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BATTERY ON

CHINA

OF

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 9, 1939.

QUESTIONS

IN COMMONS

Japanese Demands On International Settlement

LABOUR'S CONSCRIPTION PROTESTS

London, To-day.

Labour demonstrations in pro- test against the introduction of compulsory military service were held all over England yesterday.

The deputy leader of the Labour Party, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, ad- dressed a huge meeting in Sheffield

Britain Will

Assist Council To Resist

LONDON, TO-DAY.

A MAJOR PART OF QUESTION TIME IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY WAS

and declared that the Prime Min- Mr.

ister had broken his given word. With reference to foreign policy, Mr. Greenwood using exceptionally sharp words said "It is a fool's policy made by fools.

"The Government consists of

full responsibility."

DEVOTED AFFAIRS.

· UNEMPLOYMENT

Another Sharp Fall

London, To-day. THERE was a further

reduction TO QUERIES ON CHINA

in employment last month.

· un-

The Ministry of Labour estimates

Robert Morgan (Conservative, Stourbridge) that the number of insured persons asked, apropos the new Central Bank in Nan-in employment in Great Britain at king, whether steps will be taken to safeguard April 17 was approximately 12,511,-

000

than 108,000 more

the which British trade and in respect of a currency

month before and on a compara- traders as a whole do not recognise.

ble basis, 270,000 more than a year before.

At the same date registered un-

cowards who are unwilling to take The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A.

Butler, replied that His Majesty's Government employment totalled 1,644,394, com- were in communication with the Japanese Gov-prising 1,343,295 wholly unemploy ernment on the subject.

Mr. Greenwood advocated a policy which would stiffen the re- sistance of the small nations and demanded a triple alliance between Britain, France and Soviet Russia.

Trans-Ocean.

CENTRAL NEWS MAN KILLED

Chungking, To-day. Mr. Li Yao-ching, manager of the Hankow branch of the Central News Agency, who was seriously wound- ed during the Japanese air raids on Chungking, passed away yesterday morning.

Capt. Alan Graham (Conserva-1are in effective control, must be tive, Wirral) asked whether Bri-held responsible for the safety of tish businessmen and property- British property in Nanking, while

owners in Nanking were able return there.

ed, 238,729 temporarily laid off and 62,870 normally in casual employ- ment.

This total was 82,535 less than

in March and 103,370 less than in to British interests are watched over April, 1938.-British Wireless.

by a resident consular officer.

If not, what action was the Gov ernment taking.

Mr. Butler announced that

Sir J. S. Wardlaw-Milne (Conser- vative, Kidderminster) sought in-

a formation on the Japanese demands limited number of passes had been regarding the Shanghai Municipal to Britons to return to Council, and suggested that no mo- granted

Land. Nanking, and frequent representa-dification of the Council or

been made to the Ja- Regulations be entertained with- tions had

on the out a joint conference of all Treaty panese authorities both number of passes and the condi- Powers and China. tions under which they were sued,

MILITARY RESPONSIBLE.

is-

Mr. Li was manager of the Han- kow branch for many years.. After: the fall of Hankow, he went to the head office at Chungking which was Mr. Butler added that His demolished during the May 4th jesty's Government consider the Ja- raid. Central News.

panese military authorities,

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Mr.. A. C. Moreing (Consérva- tive, Preston) suggested that Bri- tain should decline to consider any change as long as the Japanese

NICARAGUA CANAL SCHEME PRESSED

Washington, To-day.

General Somoza, President of

Ma-military authorities are occupying Nicaragua, who is visiting Washing- the Hongkew and Yangtsepoo dis-ton, yesterday pledged in an ad- tricts.

dress to the Senate the support of Latin-American nations in keeping

who

TEXT NOT YET AVAILABLE

Mr. Butler, replying to both ques- tions jointly, said the Foreign Se-"American institutions" free from cretary had not yet received the full foreign interference.

text of the statement expressing the "With full realisation of the dif- Japanese desire for changes in the ferences in our relative capacity, I International Settlement, including wish to state that we nations who changes in the Council.

are the smallest in size are ready Mr. Butler understood that sim-to the limit of our ability to share ilar communications had been made to the United States Ambas-powerful, all efforts and sacrifices with you, the greatest and most sador in Tokyo and to the Shang-involved in the collective task of hai Municipal Council.

In the meantime, he explained, free from any interference foreign keeping our American institutions

the constitution of the Council to our Continent and idealogy." was fixed by the Land Regulations.

No changes in the Land Regula- tion's are legally valid without the assent of the Chinese Government, nor would His Majesty's Govern- ment concur in such changes with- out full consideration with all other parties concerned.

asked

BRITISH AID TO S.M.C. Sir J. S. Wardlaw-Milne whether, if the Japanese pressed for changes in the Council which in effect would bring the Council largely under Japanese domina- tion, Britain would assist the Coun- cil to resist such proposals.

NICARAGUA CANAL

Later, General Somoza made a similar declaration to the House of Representatives.

He appealed for Congress sup- port of the proposal to construct a canal across Nicaragua linking the Pacific and Atlantic. Reuter.

BALBO IN CAIRO

Cairo, To-day. Air Marshal Balbo, Governor of Libya, arrived here by

air

yester- day. Trans-Ocean.

Mr. Butler: Yes, His Majesty's Government concur that no changes shall take place without full, con- sultation with the other parties of Japanese obstruction. concerned.

FULLY INFORMED Capt, Graham asked whether the ..Mr. Butler said no special report British Ambassador in China had or recommendations had been re- reported on his recent visit to ceived, but the Government was Tsingtao Tegarding the difficulties kept fully informed of the situation, | British residents are encountering and there was a resident Consul-

face, General at the port-Router.