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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1939
PREMIER HINTS AT
MINISTRY OF SUPPLY
NO REPORTS OF NEW AERODROMES
London, To-day,
The Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs told the Commons that the Government had no in- formation about the construction of new aerodromes or fortifica- tions in Spain, either near the Pyrenees frontier or in the neigh- bourhood of Gibraltar," Wireless.
British
FOREIGN OFFICE VISITORS
London, To-day.
BRITISH BARTER SUGGESTION NOT FAVOURED
London, To-day..
The President of the Board of Trade, in reply to a suggestion
Commons that he did not consider
The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, re- for introduction of a barter or plied in the House of Commons yesterday to a compensation system in Anglo- question on whether he was in a position to an- Argentine trade, informed the nounce any new measures designed to increase such a scheme necessary or de- British ability to discharge her recently extend-sirable. ed commitments. Mr. Chamberlain replied that steps were being Government make available ster- taken both to accelerate and widen the basis of ling exchange for the purpose of production with a view to providing an increas-remittances to the United King- dom up to the value of Argentine ed war potential.
exports to Britain.-British Wire- less.
They were bearing in mind the increased demand which it was provident to anticipate in view of recent developments.
Gov-
Replying to a question on a Min-cessary for me to insist on the in- istry of Supply, Mr. Chamberlain in-terest which His Majesty's timated he would make a statemerit
ernment have in the preservation on the subject in the near future.
of their independence." ⚫ Questioned regarding the nego- tiation's with other governments, the Premier said the Government had London, To-day.
entered into no specific engage- The United States and Portuguese Ambassadors both visited the For-ments with Holland, Switzerland
and Denmark. eign Office yesterday.--British Wireless.
However, he added: "It is unne-
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NOTHING TO ADD Answering Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lend- er of the Labour Opposition, Mr. Chamberlain said the Government were continuing the close consulta- tions with other interested govern ments, including Russia.
However, he could not yet sup- plement his statement of April 13. Mr. Chamberlain added: "I should like to take the opportunity of in- forming the House of the great satisfaction with which the Gov- ernment has welcomed the recent initiative of President Roosevelt."
Mr. Chamberlain's reference to the United States was received with prolonged cheering.-Reuter.
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He recalled that under existing trade agreement the Argentine
BRITISH GUARANTEE TO POLAND
London, To-day.
Answering questions in the House of Commons as to whether the Bri-
tish guarantee to Poland included Danzig, Mr. R. A. Butler recalled Mr. Chamberlain's statement that
it was for Poland to decide if and when she considered her indepen- dence threatened..
Mr. Butler added that any modi- fication of the status of the Free City would have to be submitted to the League. Trans-Ocean.
EXPANSION OF U.K. EXPORTS TO AMERICA
London, To-day.
The President of the Board of Trade told the. Commons that while it was still too early to draw de- finite conclusions regarding the effects of the Anglo-American Trade Agreement. there were already | signs of considerable expansion of United Kingdom exports to the United States.
The increase in the first two months of this year as compared with the same period of 1988 ex. ceeded £1,000,000.—British Wireless,
Serious Fire In Liner
Le Havre, To-day.
A serious fire has broken out on board the 34,000-ton French liner “Paris.”
The fire is blazing in the interior of the vessel in spite of the efforts of firemen.-- Reuter
Great Britain and those of the coun- tries guaranteed by her, Mr. Cham- berlain (says Trans-Ocean) said
that the necessary military and
other contacts were being maintain- jød.