BRITISH CABINET HOLDS MEETING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18576, 26 September 1928, Page 4

BRITISH CABINET HOLDS MEETING.

r ”'’ k 'EVA DELIBERATIONS REPORTED UPON. (United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) LONDON, September 25. Interest centres in the first meeting of Cabinet since Parliament was prorogued. Lord Birkenhead was unable to. be present owing to the critical illness of his mother, who is eighty-five years of age. It is understood that he is willing to remain in the Cabinet till the general election, when reconstruction will become inevitable. Lord Cushendun reported comprehensively on the Geneva deliberations. The most interesting disclosures related to private conversations between Foreign Ministers. Cabinet fully endorsed Lord Cushend-an’s attitude and actions. There is reason to believe that the embarrassing situation created by the Anglo-French naval agreement will be reviewed at an early date. The pretext will be seized for publication of the text here and in Paris. This will probably arise when the American Note is received. Mr Baldwin indicated the lines on which he intends to make his speech at the Conservative Conference at Yarmouth on Thursday, especially respecting safeguarding duties, and received his colleagues’ approval. What Mr Baldwin will say is a veiled secret, but Mr Churchill, in a speech at Cheltenham, said: “ While we contemplate no fiscal revolution, we intend to march on with stronger steps along the path of experiments which have been successful.” Mr Baldwin held a conference with; Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, Minister of Labour, who, according to the “ Daily Herald,” has prepared an elaborate scheme for dealing with unemployment, including the transference of 20,000 families to Canada; financial assistance to migrants from mining areas to the extent of £500,000 a year; and the expenditure of £5,000,000 on afforestation within ten years.—Australian Press Association.