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FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1926,

Russia..

THE CHINA MAIL.

He said that Great Britain had “Degree of Fr FAIR PLAY.

not taken the position that it was

MacDonald Baškėdę: impossible to increase the der was the decree of Sir Auss (Continued from Page 1))

manent seats except on the entry of Chamberinin freedom? Was che Ho referred to the Tre-Germany, the United States or free in relation to any pledge or promise he had. givar, regarding quency with which the ques. He recalled a private meeting of what he was going to do at Geneva? tion of the composition of the Coun cil came up before the Assembly, the Council four years ago at Was he pledged to Spain, to pointing out that the man claims which Great Britain supported the Foland, or to Brazil? Ho (Mr. He saw nothing| MacDonald) was unable to imagine now advanced were not now raised claim of Spain. for the first time. It was natural that bad happened since to make a more inopportune moment even that those who cherished claims the Government change its attitude to talk about further admissions which were put off on account of regnding that claim in principle nor a more unfortunate diplomatic momentary inexpediency and the Opposition cries of "Oh) though method when admitting changing composition of the Count the time when the claim should be then to give the opportunity to mis cil should renew their claims when pressed was a different question chievous Continental newspapers the question appeared on the with which he was not dealing agenda owing to the entry of a new nation..

Surprise and Feat.. Sir Austen Chamberlain said that if he rightly understood the cause of the anxiety of the British nation, it was not that we opposed a change in the Council or any addition to it, nor that we desired a prior to reject any particular. claim without discussion but it was due to surprise at the opening of the question now, and a foar lest

now.

now State

to say that this was a makeweight or counterbalancing force. Nothing was more calculated to encourage the auspicion that the Council was directed against Locarnal

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Sir A. Chamberlain dwelt on the marits of increasing the non- permanent seats and proceeded to refer to the jealousy with which He argued that it would be an in- permanent additions ought to be justice to other nations themselves made; but reiterated that they to admit them at present. For wazo, not prepared to say a priori example, it was unfair to recos that no such claim could be admiae the Spanish claim if recogni mitted under any circumstances tion was part of the bargain whatsoever

causing Spain to enter under: "a. cloud of suspicion. He demanded that Great Britain and Geneva should deal with one question alone, namely, the admission of Germany.

IN

Labour Leader Intervenes..

MacDonald MT J. Rameay Labour Leader) intervened and asked if Sir A. Chamberlain meant that no such claim could be ad-

the opening of the question would endanger the results of Locarno, perhaps especially in the sonsa that there was something in the Birmitted in March which was unfair play-(Some Con- survative cheers and toud Labour cheers--something of which one Power might rightly complain something which was repugnant to the spirit of the game na we were

Sir A. Chamberlain replied "No"" adding that the Government would have preferred that these "further questions should not be raised at present, but if a way to Reace was found by common agreement for a

Lloyd George Disappointed...: Mr. D. Lloyd George (Liberal Leader) confessed to a feeling of disappointment and uneasiness. Sir Austen Chamberlain had ab solutely refused to give one definite answer that mattered.

FELIX COLM

COLLAPSE OF FLIGH

LONDON:

ACUTE ENGINE TROUBLE.

(Reuter's Samb do

Karachi, March 4.. After struggling with sand storms and mist on the flight to London Flight Lieutenant Oliver and Flying Officer Brooks, in their aeroplane Felix, were forced to land on the Persian coast. 70 miles east of Jask owing to engine trouble...

"They have decided to abandon the fight.

LA British; wireless message. of March 1 stated The two Brits airmen Flight Lieuten at Oliver and Flying Officer Brooks, who left Karachi in India at two d' dock this morning on a flight to London, hope to read the Croydon Aerodrome in *f** ys and thus establish a reTheir aeroplane bears theme of Felly,

CAPE FLIGHT.

PEKING CABINET,

CHIA TEH-VAO APPOINTED PREMIER

NEW MINISTERS.

(Router's

"Peking, March. 4. A meeting of personages at Tuan Chi-ful's residence yesterday even ng rosólked to Issue a mandate appointing Chi Toh-yao as Fra- mier, and another mandate the Cabinet 20! announcing follows:

Chia Tel-yao, Minister for War: W. W. Yan, Foreign Minister. Chu Yung-kuang. Minister of the Interior.....

Ho Teh-lin Finance Minister. Kang Halo-chan, Minister of "Communications.

Tu Hakkuof Minister of the Navy,

Tang Yi Minister of Justice: Ma Chun Wu, Minister of Education:***y

Yang Wen-kal, Minister of Agriculture

Tengi Han halang, Chiat Secre tary to the Cabinet.

The above 1st la ubject to| alteration at the last moment...

It is reported that the Cabinet has also prepared a mandata, ap. pointing Feng, Yu-hsiang to be

Commissioner

accustomed to play it In State particular admission it would cer- Prance was pledged to vote for ROYAL AIR FORCE ARRIVES AT Pacification affaire us in other activities of Hetainly not oppose or reject that ad- (Some Conservative cheers),

"Never Agnin.""

"

"

mission, on the ground that it would have preferred to discuss the (Labour question in September. cries of "Oh "%

Sir A. Chamberlain recalled the accent speech of Dr. Stresemann,

"A Locarno Conversation."" (German Foreign Secretary) in

Sir A. Chamberlain mentioned which the latter mentioned that the that the German Ambassador had portrait of Viscount Castlereagh that day communicated an anxious was hung in the Foreign Office room wish to see him, as His Government when the Locarno Treaty was sign-desired a meeting of the repre- ed, Dr. Stresemanne rightly

the Powers: ( sentatives: of inferred from that that. Vie

Locarne conversation before the He (Sir count poleonie policy stil guided opening of the Counci the British Government which was A. Chamberlain gladly concurred,

Castlereagh's

KHARTOUM.

Poland's admission. Japan said that she would accompany the majority. He (Mr. Lloyd George)

TAKING NO RISKS. summed up the British attitude as: "If France and the other nations agree and can bully Ger-

(Reuter's Serios.): into surrendering, I many

Cairo, March 4. acquiesce."

"It is poison in the loving cup The Royal Air Force fliers have the poison of suspicion, pro-arrived at Khartoum on their ceeded Mr. Lloyd George in de fight to the Caper having left manding that Sir Austen Cham America on March 2, where one brain should at least give his maching was slightly damaged own personal opinion. He (Mr. on hangington and a Lloyd George) appealed to the

Chihli. Hönán, and Shensi

DUTCH POLITICS,

"

DR. DE GEER FORMS A CABINET.

LIST OF PORTFOLIOS.

(Reuter's Sorpion.)

of

The Hague, March 4, Jankheer Dr. D. J. de Geer, ex- Minister of Finance and a member EA Caren report of March of the Christian Historical Party,

using the Langue of Nations as an and said he had reminded the Government to give effect to stated: The first stage in the whom the Queen charged to form instruments Viscount Castlereagh Ambassador that a fortnight ago British opinion, which intended 11,000 miles flight by the Royal an extra-Parliamentaryy Cabinet, had used the conference of the he (Sir A. Chamberlain) had com- to give a fair deal toward Ger- Air Force to Cape Town, under has formed a Cabinet, as fol

Powers.

That policy was to protect the world against a repetition of the evil from which it had suffered and the dangers from which it had just esenped and simultaneously wel

unicated to the German Govern- ment. the earnest hope that they Would meet at. Geneva before any decisions were taken..

many and pursue the traditional the leadership of Wing Compos

mander Pulford, comprising five Premier Jonkheer Dr. D. J. Prime Minister Replies. policy of fair play in Europe,

officers and two mechanics, has de Geer. Mr. S. Baldwin (Prime Minis-been completed by their arrival

Minister of Finance: Dr. H. A. ter) replying to the debate, at Assuit from Heliopolis in four Lloyd George Interposes.

said

van Karrebeek. recognised Mr. D. Lloyd George (Liberal existence of colld British pub-undercarriages instead of floats, Denner,

the Fairey seaplanes fitted with

Minister of Foreign Affairs: interposed 2 query tic

opinion. He wished that each one of which has a Napier

come back yesterday's enemy.con-Loader):

he

M.

-cert of nations to work toward re-whether that meant, that Great it had been possible to insist on Lion 450 hp.. engine. The flight Minister of Justice-M.. Kan. conciliation. friendship, and cor- Britain would oppose the addition Germany's admission alone in diality

Our Guiding Principle.

one?

of a member in the event of the absence of an agreement by all The guiding principle of the parties, of which Germany was Sir A. Chamberlain replied that the statement he had made. (Minis Rendering it impossible for Germany teria cheers, and ironical Labour cries of "Oh After Fall con-

British representatives at Geneva must, therefore, be they that they

March, but that was beyond our power. He deprecated the agita tion which, had sprung up be- cause it was contrary to the Locarno spirit and was begin- on the side of France and the other on the side of Germany

is following the route mapped out: by the Royal Air Force at the end of the war, when dense bush and tropical jungles, were cleared, and aerodromes were established 200 mules apartie: The trip and weeks. There will be no attempts at record, breaking.

Minister of the Interior:-M.. de Waszink.

Minister of Education: Pro-

fessor van Rozen, of the Technical College

Minister of War and the Navy:

would be a party to nothing endan he was not prepared to go beyond ping to create two camps-one return are expected to occupy ten-M, Delft. (ad interim).

gering the success of Locarno or

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No Pledgea Given

Mr. Baldwin said that apart from the pledge given to Spain, which

ut the last moment to enter thesideration by the Government that League.

was for Great Britain the essential As regards the composition of

the fruits of principle that

was not accompanied by conditions response to aquest to make a the Council, Sir A. Chamberlain reLocarno must be reached and that regarding time or occasion. Great definite statement marked that there as many different nothing must be done to prevent Britain had not given pledges or Geneva, M. Vandervelde express- regarding opinions as there were members of Germany entering the League.

obligations to any country. Heed the opinion that two nations the League. It was impossible to

declared that the Government was ought to be represented on the say how these differing opinions

If he pleaded with his country-sending Sir Austen Chamberlain Council, namely, Belgium, who. eculd be reconciled. There would'

men to allow their representative and Viscount Cecil, who deserved was already there.. and Poland, be little chance of agreement if the only machinery for its solution some latitude in the discussions it the confidence of the country: The whe was not yet represented. were an exchange of diplomatie was because he wanted to stretch Government was convinced that

*Notes.

Hands Across the Sea.

The very object of the out his hand to others and to see when they returned the suspicious Belgium left the Council while

He'

For motion Against

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creation of the League was to them stretch out their hands to and critical members would be the afford an opportunity of personal him-pot to have his hands tied so first to acknowledge that they had intercourse with a view to seeking that his most friendly gesture held the high honour of their coun- try and built another stone in the and finding methods of solution would be futile.

cited the speech of M. temple of the peaps of Europe He which would never emerge. from. 'controversial writing.

Vandervelde that the Belgian dele

Division Challenged. gates would not be fettered: No Divided Camps. "

Sir A. Chamberlain) said that the Opposition challenged a division At the conclusion of the debate One solution that Great Britain Vandervelde indicated his general on the motion for adjournment, will not countenance under any cir-attitude. (Labour cries of "Why which was defeated, the vetlug cumstance is that it will not be don't you? He was quite frank").being; a party to creating again in the Sir A. Chamberlain concluded by Council the camps of opposing appealing to the House to leave him forces, which were the curse of free to meet his friends and col Europe before the War." Moreover, leagues in the great council of na- any such attempt would be futile tions and seek a solution with- since one vote more or less la use-out renewing or prolonging "diff less in the Council, where unanimity culties and without again creating ie necessary is all essential matters. or Increasing suspicion, but mak», Sir A. Chamberlain dealt with the Ing the meeting another step in arguments in favour of abolition progress, reconciliation, and ap and the need of unanimity. He expeasemant., (Ministerial cheers), 'pressed the opinion that whilst on most, exceptional occasions majority decisions might be desirable, he favoured unanimity to prevent ins trigue and to prevent the Council being denatured for the purpose of creating a majority on any particu- 'lar decision.

THE DISCUSSION.

Labour Leader a Criticisms.

Majority This is tantamount to a pro Government. majority of one hundredzē

CHINA'S CLAIM

Formally Lodged at Geneva,

Geneva, March 4. China has formally applied for a permanent seat, on the Council of the League

4. "It would be shocking Germany enteredsrit, and if we were unable to defend our inter- ests while our neighbours in the East could do 88

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Minister of Waterways and Railways:-M van der Wezte,

Minister of Labour, Commerce, and Industry: Senator Sloter- maker de Bruvne. 16 Ma

Minister for Dutch Indies. and? Colonies:-M. Koningsberger. The Cabinet thus comprises Christian Historicals Anti-Revolutionaries.

Liberals Catholic Non-Party (van Karne

boek)

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SNAILS PACE.

FINANCE BILL'S TORTUOUS PROGRESS:

RELATED VIEWBri bass Alfed to Reuter Service) dety

mustyén in deze Paria March London, March 4. 06 11. Bundan wel M. Brand's hope of the

Themesha rose Bill being passed by silence over the proppted recon stitution of the bague Council in both Houses of Parlament be

Hore he leaves for Geneva on a leader in which it says that on Saturday is likely to be dis International question in recent years has there been so emphatic appointed unless the Chamber and spontaneous a demenstration of speeds up matters. British feeling

The debate is at present.pro- ceeding at a snail's pace. There are 66 articles, and the preser rate of voting is one every hours. Deputies persisting moving inessential ameridments, mostly with no chance

"' According to the Rep General, every day's deldy the State 20,000,000, francs-

CHILDREN CÚP OP

Foreign observer's are altogether wrong in their clination to dis count the significance of this popular interest and to attribute I to bbacure machinations or petty political motivem un adoption. "The "Canes declares the essence of the matter solely demand for falt play End plainder ing at the turningiorissing of frankly dissatisfied with the state. The application is signed by European history and adds that Bince German entering 1 ment; which lacked realise detall. Chao Hsinchus not fail play teromake sudden He was not disquieted by the It says that the Chinese Gov- who ever represented Great Britain countries. disin

He doubted whether anyone spontaneous uprising in certain ernment, in formulating the claiming permanent seats request, takes its stand on the was prepared to assert that the but because those countries had international status quo and the Council must always retain it been encouraged daily to go on importance of China compared original form.

The impatience of he declared that the Government with other Powers,

Assembly's Impatience.

Mr Rameny MacDonald (Labour Leader) said that he was

important shange of the League without consulting her, particular y since the changes are interpret able as an effort to create hastily and nervously, a counterpoise ainst Gorman This strikes the ordinary British mind a 20 attempt to "queer the pitch. simply cannot be done.

the Assembly with the settled re-had allowed Poland to pursue en The Chinese Government fur- election of some of the temporary quiries and approach Government ther considers that such repre members had been growing. He after Government whilst Great sentation of China, a Power "Goubted whether the Assembly Britain stood by apparently with- which occupies the greatest area

would have been content to re out opinions.

“Talk European” on the Asiatic Continent, pos elect them last year if they had we are now told that on sesses a quarter of the total

Viscount Grey of not known that the whole subject account of the delicate and din population of the globe, disposée veered in his support would be shortly reviewed. cult situation which has arisen by of unlimited resources and cemernment, and in a wol

carried to a siderable economic powers, and the Times

the honour has distinguishe Itself by ita caben gralliminary petiona

Support for Spain.

those claims bein

The question was essentially one point which invo

for common discussion and solution of the nations

them, ancient civilia

which were the outcome of the init ist hespedient and wrong for tional culture, terchange of ideas and free play in the House to tla thought, but the membership of the Chamberlain's han

Council should be kept within. manageable bounde. “It was equally.

Important that the Counch, shouldi bo sufficiently numerous to make if fairly, representative of the whole body of the Staten in the Leng but any increase in the perme

must be serupa Coxamined

Siz Austen bancs the efficacy

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