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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 26, 1937.
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GERMAN FEELINGS SUBSIDE Mr. Chamberlain's Speech Eases Atmosphere
GIVES
CREDIT TO REICH POINT OF VIEW
Berlin, To-day.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech in the House of Commons on foreign affairs, in which he tributed Germany's action on the Leipzig incident as one of res- traint, has made a good imprés- sion în German political circles.
The speech has done much wards removing some of the bitter- ness prevailing regarding press comments in foreign newspapers discussing the German decision for withdrawal from naval control.
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It is even suggested the speech may have the effect of, enabling the German Foreign Minister, Baron von Neurath, to go to London ear- lier than was generally expected.- Reuter.
PRACTICAL_PROBLEMS
London, To-day, The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, began his eargerly- awaited speech in the House
of Commons yesterday by turning directly to the Spanish question.
The situation in Spain, he de- clared, had one aspect which made it a source of danger for the whole of Europe.
The policy of the British Govern- ment in respect of Spain had al- ways been directed towards one end, namely, localising of the con- flict and the preservation of Euro- pean peace.
FILL IN GAPS Those in authority, emphasised the Premier, must remain cool and neither say nor do anything that might bring about a situation which everyone wished to avoid,..
"We are to-day confronted with two practical problems we must fill in the gaps in the seâ control and we must continue our endeav- ours to bring about withdrawal of foreign volunteers from Spain."- Trans-Ocean.
“A FRIEND OF RUSSIA"
Criticism Of The Dean
Of Canterbury.
The member of Parliament for Canterbury, Sir William Wayland, speaking at a meeting of Canter- bury Conservatives, attacked the recent remarks of the Dean of Can- terbury (Dr. Hewlett Johnson) after his visit to the Spanish war
areas.
DEADLY SPIDER
IN STUDIO
GIVES FILM STARS
THE CREEPS.
German naval craft in Mediterranean waters.
With lingering, certain death in its bite, a giant bird-eating spider was taken from the London Zoo and let loose in an Elstree film studio, where it is taking a leading part in a new horror film.
watched Walle a
LIVE MICE FOR THE NEWEST
PINTABLE GAME
And so confident of business suc- cess are the two young teachers that they have paid £300 licence fee for the concession.
Women players?
Newest "pintable" game is played Well, is the argument used by the with live mice and two young promoters, the game will prove to high school teachers at Belleville, women how harmless mice really New Jersey, hope to make a fortune are! out of it. The game works like this
The "pintable" is ten times the His Excellency the Officer Ad- size of the normal variety and has ministering the Government has a trap at the far end.
appointed Mr. · Abbas el Ar- culli to be a Member of the Board of Education for a further period of two years, with effect from the 8th July, 1937.
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People on the set nervously The player pulls a string and out
Zoo official calmly pops a mouse which is directed the spider through the frightened that it soon bolts into a scene where it climbs up the arm hole. of film actor Robert Hobbs, hero of the story..
Taking the spider from its box with nickel-plated tongs, his guard, Mr. Ashby, trained a blow- pipe on its hairy back.
Answering to the current of cool air, the spider slowly climb- ed up the "tortured" hero's arm, which was heavily armoured against a possible bite.
Insured for £250
Mr. J. Bamberger, of the M.P. Studios, Elstree, where the film. "Return of Dr. Sin Fang," is being made, said:
**The spider is working for us: for four days and quite frankly we shan't be sorry to see the last of it. We're told they can leap up to 20ft. for their prey. I always keep a good extra five yards outside that — just in case. "We have had to insure the spider for $250. For its day's work it is getting about £2 108.
The spider, which is about 81⁄2in. in diameter, becomes lazy and con- tented under the hot rays of the studio arc-lamps..
Mr. Ashby recounted what hap- pened to a mouse, which was foolish enough to venture into one of the spider's cases. The top of the case was open," he said, “and the mouse ran in. The spider was on its back in a single pounce. Fifteen seconds later the mouse was dead."
Sir William Wayland said—“On the Dean's return he used his pul- pit for an incursion into secular controversy. I am afraid the facts given by the Dean cannot be sup- ported by any evidence. I will not say anything stronger than that, but I think we must admit that Dean's evidence, by his speeches and sympathies with Communism, cannot be considered anything buters closed all churches Immediately a little tainted. His extraordinary they came into power and formed words in the pulpit have scandaliz- an Anti-God League in order to ed all good Churchmen throughout educate and tell the children of Britain. v. He is a great friend of Russia not to believe in any God Russia, and I hope: e will re-and not to believe in any futuré member that Lenin
follow-life."
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