THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 5, 1940
Lbrary, Sunceme
EXPLANATION SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NEEDED
London, To-day.
AN EDITORIAL IN THE “Manchester Guardian” says: “Lord Halifax has announced in Parliament that this country continues to recognise the Chungking Govern- ment as the legitimate'ruler of China and that we have not in any way changed our general policy. "It is, however, most unfortunate that we should have to
make such explanations. "Why should we be under huml-
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lating suspicion, whether in the PUBLIC OPINION
United States or elsewhere, of changing or in any way abating our policy which, like that of the United States itself, rests, or should rest, on observance of the Nine-Power Treaty, assuring Justice and free- dom to China?
"It is necessary to remember, es- pecially at a time when Japan is seek- ing to attain her ends by diplomatic manoeuvres, that questions of prin- ciple are here involved on which we cannot and must not fall short, or
even be thought to do so.”
Reuter.
CRAIGIE SPEECH SEEN IN PERSPECTIVE
New York, To-day.
TOO STRONG
FOR HITLER!
Berlin, To-day. Hitler's grandiose old age pensions scheme, announced with a great flourish of trum- pets in the press in February, is not to be introduced until
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after the war, according to COLOUR CLASSIC, POPEYE & BETTY BOOP CARTOONS
the Berlin correspondent of the "Neue Zuercher Zeitung.”
This means the plan to use new pension contributions which were to have been levied on all insured per- sons over the age of 16 for State fin- ancing, has been abandoned owing to the public reaction.
The correspondent adds the idea of instituting forced savings likewise ap-
been abandoned.
The "New York Times," pears to have shows a favourable reaction Router. to the House of Commons statement. on the Nanking
regime.
It says:
"The British Government
now stands with the American in
PEERAGE
refusing to recognise Wang. Any FOR MAJOR
other decision is inconceivable when the British are fighting to end aggres- sion in Europe.
"The Ambassador's speech is now in the proper perspective. It was probably 'Intended to soften the blow of British non-recogni-
tion of Nanking.
TRYON
London, To-day.
A Peerage has been con-
"It was also a rather wistful conferred on Major G. C. Tryon,
fession that Britain would like to be friendly with Japan." Reuter.
former Postmaster - General who became Chancellor of
ALL DOUBTS the Duchy of Lancaster in
DISPELLED
STOCKHOLM, TO-DAY.
the Cabinet re-shuffle.
Lord Woolton, the new Minister of Food, is appointed a Privy Council- lor. Reuter.
THE "DAGENS NYHETER” RE- Lord Woolton, who was raised to FERS TO · MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S | the Peerage last year, is better known SPEECH AS DISPELLING ALL as Sir Frederick Marquis, head of the PREVIOUS DOUBTS AS TO THE Lewis chain stores and Pryce, Jones, EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DE-Ltd.
MOCRACIES AGAINST THE TOTA- He is a business man with many
LITARIAN STATES.
directorates.
The paper stresses the strength of
In the past he has served on several M. Reynaud's Government and the Government Committees, including determined co-opération of the the Cadman Committee on Civil Avia- French and British Governments to|tion and the Lord Privy Seal's Com- take the initiative.-Reuter.
mittee to enquire into the need for deep shelters.
NAVAL MAN CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER
Kenneth Duncan Bruce, 25- year-old native of Glasgow, at- tached to H.M.S. Moreton Bay, was charged this morning at the Central Magistracy with the slaughter of a Chinese, Lam Shing-chi.
The charge resulted from an ac cident in. Hennessy Road yester- day when Bruce, while driving car No. 2968, knocked down Lam who succumbed to his injuries.
Traffic Inspector Saunders ap-. plied for a week's remand which was granted. Bruce was released in naval custody.
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London, To-day. A
secret session of the House of Commons is to be held next Thursday to dis- cuss economic warfare.
The Prime Minister made this an- nouncement yesterday afternoon in reply to a question by Mr. leader of the Labour Opposition, who
Attlee,
DANCING IN 6 HOURS pointed out the difficulty of discuss-
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Chamberlain quite agreed that ject was one of great im- and one which might prove to debate in public. He glad to make the the a secret
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