10 AUGUST 1918, Page 2

Mr. Lloyd George on Thursday week received a deputation of

the National Union of Manufacturers. He declared that the essential Industries must never be "let down," and that a real partnership between our Dominions, our Allies, and ourselves must continue after tolie war Mr. Boner Law described this acknowledgment of the principle of Imperial Preference as "an immense move forward." We have written on the subject elsewhere.