THE EMPIRE'S COMMERCE.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12789, 14 June 1912, Page 3

THE EMPIRE'S COMMERCE.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) LONDON, June 13. At the Chambers of Commerce Congress Sir Albert Snicer (chairman ol the London Chamber of Commerce) declared that Australia had made it clear that she did not want tariff concessions which Mere not m Britain's und her own interests, and there m - :is no human possibility, of the British electors agreeing to tax their food for the sole benefit of the overseas dominions. Mr E. TreadM-in (Australia) urged that it was the duty of the Motherland to listen to the voice of tho colonies m the matter of preference. The London Chamber's motion m favor of the enforcement m one part of the Kmpiro of arbitration awards and judgments m another part of the r,mpire Avas carried. Mr Hedges (West Austra'ia) asked what Mas the good of asking, for legislation to enforce the awards of other, parts of the Empire when they Mere unable to force their own country to accept an industrial award? Australia w.is openly iloited by the wor'riivj men. ; Three hundred Mere present at the Congress banquet. Mr Harcourt (Secretary of State for the Colonies) pre-' sided. Sir 'George Reid (Australian High Commissioner), replying- to the toast of "Imperial' Forces," said he would like to see the army increasedPartial conscription was the only satisfactory M-ay. The only M-ay ah:o of establishing colonial navies was -by monetary contributions to the Imperial Government, M'hich should employ .ships equivalent to the contribution solely m peace time m the M-aters of the contributing dominion, to bs available m v,*ar tinie for Empire service. Mr Sydney Buxton (President of the Board of Trade), replying to the toast of ■ "Parliampnt," referred to the satisfactory results of the appointment of trade commissioner.s by the dominions. Referring to the industrial unrest, he hoped that the'r colonial friends would assist the Motherland to bring capital and labor to work together for the common good. Sir Algernon Firth, replying to the "Chamber of fVnmerce" toast, paid that over £200,000,000 of English capital w- « exported last year, and whereas £^6.000,000 'went to Canada," only £3.500.O:O -went to Australia. t Mr J.. M. Paxton (Sydney) referred to the presence of foreign lV.vers at ho ereat distance from Australia, and demanded Australia's watchfulness and tho necessity of her founding her own navy and training her youth. F'\r Influenza taKe Woods' Great Pepfier.tiii.nt Cnr« Navat fail* W 6d, 2n.