THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 16, 1989.
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SARCASM HURLED AT GOVERNMENT IN HOUSE
"Handing Over Gibraltar As Triumphal Gift"
London, To-day. The Spanish Government has invited the British Ambassador to attend the victory parade in Madrid, and the invitation has been accepted. This announcement by the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons yesterday, raised a minor storm from the Opposition.
GREATEST CHINESE SUCCESS
LOYANG, TO-DAY.
THE CHINESE VICTORY AT TANGHO, IMPORTANT SOUTH HONAN TOWN SIXTY MILES NORTHEAST OF SINYANG, IS DESCRIBED AS THE GREATEST CHINESE SUCCESS IN SOUTH HONAN IN THE CURRENT YEAR.
Tension in south Honan arising from the Japanese "mopping up campaign has been eased consider- ably after the Chinese successive recapture of Tangho and Sinyeh, thirty miles west,
state in
Chinese military advices that the main Japanese force south Honan has been shattered as a result of the defeat at Tangho. Over 1,000 casualties were suffer- ed by the Japanese during
no fewer night-long battle and than 500 Japanese army horses killed.
Continuing their advance from Tangho, the Chinese recaptured of Tangho, Pingshih, southeast yesterday. They are now pressing
on Tungpei, further southeast near the Honan-Hupeh border.
A part of the remnant Japanese at Tangho have retreated to Shang- tuncken, about ten miles, south of Tangho. They are constructing
A cry of
"Shame" was evoked from the Labour benches, and there was a sarcastic query from the Communist Member for West Fife, Mr. W. Gallacher.
Mr. Gallacher asked whether the British Government would con. sider handing over Gibraltar as a triumphal gift!
IN ACCORDANCE
NEW AIR FACTORY AT GLASGOW
London, To-day.
The Air Minister, Sir Kingsley Wood, has announced the esta- blishment of a new aero engine factory in the vicinity of Glasgow.
The factory, which will com- mence production in 12 months, will employ 10,000 men.-Reuter.
COMPLAINANT SEARCHED IN COURT
BRITISH OBLIGATIONS TO THE BALTIC STATES
LONDON, TO-DAY.
MR. NEVILLE CHAMBER- LAIN ANSWERED A QUES-
TION IN THE HOUSE OF
COMMONS YESTERDAY RE-
LATIVE TO THE ATTITUDES OF POLAND AND RUMANIA TOWARDS THE ANGLO-SO- VIET NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH
The unusual sight of # plainant being searched in Court was witnessed this morning at the KNOWN TO THE BRITISH Central Magistracy when Mr. T. J.GOVERNMENT THOUGH Houston ordered the complainant THEY HAD NOT BEEN GIVEN in a larceny case to pay back the FORMAL SHAPE. wages which he owed to defendant. Complainant stated that he was
com- HE SAID, WERE WELL
Mr. Chamberlain insisted it a shop owner who dealt in buying would be inappropriate for him Replying to numerous supple- and selling flour, while the defen- to disclose these views, all the mentary questions Mr. Butler ex-dant was a former foki of his. De- more since the recent visits of plained that other accredited re- fendant had been robbed of some M. Potemkin (Soviet Vice-For- presentatives in Spain had been flour which he was taking from eign Commissar) to Bucharest invited to the parade.
the Sun Cheong Shop to his mas- and Warsaw would. have given It was in accordance with inter-ter's shop while he was in Kowloon an opportunity for an exchange Since then he of views between the Soviet re- national practice for foreign repre- some 20 days ago. sentatives to accept invitations of had been afraid to return to the presentative and the two Gov- this character.
shop, even to collect the wages due ernments. to him.
Defendant had finally plucked, up to courage to return to the shop
collect find his master and
his wages, about $2.70. Upon his ar rival, he was told that the master was not in, so he stole some sacks and a pair of trousers from the
Later, Mr. J. J. Davidson (La- bour, Maryhill) sought to move an motion, but the adjournment
the motion on Speaker ruled out
not a the grounds that it was
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Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Liberal Opposition (says Trans- Ocean) asked whether the Ambas-shop. sador would also watch the march Defendant told the Court that he past of Italian troops.
Mr. Butler merely repeated that the Ambassador had been invited and had accepted the invitation,
CHINESE INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
LONDON, TO-DAY. DESPITE THE JAPANESE OC- defences on the bank of the Hsiao Ching River. Kuotanchen, south-CUPATION OF MANY CHINESE west of Tangho, has been cleared TOWNS THE CHINESE GOV-| of Japanese troops.--Central News. | ERNMENT HAS BEEN
SOME RAIN EXPECTED
ABLE
SUBSTANTIALLY то IN- CREASE ITS INDUSTRIAL POTENTIAL IN PROVINCES AND DISTRICTS STILL UNDER CHINESE CONTROL.
Asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether attention had been drawn to this fact, Mr. R. H. Cross, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, answered in the affirmative.
The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone extends from Central China to the Bonin Islands; it is moving slowly eastward, pres-
Asked to state the steps. taken to sure being highest to the south of Korea. A depression appears to be ensure that British industry co- a operated to the fullest extent with forming over Tongking, and trough of low pressure extends this new type of Chinese develop-| across the northern part of the ment, Mr. Cross declared that all China Sea:
Local forecast:-E; 'winds, fresh to moderate; cloudy, occasional rain.
proper assistance was given to Un- ited Kingdom firms desiring to co- operate with Chinese development.
-Reuter.
had stolen the articles to sell for his passage back to his village. He had not stolen his master's goods just to get his back wages in that way. The complainant, defendant's master, told the Court that he had never been asked by defendant to pay him.
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ONLY LEAGUE OBLIGATIONS
The Under-Secretary for For- eign Affairs was also asked what were the obligations of the Bri- tish Government towards tonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Es-
In the event of Russia being involved in war as the result of defending any of these States against aggression, he was asked, was the British Government un- der an obligation to come to the aid of Russia?
Mr. Butler replied: "His Ma- jesty's Government are under no obligations to these States except such as may derive from their membership of the League of Nations.
When asked by Mr. Houston he was willing to pay his former foki, complainant answered that he was. He was told to return $2.70 to him, but told the Court that he did not have the money, where upon "I can add nothing to the he was searched. Sixty cents which statement made earlier by the was found, was given to accused Prime Minister on the progress who was told that the complainant of the Anglo-Soviet discussions."
British Wireless. would pay him the rest later.
CAN'T. SLEEP WITHOUT IT, — A doll, almost a replica of herself, is the constant companion of Ming, the baby Giant Panda, at the London Zoo. Every night she curls herself up with the doll and sleeps peacefully. She kicks up a terrible fuse if the doll is missing and refuses to go to sleep. Photo shows Ming, arms round the doll, sleeping peacefully.