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ACQUIESCING BUTLER
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M.P.'S INTEREST IN YANGTSE AND PEARL RIVERS
London, To-day.
The British Government is not acquiescing in the policy of holding up British shipping in the Far East, declared Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secre- tary for Foreign Affairs, in the House of Com- mons yesterday.
RECRUITING FOR R.A.F.
London, To-dạy,
The Air Ministry announces that 1,080 recruits joined the R.A.F. in the past week compar- ed with 358 in the corresponding period last year.
This brings the total accep- tance of pilots, observera and boys since April 1 to 27,862, com- pared with 13,292 in the corres- ponding period the previous year. -Reuter.
Mr. Butler also answered questions on both the BASQUE
Yangtse and Pearl Rivers,
YUGO-SLAV PREMIER GIVES INTERVIEW
Belgrade, To-day.
Commander A. Marsden (Conser- vative, Chertsey) asked whether the Government had received any statement from the Japanese Gov- ernment on the question of re- opening the Yangtse.
PRESIDENT IN FRANCE
Paris, To-day.
Mr. Butler said no statement The President of the Basque had been received subsequent to Government, Senor Manuel their Note of November 14 last
Aguirre, arrived here yesterday from Perpignan by train,
YANGTSE TRADING
Further evidence of Japanese
That the principal aim of the year. new Government will be to seek a practical solution of the Croat question was again emphasised by Premier Cvetkovitch in an inter- view with a representative of the paper "Politika." published here yesterday.
Premier Cvetkovitch said that this aim had already been indicat- ed in a letter addressed to M. Stovadinovitch by five ministers who resigned on Saturday and who form the nucleus of the new cabinet.
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Justification of the latter's policy was to be found in mises made to the Croats before the last elections and such policy was, moreover, dictated by im- portant political reasons.
Senor Aguirre, who looked trading on the Yangtse was com-worn out and very depressed, municated to the Japanese Minister was accompanied by ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs by the British Ambassador in Tokyo, Sir Robert of Justice, Senor Irujo, and was Craigie, on January 13.
met at the station by an official of the Spanish Embassy in Paris.
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Mr. A. V. Alexander (Labour, Hillsborough), then asked if the British Government was acquies- cing in the policy of holding British shipping.
Mr. Butler: No.
THE OLD EXCUSE
JAP ACTION AGAINST BRITISH EXPORTERS
LONDON, TO-DAY.
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THE REFUSAL OF THE JAP- ANESE AUTHORITIES ALLOW GOODS TO BE PORTED FROM TSINGTAO WHEN THE EXPORTS HAD BEEN FINANCED. THROUGH FOREIGN BANKERS BY MEANS OF CHINESE NATION- AL CURRENCY; · WAS MEN- TIONED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. AT QUESTION TIME YESTERDAY.
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Mr. Robert Morgan (Conserva- tive, Stourbridge, who raised
action the question, asked what Prime Minister had taken.
Mr. Morgan also wanted to know, whether such a refusal on the part of the Japanese had been extended to any other ports in China.
SYSTEM EXTENDED
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in reply said cases In recent there had been months in which the Japanese au- thorities at Tsingtao had refused to permit exports either on the ground mentioned by Mr. Morgan or with- out assigning any reason.
In reply
The British Consul-General· ́at who to journalists asked whether the retreat of the Tsingtao had made frequent répre- up Republican troops had been or- sentations in the matter to his Ja- dered by the Government, Senor panese colleague, who pleaded “mili- Aguirre said: "Yes, the order tary necessity" as justification for
the action taken. been given. for evacuation has Troops will arrive in successive
The matter had also been taken groups and I think the retreat up by our Ambassador in Tokyo. will be completed to-day."
Commander Marsden asked un- der what rule of international law
The system of export permits was Asked if in his opinion any recently extended to Weihaiwei and
would have Chefoo, where the situation was be All papers, meanwhile, abstain were the Japanese preventing Bri-peace negotiations from expressing views on the situatish vessels from using the Pearl prospect of success, Senor Aguirre ing closely watched, said Mr. Butler.
answered "We shall win, we shall-Reuter. River. tion. Much importance is attribut-
win." Senor Aguirre stated that ed in political circles to a recent
Mr. Butler, said the Japanese al- he had met the President of the book on the Croat question by Alleged that they were conducting Spanish Republic Azana in Per- fons Hribar, who is a friend of the military operations which would pignan on Sunday but was un-
Premier, since it is believed that be impeded by the movement of aware of his intentions. Trans- NEW COMMANDER
this book foreshadows some of the measures which the new cabinet in- tends to take.
of
TRIPARTITE DIVISION Hribar advocates the tripartite division of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, each part to enjoy a large measure political and cultural autonomy.
Questions of language, national flag, taxation and powers to be con- ferred on the ministers of the three 'lands' should, according to Hribar, be solved in a sense of extensive de: centralisation.
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Premier Cvetkovitch, who is 46, was born in Nich and studied at Swiss universities. After being mayor of his native town he became chairman of the Yugo-Slav Radical Group in Skupshtina.
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The new. Foreign Minister;
exander Cincar Markovitch, has for the past three years, been Minis- ter in Berlin..
It is expected that an important part in the Cabinet will be played by the Minister of Justice, Nicholas Rushitch, who as a former son" 'of Croatia, entertains close relations with Croat political circles,-Trans- Ocean.
third party shipping.-Reuter. Ocean.
Because more air observers for multi-seater, aircraft are needed in the bigger R.A.F. it has been decided to recruit a large number direct from civil lite during the next six months as a temporary men-- sure. A Royal Air Force. Air Observer School devoted to armament training has just opened its first course in the North of England.. This school where this picture was taken, can deal with sixty air ob-- servers at a time and there is a bix weeks course in gunnery and bombing. Photo shows an air gunner, in his flying kit," at his gun- during target practice. (Picture passed, by «Air. Ministry),
FOR SHANGHAI
London, To-day.
The War Office announces that Col. F. K. Simmons, at present in Palestine, has been appointed Com-. the mander of British troops in Shanghai area.
The appointment becomes effec- tive on June 5,
Colonel Simmons
was Military Attache at Madrid from 1928 to 1931. He is now Commander of the Southern Brigade in Palestine. -Reyter,
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