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London, March 3,

PRINCE GEORGE.

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PARIS

CURIOUS MISUNDERSTANDING.

Paris, Feb. 28. It was announced Inat night that, A surprising demonstration was. Prince George arrived at the owing to a "fundamental difference made against the Prime Minister by Gare du Nord to-night, and he was of opinion with regard to the section of miners when he visited confronted by the greatest crowd party's Chinese policy, Dr. Haden the Ebbw Vale offices of the colliery that ever greated a Royal visitor to Guest, M.P has resigned from the involved in the Cwm mining Paris. The Prince had to face no Labour party.. This resignation dianater shortly after noon vester- barrage of photographers, and the was handed to the Right Hon. J. day.

crowd thronged the entire station Ramsay MacDonald yesterday morn- Mr. Baldwin, accompanied by and streets. Barricades had to be

ing:

to China

swept away, but in the mean- replied.

time it is a duty to herself and that it is not a safe Labour seat." a kindness to China, be it added- to protect the lives of her subjecta. where the ability of the local authorities to do so still remains in doubt.

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Tho Arst indication that Dr. Ebbw Vale Colliery from Cardiff, crowd from mobbing him. Haden Guest was not a supporter and was received by Sir Frederick All this was the result of of the Labour-Socialists in regard Mills (chairman of the directors). curious misunderstanding of a cross in Sir John Benyon (vice-chairman of Channel telephone mesange, which was given the debate on the Address, during directors), and other officials of the was taken to mean that King George which he intervened to make his company. There was no demon-was coming. and the nows position clear. Dr. Guest has re-jstration by the little knot of miners was published in the newspapers.

the offices: when Mec presented Southwark North since outside

The misunderstanding coincides 1028.

Baldwin, entered. Mr. and Mrs(with another statement that was In explanation of his decision he Baldwin spent about twenty minutes widely published on the Continent made the following statement yes-in the offices, and were given full to the effect that their Majesties. terday to a Press representative! particulars of the disaster and of would visit the South of Spain in "The immediate reason is a com- the rescue operations. They ex- the spring. This led to an official risks to the lives and interests of plete and fundamental difference of pressed their heartfelt sorrow for denial from Buckingham Palace It is believer that the opinion with regard to the Labour the bereaved, and their admiration to-night. own people." Sir Austen

party's amendment to the Address for the courageous munner in which latter report was the work of Chamberlain took good care to ex-on, China. I have discussed the the rescue parties had worked. A hoaxer. plain that our policy remains the matter in detail with my own local large number of miners had gather executive, and we could not come jed round the colliery offices, and. "I recognise that the old to any compromise.

no when Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin came In fact, treaties are out of date. We compromise is possible on such a out in order to get into their car must move forward to a new question, and the only course open the Prime Miniater was subjected to some booing, and there were angry to me was resignation."" system, but the Chinese-

"Will you join the Conservative cries from a section of the miners.

There were shouts of "Why don's LOCAL COMMITTEE FORMED... move too, and concurrently. party?" he was asked.

"Oh, no," he replied: "I cannot you go down the mine yourself?" But before we can carry this

An appeal for funde is made say anything with regard to my and "What about the men lying in policy further, we must know future. At present I have morely the Black Vein and also angry ex-locally for "Red Cross Hospital in Welsh: Other Comforts" e. articles not supplied what will be the attitude of re- decided to leave the Labour party clamatione

because I found that I could not miners shouted what appeared to be by the Army or Navy but which are sential for the comfort of pa- sponsible Chinese authority with agree with them on this question of references to "the ballot." regard to the outrages at Nap-vital and fundamental importance. The Prime Minister was obviously lents.

During the Great War, it may be king:"Nothing could be more We aimply cannot leave our people very much taken aback at the first

in Shanghai without any protection. algn of any demonstration against recalled, the Order of St. John and. reasonable than that. Britain is My speech in the House of Commons him. For a minute or two he and the Red Cross Society joined forces Mrs. Baldwin faced the demonstra- this respect and, in addition to still anxious to make every can-made my position quite clear."

Asked if he would resign his seat, tors alone, while their car was be- the actual hospital and ambulance cession to China so that the last;

Mrs. Baldwin was comforts to the Hospitals,

ervices, supplied quantities of Dr. Hadon Guest would not commit ing fetched. cause of misunderstanding can be himself. My seat is all right." he considerably agitated and seemed it is for assistance such as this "Nobody would suggest to be almost an the verge of tears that an appeal in being made to the She took the Prime Minister's arm, public of Hong Kong. It is in- and when they entered their attended to invoke the aid of the two she tank back, with an, expression Societies mentioned and pending of pain on her face. Mr. Baldwin, communication, from these joint though pale and agitated, continued Societies, it is not proposed to issue to smoke his pipe. As the car drove the appeal locally. away, renewed shouting broke out. Notwithstanding, in order to help.

Com- Sir Frederick Mills said to a Press with local requiremente, a It will be recalled that Dr. Haden representative, "I expressed my mittee has been formed the Hon. Gütest made a very candid interven great regret to the Prime Minister Treasurer of which will be glad to tion in the debate on the offcial for the incident, and told him how receive subscriptions. Cheques: Labour amendment to the Address.sorry I was that his kindly visit (erossed) should be made out to "Diplomatic Prerogatives."

This amendment, proposed by the should have been so ill received. the Hon. Treasurer "Hong Kong The Soviet Consul-General in Right Hon. C. P. Trevelyan, de Mr. Baldwin replied that he quilte Red Cross Hospital Comforts Fund" Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fox and Shanghai has, as was only to be plored the despatch of armed forces understood that the incident was and sent to Mr. Ho Kwong, at

Queen's Road Central ar

to any family beg to thank all friends and expected, protested against the to China as calculated to increase due to only a few, irresponsible Mesare. E. D. Sassoon and Co.,

the risks to British subjects there, young men." relatives who attended the funeral raid op the compound of the and called for the "immediate diver. Mr. Evan Davies, Labour M.P., member of the Committee. and also for the

At the same time gifts of any told a Fress representative that it condolences and wreaths received Soviet Legation in Peking as "ansion and recall of the forces."

Dr. Haden Guest, in his speech. was with profound regret that he other articles will be collected from donors addresses if the Hon. during their sad bereavement. act of vandalism" and "pra-reported in "The Daily Telegraph had heard of the unfortunate in-Secretary is notified.

cedent endangering the founda-on Feb. 11, announced that he could cident. He added:

The Committee is as follows. **It I and the official Labour leaders.

President, H. D. The Governor tion of diplomatic prerogatives," not support the amendment. If the Soviet crowd in Pelting had/Beems to me," he said, "that for an wish to be dissociated from the (Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., K.

Opposition to ask the Government demonstration which took place of Grace, Order of St. John.) been as scrupulous in the exercise of the day to recall troops when Had I known it had taken place T Members-Mr. E. Ralphs (As of their duties as M. Linde has their advisers tell them that troops would have considered it my dutyistant Commissioner, St. John's been in the choice of words, there are required is not a responsibility personally to have expressed to Mr. Ambulance Brigade) (Chairman): which any Opposition should take Baldwin my sincere regret for such Surg. Capt. HJ. Cater, R. N. would have been no raid neces-

upon itself.

Ministerial cheers) an unfortunate occurrence. You Royal Naval Hospital: Mr. Ho Austeri Chamberlain'ssary. Moreover, vandalism or no The advisers are men of the highest can rest assured that the deman: Kom-tong (Kt. of Grace, Order of vandalism, precedent or no pre-quality and character, and, in addi-stration was not carried out by res-St. John and St. John's Ambulance latest speech in the House of rodent, not even an expert on the tion, we have been assured by the ponsible miners of this district, but Brigade); the Hon. Dr. R. H. Kote- Commons regarding China will be usages of diplomacy could deny Foreign Secretary that all the lead rather by a band of irresponsibles, wall, C.M.G.; Lieut. Col. Boylan welcomed by every British sub that such a raid on premises ad- ing authorities in Shanghaf de and I take this opportunity of ax-Smith, D.S.O., O.B.E. R.A.M.C.; actual Embassy mand, as men upon the spot, that it pressing, on my own behalf," and on Sir Eric Stuart Taylor, M.D.,.. ject in the Far East, and, we joining the GRÆCO EGYPTIAN TOBACCO STORE LTD. imagine, by all the saner elements residing was not fully justified by is necessary to have troops for the behalf of my friends, the miners 0.B.E. Mr. Ho. Kwong (Hon. Trea- results. It is true that members defence of our nationals. In these agents and leaders, and on behalf surer) and Mr. A. Morris (District Among the Chinese, the latter of the Diplomatic Corps have circumstances I do not see how any of the loyal and responsible sec- Superintendent, St. John's Ambul- being just as anxious as we are to various privileges, and that they responsible man can vote against tions of miners of this district, our ance Brigade), Hon. Secretary.

ure personally inviolable even the policy of the Government. sincere regret at the event.

ILLNESS OF STALIN. Visits to the Bereaved, reach a better understanding."

after war has been declared. Take Ministerial. cheers). Farther,

While the Premier and Mrs. There can be no question that our away the purely personal equation the amendment, which is in the

Berlin. Latest reports state that policy of patience and conciliation from the circumstances surround-name of the Labour party is not the Baldwin were at the offices of thei has been misconstrued" by the ing the raid on the Legation com../considered policy of the party colliery, Captain Carey, by means of the condition of M. Stalin, secretary Ministerial laughter). The ques plans, explained what had occurred. of the Russian Communist party, is pound in Peking; suppose, for the tion of the recall of troops is ex-Mr. Baldwin, asked several ques-hopeless. The German specialists. Chinese extremists as it has been sake of argument, that the affair pressly excluded from the lines of tions, and also asked to speak to the who went to Moscow to examine the deliberately misrepresented by took place in the Chinese Lega-policy which were laid down by a miners' representatives. Sir Fre-dictator have pronounced that he is. their Russian advisers. The im tion compound in Moscow; and it joint meeting of the trade unions, derick Milla introduced Mr. Jack suffering from cancer of the ato-

national executive of the pression is abroad that the can be left to the imagination the

what the attitude of the Soviet National Labour party, and the exe-Griffiths, the Ebbw Vale miners' mach, and it is now too late to Powers, and Britain in particular, Government would be in the event cutive of the Parliamentary Labour agent, Mr. Arthur Jenkins, of operate. Death cannot long be

Woesnam, and Alderman John- can be bullied with impunity. Sir of the discovery of arms, ammuni- party. It is also expressly excluded. Fontypool, Mr. C. L. Davies, Mr. delayed.

The Pramler told Mr.) Since the death of Lenin no man Austen Chamberlain's speech tion, and literature designed to by the speeches of Mr. J. H. Thomas Dowell. should go far to correct that im undermine the Soviet Govern- and the Leader of the Opposition. Grinths that he was exceedingly in the Union of Soviet Republics, ment. The case is unanswerable! A demand for the removal of troops sorry to hear of the diasater that not even Trotsky, has exercised pression: "The Government is The cloak of diplomacy has been after a satisfactory agreement has had befallen the district, and asked such power as Josef Stalin, the son not prepared to be hustled out of used by the Soviet Government in been arrived at with the Canton him to convey to the bereaved of a Georgian peasant ahoemaker families his alcere sympathy and He has been a revolutionary since China and to withdraw its nation-a manner fully intended to make Government seems to me to be

havoc amongst the Chinese people policy we could follow, but that is regret. If there was anything he he left a theological seminary at the could do to assist he was prepared age of 19. From that day until the als from Shanghai and up country and to disseminate the "rin- not the amendment."

Amid Ministerial cheera, Dr. places. It is not prepared to be ciples of Bolshevism amongst Haden Guest declared that this was to do it. Mrs. Baldwin also express revolution of 1917 he was an active treated as though it had no right them during a civil war in which not a matter which could be played ed her regret at the disaster; and worker for the revolutionary cause. Mr. Griffiths undertook to see that suffering persecution, exile, and no outside nation has the slight-with from a party political point of their sympathy was conveyed to the imprisonment during a large part. est right to intervene or interfere. view. They could not lightly play

of his twenty years of agitation. treaty right and as though The coup in Peking, therefore, is with the lives of British men and The Premier and Mrs. Baldwin After the overthrow of Kerensky the Ilves

The policy laid down in of British sub-nothing if not timely. Surely no women,

afterwards drove to a strest of Stalin collaborated closely with other evidence is required to the amendment was not the policy miners houses in Cwm, and visited Lenin, and held many posts. His jects were of no account to

bring home to the thinking Chin-jof the Labour party, but of a small Mr. and Mrs. Button, the parents of real name is Josef Dzhugashvili. it." Those are plain words ese the depths to which Moscow group, and he trusted some means two young men who perished in the whose meaning cannot be mis- can sink in an effort to disrupt would be found to avoid a division understood, and while they will the country still further and in order that all appearance abroad explosion. Placing his hands on

said with emotion: "I have come to To the mother Mrs. Baldwin said... to impose Bolshevism on a of conflict here should be avoided, the father's shoulders, Mr. Baldwin hearten every British subject in nation that neither requires He appealed to the Labour party to see you as man to man not as I come as a mother to express my the Far East, they will also, as we nor wants it. The offence, as come back from the dangerous ex Prime Minister. I am sorry for you sympathy to a bereaved mother,"

cursion which they were faking, not have suggested, help the moder-Chang Tao-lin states, is unpardon on a road to peace and security, but in your great loss, and I felt I must ate elements among the Chinese, able--and well does the Soviet

on a road which might lead them in come and show my sympathy" ja very different direction unless

(Continued at foot of next since they will have a sobering

they came back from it at a very

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early date This is exactly what the moder- ates have been waiting for. They realize as well as we do that fur ther concessions cannot possibly,

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There were tears in the eyes or the bereaved parents and they afterwarde expressed how much they appreciated the friendly words) Mrs. Baldwin went a few yards fur- ther up the street and visited the heuse of Mrs. Griffiths, who had lost. her husband, nad expressed her cor 1917-21," and co-editor of The dolences. Speaking of her visit Outline of the World of To-day" afterwards, Mrs. Griffiths said that Daring the Socfallat Administra- Mrs. Baldwin was so homely and Dr. L. Haden Guest, M.C, who tien in 1924 he acted as Parliamen incere in her sympathy that she

WAR SERVICES,

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be made as conditions are at pre- The total number of Chinese sent, or as Sir Austen Chamber-Vaccinated by the members of St. will be 50 next month, became a tery Private Secretary to the Right felt the vast was more like that of John Ambulance Brigade up to last physician in 1900, and acted as a Hon. J. Wheatley. Secretary to the an old friend and neighbour than Jain put it, "We must have the right was 69,055, knowledge that there exists in Chine an authority which not only undertakes to protect life and While playing on the hillside at Mayan Wanchai: yesterday: a Chinese property, but is in a position to boy had a nasty wall and injured do so, and exercise its power s

so badly that he had before we can run any further be taken to the hospitallyay

civil surgeon in the South African Labour Commonwealth group of the of the wife of the Prime Minister. War. In the European War he Labour party, he contested South, The Premier later saw Mr. Hann, served in France from 1914 to 1911 wark Central in 1918 and the North the managing director at Ebbw and In Egypt and Palestine, in 1918 Division in 1922 He was elected Vale, and walle espressing oyn He organised the Military Hospital for Southwark, North, In December, pathy congratulated him on his

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