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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 16, 1939.

LABOUR PRESSES

COLLECTIVE

To Focuss World Opinion On Bombing Of Civilians

London, To-day.

The suggestion that collective representations be made to Japan against the massacre of the civilian population from the air, was made in the House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour) said the object should be to focuss world opinion upon methods of warfare which entailed the wholesale mas- sacre of civilian populations.

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FOR

PROTESTS

IMPORTANT COMMONS DEBATES

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister announced in the House of Commons yester- day that the White Paper on Pa- lestine will be published to-mor- row evening (Wednesday), and there will be a debate thereon be fore Whitsun.

There will be a foreign af- fairs debate on Friday this week. --Reuter.

Would the Government consider approaching other DE FACTO

Governments, he asked, to organise collective

representations to the Japanese in favour of RECOGNITION

abstention from such aerial attacks as were made upon Chungking?

The Under-Secretary for Foreign, have been suffered almost exclu- Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, replying, sively by the civilian element. said the Ambassador in Tokyo had made strong representations to Ja- pan.

LEAGUE RESOLUTION?

The Foreign Secretary under- He urged from the humanitarian stood that representations on sim- point of view as well as in Japan's ilar lines had been made to Japan best interests that stringent in-by the Ambassadors of other coun-

to recognised military objectives.

structions be sent to restrict attacks tries.

Mr. Henderson: Would it not be The Ambassador had observed possible for the League Council to consider the question and a resolu- that in the case of the Chungking|tion similar to that passed by the air raid, casualties appeared

Assembly in September?

Mr. Butler: Such matters will receive consideration, but an initia- tive in that sense would be neces-

sary.

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OF SLOVAKIA

London, To-day.

Answering a Commons question

Civilians Leaving Foochow

Swatow, To-day.

Foochow was again severely bombed yesterday, according to vernacular messages received here last night. Bombs, it is reported fell in the heart of the city.

Details of damage and casual- ties were not available last night.

Civilians are being evacuated from Foochow, and the situation is reported to be tense following the sudden appearance of some ten Japanese warships and number of armed trawlers off the coast. Our Own Correspondent.

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RECRUITS FLOCK TO R.A.F.

London, To-day.

on Slovakia, Mr. Butler, the Under-

A total of 1,149 recruits joined Foreign Secretary, stated that to the R.A.F. last week compared facilitate the conduct of normal

with 404 in the corresponding week business the British Consul at last year.

thousand mark.

Bratislava had, on the Foreign This is a record entry and for Secretary's instructions, sought the third week in succession the and obtained from the Slovak numbers entered have exceeded the Government, recognition as His Majesty's Consul for Slovakia.

It brings the total entry of The Slovak Government had pilots, observers, airmen and boys been informed that the British since April 1 up to 5,065, as com- Government regarded this step as pared with 1,905 for the corres- amounting to de facto recognition,ponding period last year.-British

-British Wireless.

LEAGUE MAY SHELVE AN

received from the Japanese Govern- AWKWARD PROBLEM

ment?

Mr. Butler: Not on this particu- lar matter.

London, To-day,

Mr. Robert Boothby (Conserva- It is understood it is improbable tive, East Aberdeen): Have any that the Danzig question will come special arrangements been made

for the security of the British Em-up for discussion at the League bassy?

meeting next week.

Mr. Butler: In the representa-

The subject was to have been tions made, it was pointed out that discussed by a committee of three, the British Embassy was very near- consisting of Britain, France and ly hit in the course of the raid. Sweden, but according to informa-

Reuter.

PEACE TALK: BRITAIN IS SYMPATHETIC

tion received here, it has been de- cided it would be inopportune to hold a meeting at the present juncture. Reuter.

HALIFAX FOR GENEVA

London To-day. The Foreign Secretary, Lord London, To-day. Halifax, has now definitely de The Under-Secretary for For-cided to leave London on Satur- eign Affairs said in the Com- day or Sunday for Geneva to at- mons that he had no statement tend the League Council meeting. to make on the reported peace

It is not yet certain who will conference initiative by the represent the Soviet, though it is Vatican.

likely that M. Potemkin, Vice- Mr. Butler went on: "As mem- Commissar for Foreign Affairs, bers will doubtless have seen in will attend. Trans-Ocean.

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NO LOAN

Paris, To-day.

the press, His Holiness has not made any formal proposals, but I can assure the House that His Majesty's Government are na- turally most sympathetic to any steps which His Holiness may think can usefully be taken with ed a denial of the French press ́ a view to furthering the inter- reports that the Spanish Govern- ests of world peace.' British ment is endeavouring to obtain a Wireless.

Toan in Paris-Trans-Ocean.

The Ministry of Finance has issu-

Wireless.

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