BRITISH PARLIAMENT

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21308, 13 April 1931, Page 7

BRITISH PARLIAMENT

FIVE BY-ELECTIONS PENDING (British Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, April 10. (Received April 11, at 5 p.m.) Seven members of Parliament have died this year and five by-elections are still pending. MR PHILIP SNOWDEN. IMPROVING IN HEALTH. RUGBY, April 10. * (Received April 11, at 5 p.m.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Philip Snowden) is making very satisfactory progress towards recovery from his recent illness, and is now able to leave his room. EAST WOOLWICH SEAT. DEMAND FOR TARIFFS. LONDON, April 11. (Received April 12, at 6.10 p.m.) Mr Baldwin, writing to the Conservative candidate for East Woolwich, declares: “We must have tariffs to give us bargaining power against foreign countries, to protect British workers from unemployment, and to prevent the foreigner from capturing more British trade.” This is the great issue in the by-election. COMPENSATION CASES. SOLICITORS NOT REQUIRED. LONDON, April 11. (Received April 12, at 5.5 p.m.) Leading British trade unions are preparing a scheme for eliminating solicitors and barristers in workmen’s compensation cases. They will also ask the Government to legislate permitting trade union officials to appear as advocates in county courts and courts of appeal. The legal profession is strenuously opposed to the change.