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THE CHINA MA
JULY 12, 1988.
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ON PRIVILEGES ISSUE
London, To-day.
Without a division, the House of Commons yester- day adopted the motion of the Prime Minister agreeing to the recent report of the Commit- tee on Privileges that a breach of privilege had been committed when Mr. Sandys was sum- moned by a Military Court of Enquiry to give evidence with regard to a matter which had arisen in connection with Mr. Sandy's Parlia- mentary duties.
In replying to Major C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Op- position, the Speaker ruled it out of order to discuss the action of the War Secretary in con- nection with something of which he had no responsibility.
The Speaker said that any action of the War Secretary with refer- ence to this incident could be dis- cussed on an appropriate Supply Vote, or possibly when the report of the Select Committee was bated.
de-
Rt. Hon. Mr. Herbert. Morrison, (Labour, Hackney), declared action of the Court of Enquiry was
the
a flagrant defiance of the authority of Parliament.
Mr. Winston Churchill expressed Hore his astonishment that Mr. Belisha, Secretary of the State for War, had not appealed to be allow- ed to stand between this subordin- atė, the military court, and the censure now directed at them.
The Prime Minister said that the report meant that the court had committed a technical offence, but it was not considered that they de- liberately attempted to challenge
-BRITISH-
TROOPS LEAVE EIRE
London, To-day. British troops yesterday form- ally handed over the control of three Southern ports in Ireland to the Eire Government in accor- dance with the recent concluded Anglo-Eire Agreement.
The British troops are return- ing to England almost immediate ly.-Renter.
PREMIER
the authority of, the House of REFUSES TO
Commons.
MINISTER PROTESTS
of
BIND HIMSELF
London, To-day."
Sir John Simon, Chancellor the Exchequer, in closing pro- tested against the imputation that Mr. Hore Belisha was trying
The Anglo-Italian Agreement to shirk responsibility and pointed was the subject of a question in out that the debate was confined to the House of Commons yesterday, the question of a breach of privile-when the Opposition parties tried ges, and emphasised that Mr. Hore to force the Prime Minister, Mr. Belisha would do his part when the Chamberlain, to give an assurance report of the Select Committee was that the agreement would be de- discusand-Reuter.
bated in the House before ratifica-- tion.
BURGLARY CHARGE
Mr. Chamberlain answered that the agreement did not need rati- fication but would come into force at the moment when both Govern- ments agreed that the preliminary conditions to be fulfilled beforehand had been carried out.
Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Magistracy this morning, three Chinese, Wong Fun,
The chief of these preliminary 29, carpenter, Chum Chow, 26, un- conditions concerns the volunteers employed, and Chan Yuk Tong, 38, from Spain. When this moment street coolie, were remanded for 72 arrived, said the Prime Minister, hours, when charged with breaking the House would have the oppor- and entering the residence of Mr. tunity to discuss the agreement. |J. McCammeron, at 15B, Magazine Gap Road, between one and three o'clock yesterday morning..
DIVAN RAIDED
A Chinese woman, Leung Kun, was this morning brought before Mr. R. Edwards, charged with being in possession of 10.5 taels of pre- pared oplum in a divan at No. 48, Bonham Strand. East...
bour
three months
Mr. Chamberlain's refusal to bind himself in any way has in- creased the impression that t the Government is doing its utmost to enable the agreement to come into for -Trans-Ocean.
HEAVY LOSS
Lee Ching-ping, residing, at the Tai Law Tin boarding house, has reported that he lost or had stolen from him the sum of $1,205 yes.
Central District,