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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 1, 1938

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MR. ATTLEE ATTACKS HALIFAX APPOINTMENT IN COMMONS Winston Churchill Supports Prime Minister

Suez Canal Report "Fantastic"

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister answered questions on for- eign affairs in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon.

The first one, addressed by Mr. Wedgwood Benn, asked whether the Italian Government had asked for a share of defence of the Suez Canal at any time.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain said the Foreign Office archives had been not searched prior to 1922 but since then the Government was unaware of any such request.

Mr. Chamberlain referred to major foreign policy entailed the the Italian description of the re-great danger of duality in control port as fantastic.

of foreign affairs.

On Mr. Benn asking if it was a matter which the Government was discussing, Mr. Chamberlain replied "There is no such matter

so it cannot be discussed.”

The appointment of Lord Halifax was raised by Mr. Clement Attlee, Labour opposition leader, who ask- ed the Prime Minister to state the reasons for breaking an established parliamentary practice of having the Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons.

LORD HALIFAX'S QUALIFICATIONS

CHINESE & JAPANESE

SHAKE HANDS

London, To-day. Representatives of the Lega tions of China and Japan were. present at the international lunch arranged by the Hendon Rotary Club yesterday at which 14 coun- tries were represented.

• Mr. W.-C. Cheng, the Chinese Charge D'Affaires and Mr. Hase gawa, First Secretary, of the Ja“ panese Legation, shook hands when they met at the table.- Reuter,

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES

GERMAN ARMY COMMANDERS RETIRE

Berlin, To-day.

It is officially announced that the German Army commanders who resigned their posts in accordance with the changes that were made on February 4 in the command of the German Army, would give up their duties and retire from active service as from yesterday.

The occasion was marked by fare- well ceremonies at the various gar- rison towns.

In addresses to the troops em- phasis was laid on the intimate r

re

The forthcoming wedding of Mr. lations existing between the German August Foempe, engineer, of No. | Army-and Herr Hitler as well as Miss Luise Burhart, of the same Osean. 16, Chatham Road, Kowloon, and the National Socialist State.—Trans- address, has been announced.

Gomes,

Mr. Horacio Gil Ching Jaubert, LIBERAL SUPPORT

bf No. 103, Portland Street, Kow- declared that there was no constitu- and Mr. Sidney Malcolm

Sir Archibald Sinclair (Liberal), loon, and Miss Fung Doo Keng; tional law against the Foreign Se-musician, and Miss Lo Lai Yin, of cretary being in the House of Lords,-No. 96, Fa Yuen Street, have also and he was of the opinion that Lord announced that their forthcoming Halifax was the best man available, weddings will take place shortly in

Mr. Winston Churchill was of the the Colony. same opinion as Sir Archibald Sin- clair..

Mr. Neville Chamberlain in his

London, To-day. man Committee on Civil Aviation, The anticipated Report of the Cad. together with a statement of Government's intentions, will be the

published early next week.→→Bri- tish Wireless.

reply, emphasised that he chose Lord Trial Of German Pastor

Berlin, To-day.

The public prosecutor is expect ed to ask for sentence of imprison- ment of eighteen months to two

Halifax because he regarded him as best qualified to fill the position.

Referring to his undertaking to Mr. Chamberíain replied that al- answer questions, he said he as- The trial of Pastor Niemoeller is though he had not accepted that sumed that the members of the Op-being resumed to-morrow and will years, together with a ban on his there was any such established prac- position would not try to abuse their end the same day. tice (ministerial cheers) he agreed rights, and would try to confine that other things being equal there themselves to questions which they were advantages in the Foreign Se- thought ought to be answered. cretary being a member of the Com- [Renter.

mong.

In present circumstances the dis- advantages of a different arrange-

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

London, To-day.

ment were, he thought, outweighed The Prime Minister was asked in. by Lord Halifax's outstanding quali- the Commons if it was the intention fications,

op-

Mr. Chamberlain offered an portunity for a debate at 9 p.m. if other business was finished.

of the Government to work by all possible means for establishment of the League of Nations as it was originally visualised.

In regard to further arrange Mr. Chamberlain said, as he had ments, the Prime Minister said he informed the House last Wednesday, proposed to deal with all important it was the hope of the government aspects of foreign affairs which were to see the League reconstituted in the subject of debate or questions. such a form and on such a basis He would answer all major questions and Mr. R. A. Butler (the new Un- der-Foreign Secretary) the others.

-Reuter.

of membership as might enable it to rely upon being able to use its powers for the functions for which it was originally intended.

The Government would do all in their powers to bring about such a state of affairs. British Wireless.

Japan And Olympics

Tokyo, To-day,

| preaching-Reuter.

Announcing

The First Issue of

FAR EASTERN MIRROR

A Fortnightly

OBJECT

To approach Far Eastern problems from the human angle, and to present the views of well-known writers thereon.

LABOUR ATTACK

London, To-day. In the House of Commons yester- day the Government motion for an adjournment was carried by 226 votes to 99, after a debate in which Major Attlee, leader of the Labour opposition, claimed that the ap pointment of the Foreign Secre- tary, outside the House of Com-

THE MIND OF THE MILITARIST, by Pearl Buck mons, was a departure from con-

Great prominence was given in JAPANESE WARTIME ECONOMY stitutional practice, and urged a the Japanese press yesterday to the closer control of foreign policy by fact that the controlling body of the KWANGSI STUDENT ARMY the House of Commons, în view of Olympic organising committee had NEW PEIPING PUPPET REGIME the very great tension in foreign accepted the proposal of the affairs, the deep divisions in the Japanese Ski Association to hold an country on foreign policy, and the international ski contest in 1940 at fact that the whole principle of Hokkaido. democracy was being assailed in|| This is regarded as an additional proof of Japan's determination to

Some Interesting Articles in the Present Number CHINA TAKES HER STAND,by Mme. Chiang Kai-shek MAN ON THE SPOT, by Robert Lynd

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He said that the proposals of the have the Olympic Games of 1940| Premier to answer questions of held in Japan Trans-Ocean..

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