BRITISH POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 97, 7 December 1911, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

NAVAL DISCIPLINE. London, December G. In the House of Commons Mr MacNamara introduced a Bill declaring the effect of naval discipline acts when applied by the legislatures of the seltgoverning dominions to the forces raised by the latter. SUNDRY MEASURES. London, December G. Unionist Peers intend to reject the Naval Prize Bill at the second reading bt TTc Copyright Bill was read a third time in the House of Lords and the Coal Mines Bill a third time in the House of Commons. A clause bus l>een added dis-allowing a pi throw hoy, girl or woman to lift or carry anything so heavy as to cause injury. A elauso was introduced by the Grand Committee, prohibiting the employment of women or girls at the pitbrow, uas omitted. Mr Acland, Under-Srcrctary for l*or-cio-a Affairs, has informed the Government he is hopeful that France will apply the minimum tariff to Australian and New Zealand frozen mutton.