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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936
MUNITIONS CARRIED IN HIGH TIDES ON
BRITISH SHIPS
›(Continued from Page:1)
The Important Fact
TO-DAY'S FISH STORY
London: Who was supplying Mr. Fisher Caught A Fish; And- arms and to which side was im- material, declared Mr. Runciman moving the second reading of the Bill
What was important was that a few British ships had been engaged in this trafic, which was! opposed to the policy of the Bri- tish Government. To stop British ships would be an act of force; to: | search" them would be an indig- nity: to capture them would be an outrage.
were
Hearing strange noises down- stairs in his kitchen, Mr. Glenz Fisher, a grocer of Pura, in In- diana, telephoned to the police.
Within a few minutes a squad of police arrived, armed with sawn-off shotguns, revolvers,' and machine guns.
With a terrific crash they burst through the kitchen door.
They rushed in ready to "shoot it out with a band a desperate criminals, but instead found that a half-pound bass, which, Mr. Fisher bad caught, had wriggled out of a pot of water and was JOEL If belligerent rights were with-apping about on the floor. MeCREAheld we should have to give naval
"If belligerent rights granted we should have to allow MERLE OBERON in ships to be stopped and searched.
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THE THAMES
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RAIL TRAFFIC HELD UP
London, To-day. The highest tides for the past 40 or 50 years are reported in the Thames Estuary and from the East coast. The Thames overflowed the Embankment at Westminster at high tide yesterday afternoon. The low-lying parts of Southend were flooded, and the main road be- tween Ramsgate and Sandwich on the Kent coast was cat Three recently vacated houses at Pake field, near Lowestoft, were washed jînto the sea, while the occupiers
of other cottages threatened the clix edge hurriedly removed their furniture. The tide - also flooded the pickling plots at Lowes- toft. interrupting work there and half submerging thousands of bar- Eill becomes law there will be no The British Government had reis of cured herrings.
The main railway line between non-intervention possible excuse for any interfer-hoped that the ence by Spanish warships with agreement would have been well Yarmouth and London was com- British vessels; and interference observed. If it had been. the pletely submerged near Woodbridge on the high seas will be resisted" position would have been different and expresses were held up till the Riverside lawns Norway had followed the Briand the 2011 would not have been water receded. tish example and France was also necessary, Unfortunately all for-and roads in the Upper Thames at Twickenham, Richmond and eign countries were not carrying out the policy of non-intervention. Kew were under water for mary OPPOSITION QUESTIONS
Mr. Eden intimated
the miles, and residents had that There was lively Opposition Goverment
thought it wrong conveyed from their questioning when Mr. Runciman that volunteers from any country boats-British Wireless Service. said that the Bill did not apply to should go to take part in the fight- ships registered in the Dominions.ing in Spain, and that the British | I think the Navy would refrain representative on the non-interven- from granting protection to vestion committee would raise sels contravening the law apply matter at the meeting of the com- ing to the British merchant fleet,'mittee to-day.
carry arms in contravention of to protect British ships on the high our declared policy. When the seas.
contemplating action.
he said.
He commented on the remark-
jable fact that among the Domin-
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Referring to the suggestion that loas only the Irish Free State the exclusion of the carriage of was a party to the non-interven-arms to Portuguese ports from the tion agreement It was a matter scope of the prohibition favoured of speculation whether the ozzis-the insurgents, Mr. Eden recalled den American Diplomatic and Con- sion of Dominion ships made any that the international committee(sular officials to marry foreigners difference. As far as the Govern-had dismissed as improven the without the specifc permission of ment were aware, no such Domin-only two accusations brought the Secretary of State. An execu- ion ship was near Spain. As a against the Portuguese Govern-tive order on this matter, just pub- matter of urgency Mr. Runciman ment, and informed the House that|lished, shows that 18 per cent of suggested that the House should a telegraphic enquiry addressed to American representatives abroad pass the Bill that day.
His Majesty's representative in are married to alien women, and
Mr. Noel Baker (Labour), moved Lisbon had elicited the reiteration adds: “In the present condition of the rejection of the Bill, on the of his previous assurances that he world affairs the tendency for ground that Britain was acting had no evidence of violation of the soch marriages to increase must single-handed and the Bill ignor-agreement by Portugal
be regarded with concern.” led the fact that munitions could The Liberal leader, Sir Archi- Applications to the Secretary of
be imported in British ships bald Sinclair, argued that if Gen-State for permission to marry a} through Portugal. He regrettederal Franco wanted to challenge foreigner must be accompanied by
NEXT that such a vital step to under-the British Navy the Bit would the officer's resignation, which will CHANGE standing with the Dominions as not prevent him, and if, as he not necessarily be accepted.
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of the British fleet should have sidered it would be disastrous to
been taken prior to consultation, his case to attack the British
Parlia forecast
Navy, the Bill was unnecessary.
The debate continues. entary correspondents in the newspapers that both set- tions of the opposition will
the move amendments in
com-
HOTEL PORTER STUNNED
Fierce Struggle In Basement
COMPROMISE ACCEPTED London, later: A compromise was reached in connection with the Bill, under which the Govern- ment agreed to amend the clauses of the Bill so as to ensure that 20mittee stage, with the object munitions destined for Spanish territory or the adjacent terri-
of widening the scope of the mea-; Two burglars, surprised last torial waters shall be consigned in sure, and failing their acceptance, month by the night porter of the Brish ships.
will vote against the third read-Ardmay Hotel Woburn-place, The Opposition
ing.-British Wireless Service.
Bloomsbury, into thereupon withdrew their amend-
which -they and had broken, attacked him ment about munitions being con- signed to ports
knocked him unconscious. other than Spanish.
Holland, The third reading · of
The porter, Esmond the Bill was adopted by 182 votes
was removed to the Landon to 88, and will be sent
Homeopathic Hospital suffering to the House of Lords for consideration
from scalp wounds.
to-morrow.Reuter.
Foreign Minister Intervenes
POSITION OF DOMINIONS SEMPS
A BIG BASQUE OFFENSIVE
(Continued from Page-1).
GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES
It was about 4.30 am when London: The Government of Holland heard suspicious noises in fensive on the Madrid front is he basement and went down. progressing well, according to the The burglars hid behind a door! latest Madrid despatch, which in the boiler room, and as Holland states that after an effective artil-entered both jumped on him. For lery barrage, the infantry, supa few minutes there was a fierce ported by 40 chaser planes, evict struggle..
ed the insurgents from the village One of the burglars picked up a London: Intervening in the of Pozuelo.
arge piece of wood and felled Hoi- House of Commons debate on the A radio message from Barce- land. Both men then ran away. Merchant Shipping Bill, the For-lona states that nine Government C.ID. officers took possession of eign Secretary first tarned to the planes yesterday dropped 30 he piece of wood with which Hol- position of Dominion shipping bombs on the Salamanca Railway and was struck. which, he thought, had been con-Station and public buildings. fused by, the Opposition. They The Cortes mét in the Valencia had no reason, he stated, to believe Townhall yesterday with three
WEATHER REPORT
that any Dominion ships were eng-chaser planes circling, as a pre- The anti-cyclone over China aged in carrying arms to Spain, caction, overhead.
while
Cautionen.
has increased considerably in or in the likelihood of their doing Senor Largo Caballero, the Pre-intensity and the depression is so; but if there were any such mier,
were moving eastward across Hok- likelihood they had no reason to busy "shooting" a film of him, de-kaido. A depression or ty- believe any Dominion Government clared that Bussis was helping phoon is situated more than would not co-operate with them in the Government and they must be 200 miles east-south-east of carrying put the policy of non-in-worthy of that support. The Pre-Manila, moving west, The tervention. The position therefore sident of the Catalan Parliament local forecast for today, as is- was that Dominion ships would be declared that Catalonia is now in sued by the Royal Observatory entitled to the protection of the the trenches to defend the rest of this morning, is: North-east British Navy.
Spain-Reuter...
fwinds: moderate to fresh, fine Mr. Eden then took up the main j
generally. question and declared that it was
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