THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1938.
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PRAGUE'S PROPOSALS
Four Separate Parliaments For Czecho-Slovakia
Finance Foreign Policy And
Defence Reserved
Prague, To-day.
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HITLER'S A.D.C. M. BONNET
CALL EXPLAINED ENTERTAINS AT BY PREMIER
· London, To-day. The purpose of the visit paid
QUAL D'ORSAY
Paris, To-day. The French Foreign Minister,
Four separate Parliaments in Bohemia, Moravia- to London by Chancellor Hitler's M. Bonnet, and Madame Bonnet Silesia, Slovakia and Ruthenia, with Provincial adjutant, Captain Wiedemann, entertained Their Majesties and Autonomy, but with State Finance, Foreign was explained by the Prime President and Madame Lebrun at Policy and Defence reserved to the National House of Commons yesterday, in terday evening.
Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, in the dinner in the Quai D'Orsay yes- Assembly, are reported to be the main points reply to an interpellation tabled The gathering included all the of the Government's Minorities Statute which by the Labour member, Lt-Com-French Cabinet Ministers and the has now been completed.
OF
mander Fletcher,
The Premier's, written reply was service used by Napoleon at dinner was served on the silver-gilt as follows
which is celebrated as the former Malmaisona village in France residence of the Empress Josephine and presented to him by the City of Paris.
IN EACH OF THE FOUR DIETS, SEATS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO ELECTORATES REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS NA-
"In the course of his recent visit TIONALITIES, THUS BOHEMIA WILL CONSIST OF to London, Captain Wiedemann CZECHS AND GERMANS, MORAVIA-SILESIA
had an informal conversation with CZECHS AND GERMANS AND HUNGARIANS, SLOVAKIA Affairs. Captain Wiedemann did the Secretary of State for Foreign OF SLOVAKS AND GERMANS, RUTHENIA OF CZECHS, not come prepared to discuss any POLES AND GERMANS.
particular aspect of political affairs but the conversation en- abled him, owing to his contact with authoritative circles in Ger- many, to renew the assurancès al- ready given by the German Govern- ment of her desire to achieve a peaceful settlement of outstanding questions.
Each Diet will act as the body in control of general local matters, while each national section will have charge of questions particu- larly affecting its own nationality.
The draft was examined yester- day by the Parliamentary Commit- tee of the Government majority.
SHOT IN THE DARK
PREMIER'S BELIEF
During the dinner an orchestra in the floodlit gardens played selec- tions. Later famous artistes enter tained the guests. Reuter.
MAHOUD PASHA IN COMMONS
The British Minister, Mr. Basil
London, To-day. ·
London, To-day. Newton, who conferred with the
The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
The Egyptian Prime Minister, President of Czechoslovakia, Dr. Sir John Simon, in an answer to clare that the Premier regards Egyptian Ambassador in London, Political quarters in London de- who was accompanied by the Edward Benes on Wednesday......' at length, interviewed the Czech Pre- as a result of conversations with indication that the tension in Cen-berlain at the House of Commons a Commons question, as to whether Captain Wiedemann's visit as an had a conversation with Mr. Cham- mier, Dr. Milan Hodza, yesterday. the Governments of France and tral Europe has -Reuter.
relaxed to some yesterday afternoon. the United States, it was the inten- extent and that conditions in that The "Daily Telegraph" declares tion of. His Majesty's Government region have considerably improved, Minister will meet
On Saturday, the Egyptian Prime that in a three and a half hours' to take steps to advance the ques-compared with the situation which Secretary, Lord Halifax-British the Foreign. conference in Paris yesterday the tion of the stabilisation of cur- prevailed one month general situation in Europe was re-rencies, said that no conversations viewed and that the Czechoslovakian of the character suggested had question was given principle con- taken place and he had nothing to sideration.
add to previous statements on this subject-British Wireless.
REASSURANCE
The message from the German Chancellor which was transmitted to Lord Halifax on Tuesday by the Fuehrer's adjutant, Captain Wiede-
FAIR WEATHER
ago.
laborators, it is said, now take a The Premier and his. closest col- far more optimistic view of the situation than some weeks ago and are convinced that a peaceable settlement: will be reached in the Sudeten German question,
According to reports from Paris, it appears that the French and
Wireless.
UNITED FRONT ON FOREIGN POLICY
London, Today Speaking at a meeting of the
mann, is said to have reassured The Royal Observatory reports British statesmen agreed during Empire Parliamentary Association Lord Halifax not only regarding the that a weak anti-cyclone has form- the parleys on Wednesday, that fur- in Westminster Hall yesterday, the German point of view, but also en-ed over South Manchuria and ather developments in the Czech Prime Minister stressed the value abled him to announce in Paris that ridge of high pressure extends 1 question should be awaited before of the countries of the British although the Reich is by no means from it to South-East China, Pres- any concrete step is taken by the satisfied with the progress made in
two Governments.... Trans-Ocean. sure remains relatively low over settlement of the Sudeten German
Indo-China. Forecast: E. and problem, it is willing to collaborate S.E. winds, moderate; fair: in securing a peaceful solution, on condition that Prague evinces a similar attitude..
ex-
The paper goes on to state that the British Government is merely waiting for a satisfactory solution. to the Sudeten problem before sug- gesting that an Anglo-German change of opinions is resumed.
Political circles are of opinion that Captain Wiedemann's visit has served to relieve the atmosphere in Europe. "The Daily Mail" reports that several responsible persons in. Paris would favour sending a re- quest to the Prague Government to accelerate its negotiations. Trans- Ocean.
FATAL ACCIDENT
While bus No. 578 was proceed-
along, Queen's Rond Eastất
out 8 o'clock this morning fol
by n private car, a Chinese nhn, Wong Ling aged 60, ran across the street near We
Barracks, Both vehicles vold her by swer.
ipted
lied
Chau Lee, aged 24, was admitted
Commonwealth showing united. front in foreign policy British Wireless.
Again no rain fell yesterday, the to the Queen Mary Hospital yea- Sir Geoffry Northcote is return- total since January 1 being now terday as the result of a fall from ling from his visit to Canton to- 15.30 inches below average.
the hill side near Tai Hang Road. morrow evening.
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