THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 21, 1938
GENERAL
ELECTION
RUMOURS: CABINET SHAKE-UP Appeal To Country Considered To Be Unlikely
Mr. Chamberlain Expected To Make Changes
London, To-day.
The resignation of a number of Cabinet Ministers, and the possibility of an early General Election, are investigated by Reuter's lobby correspon- dent.
The correspondent writes that Mr. Chamberlain is
-CATHOLIC SUNDAY HERALD
AID FOR JEWS URGED
London, To-day. Cardinal Hinsley, Archbishop of Westminster, yesterday urged Roman Catholics in Britain to help the European refugees.
He paid a tribute to the gener- osity of the Jews who were doing everything they could to assist. in the immigration of Jewish children, most of whom were Christians and predominantly Catholics. Reuter.
investigating junior Ministers' representa- MR. PIROW'S
tions, and it is improbable that anything more will be heard of the matter before the Christ- mas recess.
VISIT GIVES
A General Election within a few months is dis- RISE TO MANY
tinctly improbable, as nothing is more calculat-
ed to delay the rearmament programme at QUESTIONS
what is admittedly still a critical period than an election campaign.
HORE-BELISHA ATTACKED
London, To-day,
Serious differences of opinion
There is a measure of parlia- mentary uneasiness at the pre- sent state of the national de- fences, not necessarily because of default by the Ministers respon- sible.
This feeling is assisted by the fact that much of the work in progress is not dis- closed.
A Ministry of Supply and a within the British Cabinet will compulsory National Register
to
London, To-day.
The Dominions Secretary stated in a Commons answer that when Mr. Pirow (the South African De-
D.F. TURKEY COMPETITION
The "Sunday Herald" - competi- tion, with a 15-lb. Dairy Farm turkey as the prize, was won by
Mr. I. K. Lok,
36, Russel Street,
Third Floor.
whose correct solution, one of hun- dreds, was the first opened.
the
Many competitors credited "Sunday Herald" with a guile which was not wholly earned, sug- gesting that the only place in the paper where the phrases were to be found was in the prize offer itself.
The correct solution was as follows:
1.
"rubber composition suitable for bouncing."
Pictorial Supplement, page 11,
column 3, lines 21-22.
2.
"caused wide comment.”
Feature Section, page
13,
column 1, lines 47-48.
3.
"never count the cost." Women's Section, page column 2, line 17.
8,
fence Minister) was in London a WOMAN CHAIRMAN
fortnight ago he gave to a number
of Ministers here an account of the impressions which he gathered dur- ing his journey through Europe,
OF L.C.C.
London, To-day. For the first time in its history next year, which is its Jubilee
lead to an early election according continue to find their advocates, and these were discussed with him. Year, the London County Council
the "Evening News," which while there are members who Beyond certain talks on ques- states yesterday that such a step doubt the wisdom and usefulness by Mr. Chamberlain would clarify of the coming Rome visit of Mr. the political atmosphere and also Chamberlain and the Foreign "strengthen the position of the Secretary, Lord Halifax. Prime Minister and his main col- laborators."
The growing Cabinet crisis was the main topic of discussion yes- terday in the political and press circles.
POLITICAL UNSETTLEMENT
Collectively, these dissentients produce an atmosphere of political unsettlement which does not go very deep when examined.
will be presided over by a woman. tions of trade and communications,
The Labour Party has decided to his conversations with members of nominate for the chairmanship the governments of the various Mrs. Eveline M. Lowe. Mrs. Lowe countries he visited were informal has been a member of the L.C.C. and personal, and Mr. Macdonald since 1922.-British Wireless. said he had no statement to make upon them.
cent statements in the House had The following supplementaries related to questions of transfer of were asked,
territories under the administra- Commander Fletcher (Labour): |tion of the Government in the An increasing amount of criti
Most probable outcome appears
“May I ask whether in the course United Kingdom. cism is directed at the Secretary to be that just before Parliament of these conversations with othe
NOT NECESSARY of State for War, Mr. Hore-Belisha, reassembles
Government any dis- Consultation with the Dominion on January 31 there British the "Star" stating: "The prevailing will be a
discovered between | Governments had not therefore re-shuffle of certain crepancy was impression is that Mr. Hore-Beli-offices, in accordance with the in- the views of the United Kingdom been necessary. The general views sha will go. The accusation levell- tention which the Prime Minister Government and the Union Govern- of the Dominion Governments on ed against him is that while he is believed to have held for some ment regarding cession of the man- the question of the future of the made confident speeches and kept time.
dated territories to Germany?” mandated territories under their himself in the public eye, nothing
Mr. Macdonald: "Obviously I administration were well known. was done in his Ministry."
cannot report the upshot of private The Secretary for the Dominions and personal conversations, but was also asked whether the op- there is an answer later on the portunity was taken of Mr. Pirow's attitude of the Dominion Govern- visit to consider the adequacy of arrangements for naval defence of South Africa in time of war. Commander Fletcher: "Was any- He said the object of Mr. Pirow's thing detrimental to British trad-visit was to discuss certain tech- ing interests revealed as the result nical aspects of the defence of..
conversations between. Mr. | South Africa, including naval de- Pirow and members of foreign fence. governments.?"
The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. W. S. Morrison, was attacked in Ipswich yesterday afternoon by the National Farmers' Union which passed a resolution expressing the disappointment of the agricultural circles over "Mr. Morrison's at- tempts to occupy himself with agri- cultural problems."-Trans-Ocean.
ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH MONOPOLY DROPPED
Neither Lord Maugham (the Lord Chancellor) nor Lord Runciman (Lord President of the Council) ori- ginally wished to remain indefinitely
in the Government.
LORD WINTERTON
ments to cession of territories.""
of
BRITISH TRADE
•
Mr. Macdonald: "Not that I am aware of."
Lord Winterton (Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster) has not had a happy parliamentary passage in the present year, and therefore comes into the list of forecast resignations. Inasmuch as Mr. Chamberlain's in- vestigations into Junior Ministers'
Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour): complaints might not convince him "May the House take it that the of the validity of their allegations, British Government do not share the names of those Ministers cannot, the outlook of Mr. Pirow regarding be excluded from the list of possible the possibility of war in the changes. Reuter.
London, To-day. Mr. J. J. Stourton (Cons. Sal- of ford) asked in the House Commons yesterday whether it was now confirmed that the Jap- Foreign Secretary, replying, stat- anese were attempting to create ed that it appeared that the at- a monopoly in trade in raw cot- tempt to establish a monopoly ton in the area round Shanghai. had now been abandoned.
Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Reuter.
Spring?"
Mr. Macdonald: “The attitude of the British Government has been very faithfully stated by the Prime Minister and other Ministers."
In an answer on the cession of the territories to which he referred above, Mr. Macdonald said that re-
SOUTH AFRICAN PLANS The questions were settled as a result of the discussions. As to |details, he could not anticipate any statement Mr. Pirow might make after his return to South Africa, since that was a matter for the Government of the Union.
In a further statement, Mr. Mac- donald said that the Union Minis ter of Defence had recently an- nounced very considerable expen- diture regarding defence in South. Africa, and a good deal of the money involved was in relation to naval defence. British Wireless.