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LORD HALIFAX

FOREIGN

AUSTRALIA'S CHOICEST

BUTTER

TO BE

SECRETARY

With

For Duration Of Negotiations

The

AMBASSADOR-

NOW IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai, To-day.

new British Ambassador

to China, Sir Archibald Clark- Kerr, arrived here at 11 o'clock. this morning on board H.M.S. Falmouth.

Falmouth had been delayed by severe storms and had to take re- fuge in Formosa.-Reuter.

AIR RAID WARNING IN NAGASAKI

Fukuoka (Japan), To-day. As a

that 12

over

result of information Chinese planes passed

Italy

LATEST LONDON MR. SOONG TO

PREDICTIONS

London, To-day.

TAKE MINISTRY OF FINANCE?

That the appointment of Lord Halifax as Foreign Secretary will be announced within the next 48 hours, is the opinion prevailing in some well-in circulation regarding the ar- informed circles.

It is believed, however, that Lord Halifax will ac- cept the post only for the duration of the An- glo-Italian negotiations.

Should he accept the post, the the parliamentary secretary to the position of Under-Secretary in the Ministry of Labour, Mr. R. A. Foreign Office will immediately as-Butler, ia mentioned as possible sume great importance, since Lord Halifax is a member of the House of Lords, is not permitted to ap. pear personally in the House of Commons and would have to be re- presented on all occasions by the Under-Secretary.

MR. BUTLER

Hankow, To-day. Two contradictory rumours are

rival in Hankow from Hong Kong of Mr. T. V. Soong.

The most likely explanation of his arrival is contained in the re- port that he will shortly take over from Dr. H. H. Kung the role of Minister of Finance.

It is also stated, however, that he is preparing for a tour of successor to Lord Cranborne, who Europe, following very much the resigned the post of Under-Foreign trail recently blazed by Mr. Sun Secretary when his chief resigned. Fo.

Mr. Butler is 35 years old and Official quarters decline to com- is regarded as one of the brilliant ment on the rumours.

Our young Conservatives. Before his Own Correspondent. post in the Ministry of Labour he was Under-Secretary in the India

In this connection, the name of Office under Sir Samuel Hoare.

Hangchow this morning, ITALIAN

flying eastward, the

Western

=

all

Japan Defence Headquarters issued an air raid warning over Kyushu at 11.40 a.m.

Nagasaki

area

COMMENT ON

EDEN CRISIS

the is included in

where the warning

given. Reuter.

was

Milan, To-day. The Italian press is slowly From Hangchow to Nagasaki overcoming its perhaps inspired is a hop of approximately 540 miles in one direction.

Sasebo naval base, the biggest in Japan, is in Kyushu Province, about 40 miles north of Naga- saki.

PLANES ALLEGED TO BE GLOSTER GLADIATORS

Tokyo, To-day. The Chinese planes which bombed Taihoku aerodrome and Chikuto yesterday, appeared from Foochow and Swatow, ac cording to the Taihoku correspon- dent of the “Asahi Shimbun.” “

reserve

Mr. in commenting on Anthony Eden's resignation, and the first echoes appeared în yes- terday evening's newspapers.

"Sera" writes that the new policy of the British Government offers Europe the possibility of profitable peaceful co-operation, while "Stam- pa remarks that the Mr. Eden from the 1 and the probability of Anglo-Italian rapprochement give rise to a tone of optimism in the European capitals and in Washington.

FREE FIELD

val" of Office,

the Mr.

As soon as a pacifist leaves the Government, the world brea- thes, more freely," states paper, and rejoices that Neville Chamberlain and Signor Mussolini now have a free field for conversations in order, to seek a basis for understanding and European peace. The paper attributes an unusual amount of importance to Mr. Eden's departure, asserting that the world of casualties is finally turning towards peace, gives 7-killed and 20 wounded at after having marched until. Sunday. Taikoku and 1-killed and 9 in in the direction of jured at Chikuto-Reuter. Ocean

The correspondent quotes ex- perts as

as declaring that the ma

chines used were British Gloster Gladiators.

The official list

Trans-

OR EUAN WALLACE

HSU SHIH-YING

Hankow, To-day.

In addition to Mr. Butler, Capt. Euan Wallace, parliamentary secre- It is reported here that Mr. Hau tary to the Board of Trade, and Shi-ying, former Chinese Ambas- Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, Under-Secre-sador in Tokyo, is shortly leaving tary for Home Affairs, are also for Hong Kong to assist in war re- mentioned as possible prospects för lief organisation. Our Own Cor- the post. Trans-Ocean.

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