THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 19, 1988;
LORD HALIFAX RETURNS
2 TO YORKSHIRE
London, To-day.
1
As is well-known, His Majesty's
Lord Halifax, who has been for Government have continuously urg-
ed the need for these, both in Pra two days at work at the Foreign gue and Berlin, and in particular Office, and during his visit to for restraint on the part of press London, has twice seen the Prime on both sides.
The influence which the British Minister, returned last evening to Government-always in close ac- Yorkshire.
cord with French Government with On Wednesday, the Foreign whom continuous, contact is main- Secretary received the Soviet Am-tained-has sought to exert in the bassador, whom he had not seen Sudeten question derives from the since the latter's return from leave policy which has been authorita- in Russia.
tively laid down by both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary in Parliament on several occasions. NO CHANGE
Lord Halifax will continue his weekly visit to London and the Foreign Office during the rest of his stay in Yorkshire. Although That policy, which it may be em- while at his Yorkshire seat he is phasized has not changed in any in constant touch with the Foreign way in recent weeks, is seen to be Office, and is kept fully informed based on one hand, on the clear of day to day developments, his perception that an agreed and en- weekly visit to London enables him during settlement of the most dif- to acquaint himself more closely ficult problem in Central Europe with the situation and have per- would open the way to important sonal consultations with officials, advances in that general appease-
The advantage of this procedure ment for which the British Govern is apparent at this time when a ment is earnestly seeking, and on number of international questions, other hand, on calm appreciation which have been the occasion of of the far-reaching dangers to anxiety for a considerable period, which the whole of Europe would are still awaiting solution.
be exposed by failure to reach ac
So far as the Spanish civil war commodation betwen the Prague is concerned, it may be assumed Government and Herr Henlein's that delays of whatever kind which Sudeten Party.-British Wireless postpone the bringing into opera- tion of the British Plan submitted to two parties in Spain by the Non- Intervention Committee for with- drawal of non-Spanish combatants, are much regretted by the British Government.
CENTRAL EUROPE
As to Central Europe, Lord Run- .ciman's mission to Prague, which, although entirely independent of the British Government, was the outcome of latter's desire consis- tently expressed over recent months to see a peaceful and agreed settle- ment of the Sudeten problem, de- mands for its success goodwill, moderation and restraint from all parties concerned.
ITALIAN AIR DISASTER
Rome, To-day.
All 13 of the occupants of an Italian seaplane belonging to the aeronautical factory in Varese were killed when the machine crashed and imme- diately caught fire.
They were taking off on an experimental flight: yesterday evening and no reason for the crash has yet been ascertain- ed..
The Prefect of Varese, Sig- nor Chiesa, and his family, were among those killed in the accident-Reuter.
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JAP. TACTICS IN SHANGHAI:
SHOT DEAD
SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. THE INHABITANTS OF SHANGHAI WERE TREATED TO YET ANOTHER ASSASSIN- ATION IN THE HEART OF THE INTERNATIONAL SET- |TLEMENT YESTERDAY.
The latest victims was Mr. Loh Liang-kwei, head of the Shanghai Municipal Council Chin- ese Detectives or the local C.I.D.
Mr. Loh was killed by three] gunmen as he drew up in a car outside of a hotel. He pulled his own pistol but it jammed be- (Continued ut foot of Next Col.)
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