London, March $8, In the House of Commons, Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, said that he was appointing small committees to consider measures for safeguarding, after the war, the position of important British industries in reletion to international competition.
Two have already been appointed: Iron, Steel and Engineering, with Sir Edward Hyde, " partner in 8. Pearson & Son, contractors, as Chairman, and Mr. Balfour (1 Arthur Balfour, Managing Director of Arthur Balfour & Ao. Ld., Sheffield), as one of the members: and Shipping and Shipbuilding with Sir Charles Booth, partner in the Booth Line, as Chairman.
The Textile Trades committee will be announced shortly.
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