BRITISH AND FOREIGN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18322, 12 August 1921, Page 5

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

ANTI-DUMPING BILL, EFFECT ON FRENCH EXPORTS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 10. Jn the House of Commons Mr Cecil Harmsworth (Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs) admitted that the French Government had represented that the British Anti-Dumping Bill was iikelv to prejudice French exports, to which Great Britain had replied pointing out that France had recently introduced an increased tariff which was aimed at safeguarding French industries from countries having depreciated exchanges. Colonel Wedgwood said : “If an AngloFrench tariff war is threatened, let us publish all the correspondence.’' Mr Harmsworth stated that there was no prospect of a tariff war.—A. and N.Z. Cable. PRECAUTION AGAINST POISONS. LONDON, August 10. (Received Aug. 11, at 8.10 p.m.) In the House of Commons a Bill was introduced providing that all poisons sold by chemists for private use should be labelled with an antidote for the particular poison sold. —A. and N.Z. Cable. WELSH STEEL BARS.

REDUCTION IN PRICE. LONDON, August 10. (Received Aug. 11, at 8.10 p.m.) The South Wales Steel Association is reducing the price of steel bars another £1 per ton in order to cope with foreign competition. An unusual sight is afforded by some of the Scottish railways which are blocked with miles of coal-laden wagons and empty goods trucks, the consumers refusing to pav the high prices demanded for coal, which they contend are treble what the trade can stand for domestic coal.—Reuter.

FAMINE IN PIG-IRON. LONDON, August 10. (Received Aug. 11,' at 8.10 p.m.) ' Several of the boycotted ironmasters have refused to operate their blast furnaces, and this has caused a famine in pig-iron. Many miners are again workless.—Reuter.