IMPERIAL POLITICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 9254, 5 June 1908, Page 2

IMPERIAL POLITICS.

THE SUGAR CONVENTION. PENNY POSTAGE WITH AMERICA "United Press Association— By Elector Telegraph— Copyright. (Received June 5, 8.30 a.'sn.). LONDON, June 4. In the House of Commons the mo* tion for adjournment was agreed to. Mr E. A. Villiers, in criticising th« Government for its adhesion to th« sugar convention, elicited from Sir Edward Grey a statement that the de-» nunciation of the convention would] have provoked retaliation on British?' sugar products, adding that the limits* ' tion of Russia's export of sugar waf not likely to influence the price in Eng» land. Great satisfaction is manifested . itf - Britain and /America with the an-! nouncement by Mr Meyer, United!! States Postmaster-General, * and Mr* Sydney Buxton, British Postmaster* General, regarding penny postage. M* Meyer showed that America already had; several restricted postal unions, with! Canada, Cuba, Panama and Mexico, and all, like Britain, were in absolutely direct postal communication with! the UniW States. This made pennypostage possible. On the other handy) where the route" was traversed by aj third country, the* dues, which go ta> the postal clearing-house at Berne, would prevent the arrangement iH( such cases. '■ .