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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 10, 1988.

JAPAN'S THREAT TO THE EMPIRE Mr. Lloyd

Lloyd George On British Policy

London, To-day.

to the boundaries of our

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and

In the House of Commons debate yesterday, Mr. invader, who is going to march up

David Lloyd George, after pleading for more France's Eastern empires. light on how Government was going to attain peace, complained that there had always been settlement in China. I

"Can you disarm without getting

ACT OF FOLLY

cannot

a complete surrender to Dictators and their ex-imagine a greater act of folly than tremist demands.

In China, they had surrendered far more than

Japan had demanded when she began Chinese Policy.

her

a settlement in China like Czecho- Slovakia.

They have cut us off from Hong Kong and Shanghai and our trade

has been shut off. The Customs will be in their hands and in the

-TORY

AMENDMENT TO ADDRESS

London, To-day. Lt.-Col. Sir Edward Grigg, Con- servative.M.P. for Altrincham, has tabled an amendment to the Ad- dress_regrotting that the King's Speech contained no declaration of the Government to introduce a | National Register.—British Wire-

less.

ARMISTICE DAY SHOW

The news last night was that Japan's armies had future we shall be entirely depen A Variety Show will be present-

announced their intention to march right to dent upon their goodwill."

Mr. Lloyd George begged Mr.ed by The Yiu Chung Girl's School the boundaries of Burma. For the first time Neville Chamberlain to discontinue on Armistice Day, at 10.30, a.m. they are right on our frontier, a great aggres-trying to settle with the Dictators The programme includes a Play, sive military Empire commanding millions of could only be settled by an appeal by Mr. Lo Tun; a Personal Appear-

these very difficult issues, which entitled "The Old Tiger,' soldiers.

when she was fighting for her life to the whole tribunal of mankind.ance by Miss W. S. Chan, the It is a very grave event for the against a terrible aggressor and --Reuter.

British Empire. We have troubles which have been referred to by Sir Stafford Cripps troubles which

have revealed discontent with the concessions made and demands for greater concessions for indepen- dence.

Sir Stafford Cripps Demands New China Policy

And 'there is this military Em- pire, with its millions marching right up to the borders of that great Eastern Empire of ours, and we have no policy that I can see, In

of any sort or any kind, with re- gard to that, tremendous situation in the Far East.

SHAM IN SPAIN.

Mr. Lloyd George criticised the 'conclusion of the Anglo-Italian

pact. The withdrawals which had It taken place are practically a gham, as vital materials have not been removed.

Even the Pact in which the

been disregarded and further ag- gressions have been committed,

London, To-day.

the course of criticising the Government in the resumed debate on the King's Speech yester- day, Sir Stafford Cripps (Socialist) asserted that the Chinese people were in no way a con- quered people yet.

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famous Chinese movie actress; and music by Miss Pauline Hawke, piano solo, and Mr. John Braga, violinist. Entire proceeds will be donated to war relief.

POPPY DAY FUND

Previously acknowledged $5,824.72; Lt. Col.. E. J. R. Mitchell $80.00; 30th Heavy Battery, R.A. $32.00; Club Lusi- tano $25.00; Hong Kong Regiment,

618,

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H.K.S.R.A. $35.20; Lodge St. John No.

Hong Kong 123.0); $10.00; H.M.S. "Medway Canteen Sec- tion $50.00; Gordon's Ltd. (Poppies)

$5.00.

Further contributions will be grate- fully received by W. J. Cole, Acting. Secretary,

Hong Earl Haig's Fund, Kong & Shanghai Bank Building.

Cheques should be made payable to

Day" Fund.

would take, even if it ever happened, many years

yet for Japan to conquer China, but in the Thomson & Co. and crossed "Poppy King's Speech there was no reference what- ever or any suggestion of policy.

Government entered at Munich has There was no sympathetic reference to Chinese sufferings or that we would give assistance to those people we had deserted under the most solemn treaty obligations.

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"If it is not merely unconditional surrender, it is giving a free hand in all these cases

East, West and Africa":

Mr. Lloyd George spoke of the uneasiness in the country about the meetings with great Dictators, who were some of the most astute and most daring men that they had ever had to encounter.

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"We do not even offer them pieces of silver."

Sir Stafford said that another curious omission from the Speach was the Government's attitude in respect of Colonies.

Demand had been made for re- turn of the German colonies.

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Re-armament in itself added a

NOW AS THEN good deal to the disquiet.. There He would like to know whether was a feeling that they could not the Government's attitude was altogether trust the Government in the same. now as a year ago. their negotiations with two about He was sure the House and the most ruthless rulers in the the country would welcome world.

precise statement of policy, and then they would ascertain the purpose of the armaments which were being built in increasing quantities.

Discussing

TEST OF PEACE

re-armament, Lloyd George recognised the neces sity under present conditions to make themselves ready and, strong. but "general disarmament is going to be the real test of any pence" they could make,

Hitler had said so.

The fundamental mistake of the

Were these armaments to protect the whole Empire or only those parts not demand- ed from us by the dictators?

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CHINA AND

Governments polley, in his Jude WORLD FAIR

ment, was the exclusion from the dipcussions of Russia, whose po Mr. Lloyd George then proceeded to extol.

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- Chungking, To-day. The Executive Fuan, at its weak- ly meeting yesterday, passed a

· Mr. Lloyd George, in the course resolution to cancel China's partici- of a second reference to China,pation in the New York World -Fairi commented ironically on the send | in 1989 because of insufficient time ing of a few packages to China for preparation-Reuter,

The China Clipper, subject to further delay owing to bad weather conditions, is now scheduled to ar- rive on Friday at 12.30 p.m. leav ing on Saturday at 8.30 a.m. plane will leave Manila on Sunday and is due at San Francisco on November 17.

and Ginger Rogers will dance (reik Above' in the, seventh-

Jump onto left foot,, turn "right toe in and foot and toe tap with left foot.

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