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Canton, To-day.
It is revealed by the spokesman of the "peace preservation com- mittes" at a press conference that Pang Tung-yuan, chairman of the. committee, had sent telegrams to the Japanese Premiér, Foreign, Army and Navy Ministers that in the Anglo-Japanese parleys in Tokyo "our... 80.000,000 Chinese earnestly hope that the Imperial Japanese Army will get satisfac......... tory results according to Im- perial policy "The Chinese press in the meantime has changed its anti-British, campaignto, alleged “full details" of the British ““gur... render" to the Japaneso at the Tokyo: conference-Reuter.
TRANSFER OF
TROOPS FROM INDIA TO EGYPT
THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 28, 1989.
PREMIER HOLDS TO HIS OWN VIEWPOINT
London, To-day.
With Parliament due to adjourn for the summer re- cess on August 4, suggestions were made to the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, at question tim in the House of Commons yes- terday that the House should not disperse at the present time. Mr. Chamberlain said he would announce next
week the date of reassembly in the autumn. It was proposed to take the motion for the summer
و
adjournment on August 2, and the usual pow- er would be taken for the Speaker, on repre- sentation made by the Government, to call the House together at an early date if such a course was necessary in the public interest.
NO TIME LIMIT
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Mr. Arthur Greenwood (Labour) | Minister found himself unable to by asked Mr. Chamberlain if he would accept the suggestion made consider the suggestion that there Mr. Greenwood that the House should be regular meetings of the should meet regularly in the inter- House, and that members should val, would he, at any rate, agree not disperse for Д considerable that the House should not adjourn period.
for several weeks, but that Mr. Chamberlain said he had should adjourn for not more than seen an allusion to such a proposal a fortnight or for three weeks in the press, although it was not most. formally made to him.
On consideration, it did not seem Mr. Chamberlain replied that we to him that it would be an advis-had no reason to suppose that, if
grave events able course to follow..
supervened, they should supervene in a fortnight or of three weeks, or at any particular time. The only reasonable or sen- sible course was that the govern- Sin-ment which had the responsibility should watch the course of events. -British Wireless.
"It is one which is likely to keep the whole country in a state suspense.
GOVERNMENT WATCH Replying to Sir Archibald clair (Liberal),, who declared that "in view of the possibility of grave events abroad," it was undesirable that the House should separate for a prolonged period, Mr. Chamber- lain said he thought the only fea- sonable way was for the Govern- ment to watch the course of events. The House might depend, he said, that they would exercise their pow- ers with a due sense of responsi- bility.
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Paris, To-day.
The French police, according to a report from Strasbourg, have confiscated the latest issue of the "Strass-Burger Monatshefte," Au- tonomist Alace periodical, which contained an open letter to Presi- dent Lebrun summing up the "de- mands of the German minority in
FOREIGN POLICY Making an extempore reply a supplementary question by Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Chamberlain said he did not want to tie himself down to the precise words of a pledge, but broadly speaking, if the Gov- ernment contemplated some import-France."
ant departure in their foreign po- The "Strass-B ger Monatshefte" licy, he thought it would be an is published by Dr, Spiesser, lead- occasion for calling the House toge-er of the recently dissolved Auton- ther.
omist League "Erwin von `Stein- Mr. Winston Churchil! (Con-bach."-Trans-Ocean. servative) thereupon asked: Does not the Prime Minister consider that if during the early days of August the mobilisation of the German army is steadily proceed- ing it would appear incongruous to announce that Parliament has adjourned until October 25. THE WAR OFFICE ANNOUN- Mr. Chamberlain: That is mig THAT ARRANGEMENTS | hypothetical question-Reuter. ARE REING MÅDE. FOR THE
DESPATCH
LONDON, TO-DAY.
MATTER OF OPINION
LAND INVESTMENT INTERIM
At a Meeting held this morning, the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. declared an.
S'HAI THREATS
I OF CERTAIN When Mr. Chamberlain agreed Interim Dividend of One Dollar TROOPE AT AN HADLY DATE that keeping Parliament in session and twenty-five cents per share for FROM INDIA TO EGYPT.
would be likely to keep the whole the six months ended 30th June, This moremant., which has beer country in state of anxiety, Mt. 1989. under consideration for some time. Greenwood suggested that, on the Is a precautionary measure, and is contrary, it was more likely to give intended to inornnun, the strategic a feeling of satisfaction and to reserve in the Middle East.
strengthen public opinion were it -It is welcomed by the Eevntian known that the House met from vovernment, The troons are not de- time to time. signed for emnlovment in Palestine Mr. Chamberlain And there is NO utton inf sending this was a mă them
His opin
Dr. Dovey has reported that be tween 2 and 5 pm. yesterday some Miss Go White. person stole a ladies' - handbag | Cameron Hoad, was containing money and a fountain Kowloon Hosnital, ver pen, from his office at the Post she had been bitten Office Building.
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