THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1939.
PREMIER'S "IMPORTANT
BUSINESS" IN
FULL CABINET MEETING BEING HELD TO-DAY
London, To-day.
THE POSITION REMAINS one of increased tension înter- .nationally but of complete calm and unabated firmness in London, states Reuter's lobby correspondent. There have been no indications of any exceptional develop- ments yesterday. Among many matters to be considered by the meeting of Ministers (which has now been converted into a full- Cabinet council) to-day (Tuesday) the suggestion that the British Government. should issue a reiteration of its attitude towards any act of aggression is expected to be included. Opinion now appears to
that followed. from the reappearance the Government's recent declaration | Central Europe of the on the subject was so clear as to re- quire no fresh emphasis beyond what may be assumed to have been given diplomatically in the appropriate quarters.
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There remains every desire not to exacerbate feeling by an unnecessary statement.
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tactics by which the crisis of last September was inaugurated and from the clamant reiteration in the German press of the impossibility of compromise upon demands which the whole world knows mean war if they are persisted in.
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This growing tension is bound engage the Ministers' most serious will attention, though it is generally re they cognised here that the British Gov- suchernment has done almost all that lies
WILL TAKE STEPS On the other hand, Ministers review the situation fully as
take And it to-day, and will steps as seem to be required.
Fixing of the Cabinet meeting
the Prime the afternoon will give Minister an opportunity to see some of the Ministers individually during the morning should the need arise.~
Reuter.
"IMPORTANT BUSINESS"
in its power to ensure peace by defin- ining with precision and clarity its at-
titude and its obligations.
London, To-day. To-day's Cabinet is given the greatest attention in the London press. The opinion expressed in most pa- pers that the conference is likely to be of the greatest importance is born out by the fact that Mr. Chamberlain left Scotland for London by Sunday's of staying in night train, instead Scotland until Monday, as originally arranged.
The Prime Minister is said to have
changed his plans because he needed the whole day for "important busi- ness on Tuesday."
of the The "Daily Mall" is opinion that the British Govern- ment will make a statement in the course of the next few days to make absolutely clear the attitude of the British Government.
NO THREATS
The paper suggests that this state- ment will be in terms which will not admit of any doubt that Britain will come to the assistance of Poland if Poland appealed to her.
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Such assistance would not be layed by Parliamentary procedure or Cabinet conferences but would be- come effective immediately.
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The "Daily Express" endorses opinion of the "Daily Mail," but de- clares that the statement which the Government is about to issue will also give expression to the willing-- ness of the Western Powers and their friends to do everything possible for the Danzig a peaceful solution of problem, providing it can be done in an atmosphere free from any threats of violence.--Trans-Ocean.
WHOLE WORLD
KNOWS
On June 29, Lord Halifax declared: "In the event of further aggression we are resolved to use at once the whole of our strength in fulfillment of our pledges to resist it."
The Prime Minister subsequently emphasised that these words repre- sented the considered policy of His Majesty's Government.
NO DOUBTS Ministers will no doubt be con- cerned to see if there remain any means over and above all that has already been done to that end to ensure that no slightest doubt survives in any quarter of the significance of that pledge.
One matter which it may be as-
sumed will not be excluded from their consideration is the summoning
of Parliament.
LONDON
RECALL OF
PARLIAMENT
DISCUSSION
London, To-day.
The question of recalling Par- llament was not raised by Mr.' Arthur Greenwood, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, in his Minister talk with the Prime yesterday, in view of the fact that the matter will be discuss- ed fully by the Cabinet to-day in the light of the altuation they will have to envisage.
Throughout their resistance to automatic recall of Parliament, as demanded by the Liberale, the Government promised that should the Bituation deterior. ate substantially, they would re- call Parliament without delay.
Should the Cabinet decide to- day that recall' is necessary in order to honour their pledge it would probably be found that there will be a meeting before the end of the week, or at least early next week.-Reuter.
TYPHOONS
IN PACIFIC
PRIME
MINISTER'S CALLERS
Lord
London, To-day.
Halifax lunched with the- Prime Minister, with whom he was in consultation at 10 Downing Street. yesterday morning, und afterwards re- turned to the Foreign Office.
The Premier's callers in the after- noon included Sir Samuel Hoare (Home Secretary), Mr. Leslie Burgin (Minister of Supply) and Lord Chat- field (Minister for Co-ordination of Defence).
Mr. Horse-Belisha, the War Secre- tary, who passed through Paris on his way back from Cannes to attend to- day's Cabinet meeting, had a conver- sation of an hour's duration with M. Daladier, the
tish Wireless.
French Premier-Bri-
SALVATION ARMY RESOLUTION
London, To-day.
and
consulation
The high council of the Salvation Army has passed a resolution "ex- pressing the desire that no changes in the legal constitution of the Salvation Army should be promoted by the A ridge of high pressure extends General, without the fullest possible
to the Pacific consideration from
of, Central China
Japan, according with, the Commissioners." south-eastward of
The resolution is interpreted as a to the Royal Observatory report this
formal expression of the strong grow- morning.
the leaders that ing feeling among they should have a greater voice in the control and destiny of the move- ment.
A shallow depression remains over Tongking.
A depression is forming in the wes tern part of the Balintang Channel,
The resolution possibly indicates and will probably move westward.
Another depression is situated to the that the views of Commissioner Lamb west of Guam, moving west-north-and his supporters, who favour a sy-
west.
OSLO POWERS NOT MEDIATING
Oslo, To-day.
stem of government by “cabinet," pre- sided over by a supreme head, are vailing with colleagues. Reuter.
MILITARY TALKS
London, To-day.
The military staff talks in Moscow between the British and French mis-
re-
Rumours to the effect that the sions and the Soviet delegation head- forthcoming conference in Brussels of ed by Marshal Voroshilov were countries belonging to the so-called sumed yesterday.-British Wireless. Before the adjournment, the Prime "Oslo bloc" had been called by the Minister assured the Commons that Belgian Government primarily the Government would not hesitate the purpose of offering the services of if they thought developments made the Oslo countries as mediator in the it desirable-to call Parliament toge- present
has international situation
for
ther before the date fixed for its called for the a denial from Foreign
re-assembly on October 3.
Minister Koht.
At the same time he resisted an
In a statement issued in Oslo yes- Amendment to the adjournment mo- terday he said that all such rumours tion which sought to fix a special were without foundation.—Trans- session for to-day's date, and it may Ocean. still be his and his colleagues view that a meeting of Parliament is not at present necessary or opportune.- British Wireless.
VERBOTEN
Berlin, To-day.
CSAKY RETURNS
Budapest, To-day.
-GUERILLAS
Shanghai, To-day. Traffic between Shanghai and Nan-
king was disrupted yesterday when
the line was wrecked by Chinese guerillas. Passengers for Nanking were brought back to Shanghai, Our Own Correspondent.
BRITISH MANOEUVRES
London, To-day.
Count Csaky, the Hungarian For- It is learned that the French Pre- eign Minister, returned here yester-mier, M. Edouard Daladier, has ac- of Mr. Leslie day from his "holiday abrard," part cepted the invitation of which he spent as a guest of Dr. Hore-Belisha, Secretary for War, to Frick, Reich Minister of Interior, at attend the peak period of the British army manoeuvres from Sept. 17 to Sept. 21.-Reuter.
duties."
The sale in France of the "Franco-Tegernsee and Salzburg, before tra- German Monthly Review," published velling to Rome where he saw Mus- in Karlsruhe, is reported by the semi-solini and Count Ciano. Count Csaky
has "resumed his official official German news agency to have
Trans-Ocean. been forbidden by the French Minis- try of Interior, because the last num- bers of the periodical allegedly tained several tendentious articles.- Trans-Ocean.
con-
F. O. APPOINTMENT
London, To-day. The Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mr. I. Rudloff, residing at Court- has appointed Sir Orme Sargent, an Assistant Under-Secretary in the $2 lands, Kennedy Road, was fined by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Cen- Foreign Office, to be a Deputy Under- Secretary, succeeding Sir Lancelot tral Magistracy this morning for park-
Chater Road
Oliphant-British Wireless. ing overtime in August D.
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TUNG EXPORTS
Shanghai, To-day. According to statistics published the United States authorities, six China exported during the first months this year 40,000,000 pounds of tung oil which is a decrease of 10,000,000 pounds compared with the same period of the previous year.- Trans-Ocean.
London, To-day. In London, principal interest is now fixed upon to-day's Cabinet, at which Lord Halifax will report upon the international situation.
The meeting was arranged before Ministers dispersed on holiday but, in
Sentence of six months' hard labour -deterioration of view of the
the European situation in the last few
A police report states that an un- and 12 strokes of the cane was passed that the Mr. Riddell, residing at No. 260F known European obtained a days, there is satisfaction
cine on Ho Yau, unemployed, by Mr. R.
Prime Minister
Magistracy and his Cabinet Prince Edward Road, has reported | camera valued at $90 from the D'Asis Edwards at the Central
Gloucester opportunity that between Friday and
Building,
of Saturday | Studið, colleagues will have an
on this morning when found guilty return snatching a gold earring from a Chin-
ese woman,
at this stage of reviewing together last, car tools to the value of $82.60 Saturday, and has failed to the more critical position which has were stolen from his car in his garage. | since:
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