"THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1939.
OPPOSITION
Page
ANGERS PREMIER
Attacks End Expectation Of Compromise
London, To-day.
"The debate in the House of Commons yesterday on the Government motion to adjourn was plan- ned to last two hours but continued for five and a half hours.
MR. ATTLEE RETURNS TO COMMONS
London, To-day.
Mr. Attlee, Leader of the Oppo- sition, attended a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party for the first time since his illness at the House of Commons yesterday. He was given a warm welcome by His colleagues-British Wireless.
TURKISH AIR AMAZONS
Paris, To-day.
Labour Wins Tory Seat
London, To-day.
A GOVERNMENT ma- jority of 2,169 was turned into a Labour vic- tory by 2,636 votes in a by-election in the Brecon and Radnor division of Wales yesterday.
This was due, states Reuter's lobby correspondent, to a strong difference of opinion among back benchers of all parties regarding the best
The election was
a straight means of achieving the purpose which is the
contest between the National A squadron of Turkish bombing Government and Labour, and 79 aim of all to demonstrate the determination planes each flown by a woman pilot per cent. of the electorate of of the Commons that the international situa-will shortly visit Paris, according 48,850 recorded their votes.
to the "Excelsior."
·Polling results as follows: The squadron has been formed Mr. W. F. Jackson (Lab,) 20,679 for the purpose of making a pro- Mr. R. Hanning Philipps |paganda flight through Europe and will be commanded by the adopted daughter of Kemal Ataturk.
tion should not be exploited abroad because Parliament has adjourned for the holiday.
Then, after opposition speakers had made it clear that they were attacking the Government's good faith, Mr. Chamberlain delivered an unexpectedly strong rejection of the Opposition proposal.
For some time before the Prime Minister spoke there had been ex- pectation of a compromise, but his : speech admitted of no compromise. Government supporters were not ordered to be present by a three-
CASE FOR AID TO CHINA OVERWHELMING
London, To-day.
After referring to the British
line whip, and consequently many capital at stake in China, and British were absent, while the Opposition
forces were also below full strength. trade with China and Hong Kong the As far as can be ascertained, Con- "Financial News," in a leading :servative malcontents abstained article, says the case for support of
from voting.
Chinese currency is overwhelming. WARNING. WORDS.
-The task is rather to decide the The Prime Minister, resisting the most useful method by which sup Labour amendment to the adjourn port can be given. ment motion, referred. to the La- The solution is not self-evid- bour speakers' suggestion that Parent, but certain broad lines of
·liament should continue to sit
an-policy stand out clearly. other three weeks, by when they The Government can minimise should have reached an agreement with Russia.
Mr. Chamberlain said there were some warning words in the official communique from Moscow, and in view of that it was clear that in their opinion it would not be wise to be too optimistic about reaching a very speedy conclusion.
pressure on the Chinese exchange by granting generous export cre- dits, and should dismiss out of hand any Japanese demands that we should hand over the silver in Tientsin or assist Japan in oust- ing the national dollar.
For us to aid Japan in estab- All the arguments presented by lishing the puppet currencies Mr. Winston Churchill, said the would be little short of suicidal. Premier, were based upon the ser-Reuter. ious nature of the situation, and
ably to the conclusion that the
such an argument must lead inevit-EXPLOSION IN House must not separate at all. RADIO STUDIO
PREMIER'S RIPOSTE
Jerusalem, To-day. - Replying to the argument that Three bombs exploded in the when the House was sitting the broadcasting building here yester- danger of war was thereby minim- day doing extensive damage and ised, Mr. Chamberlain recalled that necessitating interruption of the what was called the rape of Aus-programme for several hours. Five tria occurred while the House was persons. were injured. Trans- în session, and the House was un- Ocean, able to prevent it, while when Ger- man troops began to march ✨ on Prague on March 15, there was a debate in the Commons the same afternoon.
Mr. Chamberlain characterised change in the situation in Europe the Labour amendment as inconsia- occurred. tent, with no logical foundation and The Labour amendment was de- as another form of a vote of no con- fidence, which he confidently ex- pected the House to reject.
NATIONAL UNITY
cession on behalf of national unity. In reply to a question, Mr, Cham- berlain indicated that Parliament would be recalled if a radical
feated by 250 votes to 182, and the Government motion was carried by 246 votes against 129.
Mr. Chamberlain treated the
Several members appealed to matter as a vote of confidence. Mr. Chamberlain to make some con- |Reuter.
It will fly from Ankara to Paris by way of Budapest, Sofia and Athens and will afterwards pay a visit to London.-Trans-Ocean.
4 SHOWS
DAILY 2.30-E15 7.19–630
(C).
18,048 2,636 General
22,079 19,910 2,169
Labour. Majority The figures at the Election were:- Hon. Ivor Guest (C) Dr. L. Haden Guest (Lab) Conservative Majority
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