IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13655, 25 July 1908, Page 5

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE MEAT TRADE. A DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY. Press Association-By Takgraph-Gopyrigh t Received 9-55 p.m.,' July 24th. : i~ LONDON, July 24. Mr Winston ChnrchilL President of the Board. of Trade, is appointing a departmental committee to enquire how far and in what manner the general supply, dis-{ tribution, and price ofineat in' the United Kingdom are- controlled or affected by a combination of firms or companies. Lord Robert Cecil is to be chainnan, and'the' commibtee include.-! four m'embers of the House of Commons and representatives of the Board of Trade and Board of Agriculture; also an expert in the meat trade. THE CHURCH OF 'WALES. Received 10.5 p!m., July 24th. LONDON,, July 24. Replying to a deputation of Welsh Nonconformists, the Prime' Minister- Mr A&qnit'h, - promised to introduce, a Bill in ISO 9, to disestaljlip.il and disendow the Church of Wales. '

COMPULSORY EEEDINn. IRISH UNIVERSITIES BILL. Received 10.23 p.m., July-24th. LOiNDON, July 24. The Labour Party will introduce in the autumn session a Bill providing for compulsory feeding of necessitous school children.

On the report stage, of the Irish Universities Bill, the Ulster members vainly tried to introduce amendments, and made many bitlter speeches;- ' , .'Mr Alison expressed profound dissatisfaction with'the Government's scheme. Hp said that the new .university would L.o under the thumb of I lie pneMly hiprarchj It would lie. a theological seminary. Mr Birrell, Minister fur F duration, s.ud they would carry the Bill by smh meant as were iised before Mie Act of Union He had bought everybody worth buying Mr J. Bedmond argued that the university would be freely, not deiically, go verned.