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PREMIER
LABOUR
AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST
BUTTER
REBUKES CRITICS
Suggestion Of An Assurance Intensely Insulting
Waiting For Sign MEASURES
From Germany
DEMOGRAPHIC
IS NOT THE
ADJECTIVE
WE'D USE
Prizes for
Rome, To-day.
"Demographic
London, To-day.
Suggestions that he and Lord Halifax should give assurances that they would not go to Rome pre- pared to sacrifice principles or betray British interests were described by the Prime Minister as intensely insulting during last night's de- bate in the House of Commons.
Achievements" were awarded to Mr. Chamberlain warmly defended his foreign po-
95 Italian families by Mussolini yesterday in Palazzo Venezia.
This achievement seems to have been the raising of children because families which had increased most rapidly during the last ten years were awarded the prizes.
The record was held by a couple from Palerino which had produced 15, while six couples were the proud parents of twelve and eleven.
One couple, the woman 27 and the man scarcely 30 were parents of nine children.
Prizes awarded by the Duce were a sum of 5,000 lire to each couple and a bank account for the youngest child in which the Duce deposited 100 lires.-Trans-Ocean.
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licy, though admitting that he was still waiting for a sign from Germany's leaders that gave promise of the conclusion of peaceful under- standing in Europe
Minister
AGAINST POWERS!
Tokyo, To-day.
A mixed commission of the pro- visional Governments in Peiping and Nanking which are under Japanese influence will, it is stated, meet in Peiping on De- cember 23.
It is expected that the Com- mission will discuss the meaures to be taken eventually against the Powers supporting the Gov- ernment of Marshal Chiang Kai-· shek. Trans-Ocean.
PREMIER HITLER®
In the last Commons debate on the principle which had guided international affairs before the visit British policy throughout, that the of the Prime Foreign Secretary to January,
and differences between the Spanish MEETING DENIAL
Rome in should be settled by the Spanish Mr. Hugh Dalton people themselves. moved "that this House has no con- fidence in the foreign policy of the government."
London, To-day. At this point the Prime Minis-
Official circles deny knowledge of ter observed: "In extremity it is suggested that the Foreign Secre-proposals for a meeting between Mr. Chamberlain and Hitler rumoured The Prime Minister said that the tary and I require a bond before-
in some London Sunday papers in connection with the Premier's pro- great number of letters he had re-hand, by some assurance we are not
jected visit to Rome. ceived convinced him the country going to betray any causes or aban- don any vital principles, or
interest Nor is anything known of a meet- was behind his policy....
any important sacrifice
It between Mr. Chamberlain and Field of this country. Such suggestions ing alleged to have been arranged are intensely insulting to us. is highly discourteous to our hosts Marshal Goering.-Trans-Ocean. to suggest they would invite us to
In Europe which, with the Far East, were the only quarters of the world where possibilities of trouble existed, relations between Britain and France remained of the most cordial character.
Referring to the Mediterranean, the Premier deplored the continua- tion of the disastrous civil war in Spain, but claimed that considerable
COMPANY STRIKE reductions in the forces of interven-
SETTLED
tion had been brought about by Britain's non-intervention policy. ITALIAN PLEDGES Referring to Mr. Dalton's charges of continued Italian breaking of pledges, he said that while it could not be denied that a certain amount of assistance in men and material had been given to both parties in recent months, the Italians had sent ar-to Spain, according to information
The strike at the Chung Hwa Book Company at Ma Tau Wei has been settled. It is understood that all the workmen have returned work with the exception of about 60, who have been dismissed.
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the government possessed, not more than 200 men, and though they regretted that assistance they could not say that really there had been a breach of faith by the Italian Government.
WEATHER FORECAST On belligerent right he said he could
repeat what had been
said over and over again that as long as no The Royal Observatory, reports other solution had been found for that the anti-cyclone is extending the Spanish question other than northeastward over Manchuria and that evolved by Lord Plymouth's the Sea of Japan.
committee, the government did not Pressure remains highest to the propose to grant belligerent rights north west of Shantung and is re-other than in accordance with that latively low over the Philippines, committee's plan. and adjacent seas,
A depression appears to be de- veloping over the Loochoos.
Local forecast:-E. winds, mo- derate; cloudy generally.
INTENSELY INSULTING How far it would be possible to discuss at Rome, Spanish matters he could not say, but they could be sure they would not depart from
do any such thing. It is an attempt tally contrary to the spirit in which to poison beforehand the atmosp- we accepted the invitation of the
It is to- (Continued on Page 28) here of the discussions.
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