contrary to the present practice and therefore likely to lead to accidents.

Lord Jellicoe, on the other hand, supported the change. Ho had so often seen the helm put the wrong way under the present system that in every ship ho commanded he had a hole cut in the compass platform in order that the officer could see the helmsman carrying out the command correctly. He was confident that officers would soon become familiar with the new and simpler system. The House ratified the convention.