“‘MR. WILL LABOR (40): Will the right hon. gentleman inform the House what are the handicaps of the British officials at present in Morocco, and will he state whether in his opinion the rebellious attitude of the Moors has been caused to some extent by the inferior playing capacity of these servants, which has been such as to excite the derision of the native population? (Loud cries of “Order” and “Withdraw.”) “‘THE SPEAKER: The hon. member must not cast aspersions on the handicaps of the public servants of His Majesty’s Government. “‘MR. LABOR: I could give them all a stroke a hole! (“Oh, oh.”) “‘THE SPEAKER: I must ask the hon. member not to persist in these reflections on the playing quality of the Government servants in Morocco, and to withdraw what he has already said. “‘MR. LABOR: I withdraw. No doubt they are all Vardons. (“Order, order.”) “‘THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS: It may interest the hon. gentleman the member for Woolwich, to know that a cable received at the Foreign Office this morning stated that the British Consul at Mogador had just holed out with a mashie shot. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) “‘GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA “‘In answer to Mr. T. Box (+4), the PRIME MINISTER (+7) said that there was no development to report in the negotiations which were at present proceeding with the Government of Russia. The British Government had suggested that under clause 563B of the Hague Convention the differences existing between the two Governments should be decided by one professional foursome, but Russia had replied that this suggestion was obviously unfair, unless the British Government gave an undertaking not to select Taylor and Braid as their representatives. In the absence of a friendly understanding on such lines as these, there would be nothing for it but for the British Government to pour golfers into Russia with a view to winning all their monthly medals and cups, and with such a possibility in view detachments of our best players had been mobilised and were now doing two practice rounds a day at Sandwich and Prestwick. The transports _Stymie_ and _Bunker_ were in readiness, each stored with ten thousand boxes of the best balls. (Loud Government and Opposition cheers.) “‘THE BOOM IN THE BALL TRADE “‘MR. R. TISAN (20) asked whether it was true that the ballmakers of Glasgow had been working twenty-four hours a day for the last six weeks, and in some cases more. “‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (scratch): In no case have these ballmakers been working more than twenty-three hours a day, and they have been paid at the full twenty-four rate, and are quite satisfied. If Great Britain did not make and sell the balls, America would. “‘MR. R. TISAN: But they have no time left for play. “‘THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE: They play nine holes in the dinner hour instead of utilising it in the customary manner. (“Hear, hear.”) “‘NO STYMIES