THE KING’S SPEECH

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 12009, 11 December 1924, Page 5

THE KING’S SPEECH

plane of NEW GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE ASSURED- ■*' Br Telegraph.“ Prow Assn,—Copyright. Australian amt NY cabin Association LONDON, December 9. In tbe Speech’from 'tho Thyune at-the opening of Parliament, the .King said there is no doubt that the "happy results of the Prince of Wales’s previous Visits to the dominions will he repeated in South Africa ill the, spring of .1925. The Prince will visit Argehtifta In 19%), in response to, an invitation from the President and the Government.. The Government’s guiding principle U tfie closest co-operation with the Governments of the dominions and India. The Government will steadfastly adhere to the encouragement of Etepife settlement. , Mutual trade pfopbtalA. will be submitted, granting further preference on Empire imports. - . ' 2 The Imperial and the'Dominion Governments have begun to examine the Disarmament Protocol,

The Speech says the Government is 'unable- to recommend consideration of the recent Anglo-Rusaian Treaties.' Normal intercourse between the two countries'will be passible by strict fulfilment of the conditions of friendly Internetipnat intercourse, which have been repeatedly submitted to the Soviet Government. ■ ... The Government proposes to proceed with tho plans already made for enlarging the naval base at Singapore:"*A hill is to be introduced to safeguard industries, . Provision will be made for the tuleviation of unemployment and to relieve, the housing shortage by the encouragement of new methods.

Ministers are inquiring into the possibility of improving old age pensions and of pensioning widowed mothert.' Measures are to be submitted to encourage the sugar-beet industry, to provide for the marking of imported .foodstuffs, and to carry out the recommendailous -of the committee on Preservatives and the colouring of food.