!
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 8, 1940.
LABOUR
Page
PARTY TO MEET
But No Immediate Political Crisis Expected
GILT-EDGED ACTIVE ON
STOCK MARKET
London, To-day.
Gilt-edged securities were the day's brightest feature on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Continued, good investment buying, with the shortage of available stock, was responsible for further substantial gains. In other sections price movements were most- ly narrowly irregular.
Wall Street was sluggish. ter.
Reu-
NEW ADMIRAL
Full Gathering
OF THE FLEET of Parliamentary
· London, To-day. Lord Chatfield completes five years as an Admiral of the Fleet to-day.
Admiral Sir Charles Forbes. has been promoted Admiral of the Fleet in succession to Lord Chatfield.
Vice Admiral Sir Dudley North is promoted Admiral- Router.
ADMIRAL SIR ROGER KEYES JOINS THE CRITICS
London, To-day. ADMIRAL SIR ROGER KEYES, who was in uniform, was loudly cheered in the House of Commons yesterday when he described the suggestion that the British Fleet had “run away" to Alexandria as "a damned insult." There was laughter in which Admiral Keyes joined.
Admiral Keyes declared it was not the fault of the Navy that German warships and transports were not followed into Norwegian ports and destroy- ed as they were at Narvik.
Party
LONDON, TO-DAY. REUTER'S LOBBY CORRESPONDENT SAYS THE LABOUR PARTY DECIDED TO TAKE NO ACTION LAST NIGHT IN REGARD TO THE PRIME MINIS- TER'S STATEMENT. IN THE HOUSE OF. COM- MONS.
The executive of the Parliamentary Labour Party will meet in the Commons at 10.30 this morn- ing to consider the situation arising out of yes- terday's debate, and there will be a full meet- ing of the parliamentary party at 11.30 at which the whole matter will be thoroughly sur- veyed.
Present reaction to Mr. Chamberlain's statement is that there will be no immediate political crisis.
The Labour Party is critical of the
whole situation but things do not seem
to have reached the point at which a strong body of Government supporters
is asking for a change.
Many Government supporters thought the Prime Minister's speech disappointing, others described it as the speech of a tired man. However, in the absence of unex
In his opinion, supported by authoritative Norwegian in-
formation, the naval hazards of an attack on Trond-pected developments, the great bulk heim would have been trifling compared with those overcome in other operations which he had organised and led. (Cheers).
Since April 16 he had been urging the Admiralty to take more vigorous action in Norway and to let him take all the responsibility for organising and leading the attack.
He was told there was no difficulty in going Into Trondheim Fjord but it was not considered necessary as the Army was making good progress and the situation in the Mediterran- ean made it undesirable to risk our ships.
Admiral Keyes suggested old ships 'might have been used the loss of which would not have affected the strength of the Fleet.
Searching Inquiry
Mr. L. M. S. Amery (Conservative) said the whole conduct of the war hitherto called for a searching en- quiry. (Cheers).
"There are no loyalties to-day ex- cept that to the · common cause." (Cheers from all parts of the House). He did not feel there was one sen- tence in the Prime Minister's speech which suggested the Government fore- saw what Germany meant to do, or that they came to a clear decision when they knew what Germany had done or that they had acted wisely or con- sistently throughout this lamentable affair.
"The Norwegian chapter doesn't stand alone. It is all of à plece with our, hesitation and slowness in res- ponding to Finland's appeal for res- end in tackling all war problems. "There is no doubt that during the past eight months the gap between the German forces and ours has widened, We cannot go on as we are; there must be a change." (Loud opposition cheers).
Next Blow
The next blow, he continued, might fall at any moment. It might be Hol- land, It might be the Mediterranean, e
“We must have a supreme war directorate. We must have a proper War Cabinst elmilar to that of Mr. Lloyd George in the Great War.
of Government supporters will be event of a challenge being made in re-
found behind the Government in the
gard to the Government's competence.
carry on the war.
"The time has come when the op-to position must definitely take their share of responsibility and a real Na- tional Government formed."—Reuter.
OFF THE RECORD
ED REED
TAXL
-2-15
· 1948, Thé Kagittar
`and Tribune By
Buch a challenge is one of the possible outcomes of to-day's - ·La- bour opposition meeting.Reuter.
By ED REED.
"Would you mind 'backing up a nickel's worth, driver?
got a dollar sixty!"'.:
Here's Luck
EWO BEER
Tel: 30311
SEE ROYAL'S
NEW NO. 1
with
MAGIC MARGIN
"I don't work as Hard as I did-end
I do mòrel Royal's New No. 1 is easier, Easter.
BETTER TYPING
"It's grand to have your- boss praise—I mean actually rave over your 'typing. That's exactly what's happened ...
LOWER COSTS
"I've noticed... already :letters deem to come through right, faster--since we took on the New Royale.”
MOST
FINEST.
EFFICIENT TYPEWRITER EVER PRODUCEDI
The OFFICE APPLIANCE
LIMITED
11, Chiter Rd., Ground Fl„ York Bldg. Telephone 84177
ROYAL
SCANNIN
WORLD'S NO. 1 TYPEWRITER