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AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
STORM OF PROTEST IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
Government's China Loan Decision Criticised
Woman Creates Strangers' Gallery
Scene
London, To-day.
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SOVIET TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE CROSSED
MANCHU BORDER
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY.
A SENSATIONAL REPORT
FIFTY-TWO- CHOLERA CASES IN
FOUR DAYS
A further 15 cases of cholera were reported to the Medical De- partment in the 24 hours ended at midnight, making a total of 52 cases in the four days since
Uproar in the House of Commons followed the an- nouncement that the Cabinet had decided against guaranteeing an arms loan to China, TO THE EFFECT THAT SO-midnight on Sunday, an average the Opposition being extremely bitter in criti-VIET TROOPS HAVE CROSS- of 13 cases daily. cism, while a woman demonstrated in the ED INTO MANCHUKUO TER- Strangers' Gallery.
The woman appeared to be attacking the Govern- ment's policy, accusing Mr. Chamberlain of being a pro-Fascist.
SHARP ATTACK
London, To-day. "The loan to China the thing that the Chinese people need if they are to buy A.A guns for their
defence - has been turned down
It was when the Conservative [member, Sir J. S. Wardlaw Milne, asked Sir John Simon a further question in connection with the loan, that the incident occurred in- terrupting the proceedings.
From the Strangers Gallery, the woman exclaimed "Why don't you think about English people? We want our freedom!"
Violently abusing the British
Fascists and denouncing Britain's
sergeant.
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was offending the Japanese, just as the struck out in all directions, defence of British ships bombed by removed from the Chamber by a General Franco was refused for The answer Sir John Simon gave fear of annoying Mussolini," de-was drowned in the general trou-
ble. clares the "Daily Herald" in an BRITISH OBLIGATIONS
editorial.
In answer to a third question by The "Herald" also adds: "It is the Labour member, Mr. Arthur the wish of the British people to Henderson, as to whether the Bri- help as far as they can the inno-tish Government would, as far as cent victims of this aggression. possible, fulfil the obligations un- dertaken in the League of Nations resolutions of October 1937 and January 1938, namely to render China every possible help, Sir John Simon answered that the League of Nations resolutions had not been forgotten.
And it is that which ought to govern the Cabinet's policy, not the fear of the harsh words of the war-makers and it is up: to the British people to con- vince the Government of that fact.
CHINA'S CLAIM
The Opposition Liberal member, Let us begin at once with this Mr. Mander, then expressed the matter of a loan to China.
opinion that in view of the occur- -Resolutions demand this loan rences in the Far East, China had at least as good a claim to a loan must be passed and posted in Downing Street and wherever the as Turkey. lovers of peace are gathered to- gether.
| Sir John Simon answered that one had to weigh all the circum- stances in every individual case We owe it to the women and and in the present, these were of an ↑ children in Canton to make China important and serious nature. Ons the loan for it is only by such must not overlook the fact that the a loan that China can get the air loan to Turkey was made to a coun- defence to protect her population try not entangled in hostilities. from the Japanese bombers."
Reuter.
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(Continued on Page 84),
This answer from the Chancellor.
of the Exchequer aroused a storm of protest from the Labour Party.
-Trans-Ocean.
Eight of yesterday's cases RITORY ALONG THE NORTH- EASTERN BORDER AND were from the Victoria Registra- HAVE TAKEN UP POSITIONS tion District, six from Kowloon NEAR THE CHANG KAO and one from Shaukiwan. There MOUNTAINS, IS CIRCULAT- ING IN JAPANESE OFFICIAL were also five cases of typhoid
fever. CIRCLES HERE AND IS STAT- ED TO HAVE ORIGINATED FROM THE FOREIGN MINIS TRY OF "MANCHUKUO.”:
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It is alleged that there are thousands of Soviet troops in the vicinity and that the Manchukuo authorities have despatched re-
inforcements to the area.
"Manuchukuo, it is declared
AIR RAID ALARM
Canton, To-day, 12.10 p.m. The air raid alarms was sound-
ed at 11.50 a.m., but hitherto no planes have appeared.
Reuter.
Soviet Government, and warned the situation unless the troops Our Own Cor- the Soviet that Manchukuo Army are withdrawn. will take measures to deal with respondent.
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