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LABOUR GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

PARLIAMENT REASSEMBLES.

GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMME OUTLINED

REASSURING THE COUNTRY, L

CONFIDENCE RATHIR THAN

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

LONDON, February 12 The House of Commons reassembled quietly, but Ministers were soon bombarded with questions abont domestic and foreign policy. The Conserva tives were so keen'in putting supplementary con- troversial queries aly half dal num- questions

that the

be

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LUXOR MUMMY FOUND.

(Reuter's Bervice to the China Mail.)

LUXOR, February 12.

The lid of the surcophagus has been raised and Tutankhamen's mummy has been found.

[When the late Lord Carnarvon and his assist- ant Mr. Howard Caster found Tutankhamen's treasure tomb last year they were unable to oper the sarcophagus until the many beautiful and priceless articles had been removed from the outer chambers.]

LATER,

When the lid was raised thero was revealed disposed of the most splendid gilded mummy case ever found he first forty in Egypt. It was three metres long. Jutes.

· LUXOR; February 12, The opening of the numny case is such a

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald formidable operation that there is no question of made his first undertaking it this year..

Parliamentary

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of foreign policy. Thereafter he made a state-

INDEPENDENT MONGOLIAN REPUBLIC,

OVERTURES TO CHINA.

RIGA, February 12,

ment as regards According to reports in the Press, M. Karakhan, Ministerial the Soviet depresentative at Peking, is endeavour salaries, stating ing to obtain China's consent to the proclamation that he would of an independent Mongolian republic. It is stated not draw any that he protested against alleged Chinese assist- satary as Foreign ance to the anti-Bolshevik elements in Soviet Minister. Mr. territory and issued a warning that if the latter J. R. Clynes, the should cross the frontier Red troops would follow 'Deputy Leader of the House would draw £5000 them into China. which were the Lord Privy Soai's usual emoluinents. Viscount Haldane, the Lord Chancellor desired to receive £6,000 instead of the £10,000 to which he was entitled.

KEEP STEADY.

Mr. MacDonald sold he was not going to resign as the result of any snap division but only if de- feated on substantial issues, or if a direct vole of no-confidence were moved by the responsible leaders of either of the other parties and were

carried.

He thanked the can, sare business men who had warned investors not to make fools of them- selves owing to the advent of a Labour Government and he appealed to the country to keep steady.

He defended the order of the Minister of Health (Mr. J. Wheatley) rescinding the order of Sir Alfred Mood imposing surcharges on the Poplar Board of Guardians in respect of excessive out relief. Mr. MacDonald declared that Mr. Wheatley's order was an insignificant mechanical Operation and no indication that the Labour Govern- ment was going to encourage extravagance by any spending department.

IMPERIAL WIRELESS.

Negotiations are reported to be progressing at Moscow for a Mongolian trade agreement. It is stated that the explorer Koslov who left Irkutsk in August a scientific expedition experienced unexpectdifficulties in Mongolia. He returns to Petrograd in February with the object of preparing another expedition to Mongolia next year.

insist. Before the end of the week M. Rakovsky would be en route to Moscow for final instructions with regard to the opening of negotiations.

RELATIONS WITH FRANCE. Relations with France had drifted under the

Conservative Government so that they could only have resulted in a fresh European war. He hoped. that complete agreement would be reached in a few days with regard to the Palatinate and that before the end of the year France and Britain should be whole hearted co-operators with other nations in establishing conditions of European settlement Reparations were the first bar to a been reported on it would be time to re-survey all general settlement, and when this problem had

questions, including debts.

HONEST DEALING.

Mr. MacDonald said the Government would.

Mr. MacDonald paid a tribute to the instant submit all the Imperial: Economic. Conference resolutions to the House, They would indicate and hearty response of M. Poincare to his approa their views regarding each and provide the House ches. Our diplomacy must be perfectly straight, with every item of information thereanent in the absolutely frank and quite sympathetic. It only decision asks a similar response on the other side. France possession of the departments. The

has nothing to fear from any policy we may pursue. would be left to free vote.

I am sure nothing will arise between us but good- will, honest dealing and sincerity. We must con- sider the problems of reparations and the Rühr from the viewpoint of Fratice, Britain and Europe, and do everything to find a satisfactory agreement above all remembering that time is running a tragic race against us."

He hoped to have the report of the Imperial Wireless Committee by the end of the week and that it would be possible to settle the matter finally. The Government would carry on the inherit ance of social measures mentioned in the King's speech. The Government aimed at building £500 houses at an average rental of 9s, weekly, includ ing rates.

SHEER BOSH.

Mr. MacDonald said the country sooner or later had to become acquainted with the driving hand of Labour and he would be very glad if it could come sooner."

BACKING FOR THE LEAGUE.

As regards Russia Mr. MacDonald said he proposed to send to Moscow a complete striement of our outstanding difficulties. The Soviet Govern- ment had agreed to appoint Russian members of the Anglo-Russian Commission to which would be refered all the details regarding debts and other questions.

Referring to apprehensions expressed by Sir Robert Horne, former Chancellor of the Exchequer,

Mr. MacDonald'said In conclusion there must on his return from America with regard to the Labour Government, Mr. MacDonald said that the be agreement on armaments. Therefore he would sooner that sort of thing was proved sheer bosh do his utmost to increase the representative character- the better it would be for everybody concerned, He hoped the experience which the country and the Empire were going to have of a Labour Govern ment would make it impossible for any such statements to be made in the future.

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The Government was not going to pursue a policy of tranquillity but a policy of confidence. He proposed.to take the decision of the House of Commons with regard to the ratification of the Lausanne Treaty, also the Treaty of Tangler.

EXPORT CREDITS.

and authority of the League of Nations. 'Germany must enter the League. He hoped Russia would enter. He was confident America would as soon as she knew that the problem was being worked out from a new viewpoint with enthusiasm and idealism. Witnout more expenditure on armaments or more European rivalry-she would be ready to join

Mr. MacDonald concluded by moving the Mr. Stanley Baldwin and Mr. adjournment. Asquith agreed the former remarking that Mr. Macdonald's speech was of surpassing interest With regard to unemployment Mr. MacDonald bot Licut-Commder, Kenworthy and Col.. John said the Government would aim firstly at a restora-Ward opposed the adjournment. Subsequently must be Mr. Burnie interrupted the debate by moving a tion of trade, ponding which there. adequate maintenance of the unemployed. The private member's bill which was negatived on the Government would speed up the trade facilities Government motion end the House adjourned. sebeme and extend the period of operation of export credits.

An authoritative committee would be appointed to survey the national finances for the guidance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The building trade would be guaranteed work over a term of years. He was confident that a work- Ing agreement would be reached with the building trade.

The Government would not have a tariff or bounties for agriculture, but would adopt a system of loans or guarantees for agricultural co-operative exterprises and re-establish the agricultural wages boards. A

SECURITY..

LONDON, February 17,

In the House of Lords, Lord Haldane enlarged on Mr. MacDonald's statement regarding foreign affairs and longthily dwelt on the importance of Ho maintaining Anglo-French friendship. declared that security was what the French in their hearts desired most. Lord Haldane did not wonder at that. He said the British Government wished France security almost as much as she wished it herself. The only difference was a difference in methods." He pointed out the Im possibility of reducing armaments until a better method of security was obtained by some sort of common mind among the European nations. He Mr. MucDonald said he was sure there would said that if France would come with them into be considerable impetus in trade as soon the consideration of this other method of security they recognition of Russia was completed by economie would not only assure her an untroubled": future agreements, but we must not be too impatient to but would secure relief, both for France; and reap the harvest (Opposition Tronical laughter) Britain from a very heavy burden, SLAGEN VaiA complete staternent of all the outstanding Lord Garzon, former Minister of Foreign points between the two countries would be sent to Affairs, who replied, banteringly stated that Russia One of the most important was anti-apprehensions were sensibly relieved by what they British propaganda, on which we would certainly had just heard from Lord Haldane.

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