BRITISH POLITICS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18626, 7 August 1922, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

THE HOUSE ADJOURNS. Pies* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, August 4. The House of Commons has adjourned. It will reassemble on November 14. Two hundred Unionist members memorialised Mr Lloyd George demanding facilities for the passage in the autumn of Lieutenant Moysey Thompson’s Bill.—A. and N.Z. Cable. [■Lieutenant Meysey-Thompson introduced in May an amending Trades Union Bill, proposing that before a union could take political action such action should be approved by 20 per cent, of the voters at a poll in which 50 per cent, of those eligible to vote exercised their right] FUTURE OF TRADE BOARDS. LONDON, August 4. In the House of Commons, in moving the adjournment of the debate, Mr R. J. Davies (Labour) criticised the Labour Ministry regarding' tlfe conditions laid down for the future establishment of trade boards. He urged that these had resulted in rescuing 3,000,000 workers (mainly women and girls) from sweating conditions; but to-day girls were employed in certain London cafee at 10s weekly. The Labour Ministry should lay down a minimum wage. Dr Macnamara (Minister of Labour) said that Cabinet was considering a Bill regarding trade boards.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE HONOURS COMMISSION. LONDON, August 4. The Duke of Devonshire will join tho Honours Commission. —A. and N.Z. Cable.