HASTENING TO LONDON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 68, 22 March 1935, Page 7

HASTENING TO LONDON

AUSTRALIAN PRIME MINISTER MEAT MARKETING PROBLEM GG Tei’esri «iih—Preas Association—Copyright) LONDON, March 20. The Australian Press Association’s ►special correspondent at Naples states: Leaving no time to admire the beauties of Naples on a spring dawn, Mr. Lyons and party soon after the arrival of the Otranto at 7 o’clock hurriedly entrained for Rome. They had specially arranged to start from the quayside in order to ensure connecting with the London train from Rome. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons were affected by the heat cf the tropics. Mr. Lyons added: “I should like to pay a tribute to the very strenuous work under difficult conditions by the officials of the delegation on board. 1 trust that from the visit will emerge an arrangement which benefit the Empire as a whole. The immense importance of thch livestock industry to Australia has never been absent from my mind. I feel honoured in representing the Commonwealth at the jubilee celebrations and have not the slightest doubt in this part of the mission. At any rate, I have behind me the solid weight of the entire public opinion of Australia.’’ CHILLED BEEF HOLD-UP IN AUSTRALIA. SERIOUS LOSSES LIKELY. Received March 21, 11.5 p.m. CANBERRA, March 21. The Acting-Prime Minister, Dr. Earle Page, answering a question in the House of Representatives to-day, said that the British Government had imposed a limit on tho proportion of chilled beef being shipped from Australia, with the result that some careases which have been shipped as chilled, would have to be exported as frozen. I He regretted to say that great losses would be sustained by exporters here if the British Government adhered to its decision. He expected that Mr. Lyons, who was arriving in London today, would immediately take the matter up with the British authorities.