29 JANUARY 1916, Page 2

In the course of the debate two excellent speeches were

made by Unionist supporters of the Government—one by Mr. Leverton Harris, and the other by Mr. Pollock, the Chairman of the Contra- band Committee. Mr. Leverton Harris laid special emphasis on the need for maintaining friendly relations with neutral countries, and pointed out that it must not be forgotten that we ourselves required imports from some of them. Mr. Pollock spoke warmly in regard to the support and encouragement which that Com- mittee had received from prominent officials of the Foreign Office.