PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 4059, 6 June 1903, Page 1

PREFERENTIAL TRADE.

! LONDON, June 3. ! Mr Chamberlain, writing to the i editor of the British Australasian, ' says that if colonial opinion is hos--1 tile or even apathetic, there is not the slightest possibility of carrying through so great a reform, and he adds : "I should feel justified in abandoning the struggle if I am not warmly supported by the colonies." , The Times says the mere apprehension that Britain was lorging weapons for a commercial war has induced Germany to abandon her coercion against Canada, .si-he Paris newspapers Debats and Temps condemn Mr Chamberlain. The American newspapers exhibit little disposition to quarrel with England, even if America suffers. They emphasise the fact that American trade with protectionist Australia has increased ''.2 per cent within a decade. The Financial News strongly supports Mr Chamberlain's preferential trade policy, and predicts that Unionist dissenters will commit political suicide unless they support Mr Chamberlain. Mr Chamberlain, 'in reply to a correspondent, states that in order: to secure preferential mes for the colonies for British manufactures, it; would be necessary to give preference! to their products here, which were, chiefly food. Assuming that a small duly was placed-on corn, while Canadian and Australian entered free, the result would probably be that before long the whole trade would be with manufactures proportionately: in colonial hands, and their tn'.ri increased. NEW YORK, June 3. The New York Evening Post recommends reciprocity with Canada.; America would be able (0 offer Canada more than England can. Amer ca needs the products of the Canadian; fields, forests, and mines ; and in Canada there is a preat natural market for American manufactures. With Canada taken out of Mr Chamberlain's plan the latter would die inst anter, MELBOURNE, June 4, Sir Edmund Barton has supplied the following to the London press as his views :—lt is, the thinks, certain that unless Britain armed herself with power to meet by retaliation fiscal attacks by foreigners on the colonies or herself, and was prepared to exercise such power, closer fiscal relations within the Empire by way of tariff preference would be difficult if not impossible. PING-PONG. On Tuesday evening a ping-pong j match Avas played at Upper Waitohi; between a team from the TerraceTennis Club and the Upper Waitohi: Club. After a well-contested match: the home team won by ten points.? At times the play was brilliant on? both sides, especially that of the; Upper Waitohi ladies, who showed: capital form. After the match re-; freshments provided by the ladies of) the Upper Waitoho Club were handed! round, and much enjoyed by all., Musical items and songs were con-, tributed by Miss Crowley and Messrs 1 Pcarse Bros., and after cheers i for? the winning and losing teams the? gathering broke up at 11 p.m., after;, having spent a very enjoyable even- 1 ing. A return match is to be played! at an early date. The following are' the scores, Upper Waitohi players be~; ing mentioned first:— j Miss McCabe 20, Miss F. Pearse 30 ;! Miss M. Stumbles 30, Miss Pearse 21;l Miss A. McCabe 30, M ss A, .Chap-! man 21 ; Miss B. Friel 30, Miss M. Chapman 2!) ; Mr Reg. Pcarse H, Mr? W. Pearse 30 ; Mr P. McCab'e 30, Mr, J. I'earse 27 ; Mr J. Connell 30, Mr: T. Orr 20 ; Mr J. McCabe 20, Mr D.; S. Pearse 30 ; 'Mr M. Connell 30, Mri J. Orr 24 ; Mr Jno. McCabe 30, Mr! J. Chapman 17 ; totals, Upper Wai-I tohi 274, Terrace Club 264. i !