1937-02-09 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 9, 1937.

NEW BRITISH CABINET TO

MR. L. M. S. AMERY

THIS C3 NATION BUSINESS

Lord Aberdare To Be Chairman.

DECIDE ON GERMAN COLONY CLAIMS

London, To-day.

New Princess Names

The infant daughter of the Duke of Kent was registered to- day as Alexandra Helen Eliza- beth Olga Christabee.

The christening, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury will officiate, takes place to-morrow in the private Chapel at Buick- ingham Palace. The King and Queen Mary will be present- British Wireless...

The colonial question is to be raised by Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Ambassador, Y. in conversations with Lord Halifax on Wednesday pay a sum of 5150 as reparation. and Thursday.

Trans-Ocean..

THERE IS A GENERAL TENDENCY IN LONDON TO Exploratory Only

STRESS. THE FACT THAT OPINION IN ENGLAND REMAINS VERY DIVIDED ON THE MATTER OF RETURN OF HER FOR- MER COLONIES TO THE REICH.

London, To-day. That completion of the arma- ments programme will be the chief A number of politicians maintain complicated international problems concern of the British Government. that a great power like Germany of recent years, particularly in view until after the Coronation and the London, To-day. should not be left without colonial of the fact that Great Britain has installation of the new Cabinet, all Lord Aberdare is to be Chairman possessions.

received mandates from countries activities of an internal political of the national advisory council of On the other hand, Conservative with whom she was allied during nature naturally being postponed, thirty members to promote the opposition extends even to those the Great War.

is the consensus of opinion in the Government's scheme of physical sections that favour closer Anglo- These mandates would have to British press.

German relations, while a certain be returned to the League of Na-

For this reason, the newspapers The duties of the council will be section of the Labour Party is tions, which would then have to do not expect the meeting between partly scientific and partly ad-against any action likely to increase decide who should get them. As the German Ambassador, Herr von Germany's economic strength.- Germany is not a member of the Ribbentrop and Lord Halifax, to Lord Aberdare, who is perhaps. Apart from this the colonial ques League, she would be excluded from lead to any immediate action. better known under the name, the tion is in itself one of the most any discussions on the subject.

training.

visory to local committees.

Hon. C. N. Bruce, is cue of the best known sportsmen in England. He captained Middlesex at cricket. for many years and was at one time one of the best rackets players in the country-Reuter.

THAMES A MILE

WIDE

AT WINDSOR

London, To-day.

AMERY GROUP SAYS “NO!”

London, To-day.

There can be no transference of territories held under the British flag.

There is small probability that definite proposals either from Bri- tain or Germany will be mentioned in the talks.

The "Daily Telegraph" states the opinion that the meeting will be principally for the purpose of “tak- ing an inventory."

New Cabinet Point

This was the resolution adoptedjed problem of the "haves” and to-day by the Parliamentary Com-have nots," the paper points the As further grounds for the be- mittee of the Empire Industries fact that although the British En-lief that nothing will eventuate Association in connection with pire in 1918 was certainly large en-from the talks, the paper declares Herr Hitler's recent reference to ough, it nevertheless acquired the that the Premier, Mr. Stanley Bald-

German colonies.

win, does not desire to take a new the former German colonies.

The article declares that al-initiative in matters which will re~ The committee expressed itself as convinced that the German claim though the decisions and actions main for his successor to solve, nor which followed the War were bas-can Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the The Thames is still rising and for transfer back of her old co-ed on moralist rather than common probable next Premier, decide on fears are entertained regarding the flonies would imperil the safety and strength of the flood bank at Old impair the homogenity of the Bri-sense grounds, the time has come the policy of his new Cabinet.

for clear reasoning. Windsor which was built by volun-tish Empire, especially in Africa, It is just as absurd to expect that the conference between Herr tary subscription hundred years and would provide no substantial

Germany to continue indefinitely von Ribbentrop and Lord Halifax relief for Germany as regards raw without colonies as it was ridicul- will not lead to any surprising de- Should the bank give way the materials and the settlement of her

ous in 1918 to expect every man,velopment in Germany's campaign whole of the old town would be people.

and child in Germany to for colonies. Trans-Ocean. flooded.

ago.

The committee, however, is ready At Windsor itself, where the ri-to consider proposals to meet the verside promenade is covered with difficulties of Germany and other nearly four feet of water and the States in securing raw materials river is a mile wide, the authorities and foodstuffs are taking precautions and walls

The motion was moved by Lieut-

of sandbags have been erected at Col. L S. Amery.-Beuter danger points.

Elsewhere in the upper reaches, increased flooding has mainly af fected open country British Wire- less.

FLOOD RELIEF

Necessary Bill Pass Congress

Washington, To-day

Congress to-day passed the $950,-

OBEFLEVER'S COMMENT

London, To-day. Declaring that depriving. Ger- many of her colonies was motivat ed by the same impractical reason- ing that led to the imposing of Re- parations of £1,000,000,000, on a na- tion of 70,000,000 people, the "Ob- server m a leading article declares that the time is approach ing when no other recourse, than adjustment this question-re- mains open.

“Germany,” declares the paper, 000,000 Relief Bill and the Definds herself in a special cate ficiency Appropriation Bill, which gory, the Treaties of Versailles and will provide funds for flood relief. Trianon having attempted to place

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her in a position demanded from no other European Power, namely, that although, England, italy, Belgium and the Netherlan

ere entitled to colonies, Ge

SUEZ CANAL TONNAGE

Paris, To-day

The statement of the Suez Canal for moralist reasons was not

Company - for December shows that

2,835,000 tons passed through theed this nigh

Canal, an increase of 139,000 tons or 5.2 per cent over the

period. 1935)

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