THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER
FORBEARANCE MISTAKEN FOR WEAKNESS
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London To-day. Questioned in the Commons on the action taken against the Arab Higher Committee, the Colonial: Secretary recalled that it was the direct result:- of the recent campaign of murder and terrorism and declared that His Majesty's Government were fully satisfed that the activi- ties of the Arab Higher Committee had been prejudicial to the main- tenance of public security and that its members must be regarded as morally responsible for those events.
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1937
PREMIER RETURNS TO HOUSE
London, Today
The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, reappeared in the House of Commons yesterday after an absence of eight days due to a bad attack of goat.-Reater.
CROWDS CHEER
SIR A. CALDECOTT
IN CEYLON
Caldecott and their daughter, when they arrived in Colombo-
A loyal and cordial welcome Answering
was accorded to His Excellency question, Mr. Ormsby Gore said: Sir Andrew Caldecott, K. C. M. G. "For a whole year, the Government the new Governor of Ceylon, Lady exercised exemplary patience in the face of murder, outrage and rebellion. We came to the conclu- sion that forbearance had been mistaken for weakness. It is essential to restore order in Pales tine if the lives of the moderates Arabs and Jews alike are to be saved.-British Wireless
QUEENS
TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW
He Fakes Failure To Find Happiness
What A Situation He Creates
GEORGE Arliss
"A Successful CalamityR
SATURDAY
Picture
On the jetty a distinguished A 20th C. For gathering, including almost ever important official in the Island, the Commander-in-Chief of the
ast Indies Squadron, the Speaker of the State Council the Ministers and their wives, the Mayor of Colombo, and the Bishop of Colom- bo
BASILISK AND THE greeted His Excellency-
"SUBMARINE:"
Serried crowds which had waited from an early hour along the route from the Customs to Queen's
GLOSSING DENIED House gave a rousing cheer as His
London, To-day.
Excellency and Lady Caldecott drove past.
After the First Lord of the Ad- Every coign of vantage in front) miralty had recited in the Com- of the square opposite the Customs The crowd, mons the story of the presumed at-Jetty, was occupied tack on the destroyer Basilisk, and lining the streets, stood in serried how on the return of the ship to ranks, ten deep in some places. Gibraltar and the investigation of They had been waiting there for all the evidence an announcement nearly two hours.
was made that a mistake had been His Excellency and party then made, he was asked if he was aware walked down the lines inspecting. that it had been suggested that, in the Guard of Honour. Sir Andrew fact, a submarine was destroyed but and Lady Caldecott entered the in order to avoid international com-waiting car and preceded by the plications, it was glossed over. CMR escort, were driven slowly
Mr. Duff Cooper replied: "There along York Street. The crowd in is no truth whatever in that sug-front of the jetty raised a cheer gestion." British Wireless.
ARMY RECRUITING
London, To-day.
The intake of recruits for the
Regular Army over the whole country last week showed an in- crease of 60 per cent. over the corresponding week of last year, the figures reading 568 against
which was echoed and re-echoed by the long line of waiting people until the Governor entered the portals of Queen's House
RAMSAY MAC. ON TOUR
London,
Mr. Ramsay Macdonald day
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354 Out of the total, 304 men panied by his daughter, Sheila, is enlisted in the infantry British leaving England to-day for a tour Wireless.
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