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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 8, 1989.

BRITISH

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NEGOTIATIONS

SOVIET RUSSIA

Statement To Commons By Mr. Neville Chamberlain

Agreement On Main Issues Already Reached

London, To-day.

"For reasons which the House will appreciate it is not possible to give day-to-day information re- garding the progress of the negotiations with Russia," said the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yester- day.

"A stage has now been reached, however, which en-

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·SAGRES

INCIDENT

QUESTION

London, To-day.

In a reply to Mr. H. Day (La- bour) in the House of Commons yesterday regarding raising of the Sagres incident, the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler stated that the full information necessary for the formulation of detailed claims is not yet available.

Mr. Butler added that as the Prime Minister stated on May 24, however, the Government reserve all their rights in respect of com-. pensation.-Reuter.

ables me to supplement my statement of May SANSOM AFFAIR "It appears from the last exchange of views with QUESTIONS IN

the Soviet that there is general agreement on the main objects to be attained.

Mr. Arthur

Green-

COMMONS

Thetis

Memorial Services

London, To-day.

THE Archbishop. of

Canterbury gave an address at the memorial service at St. Martin's- in-the-Fields to the dead of the Thetis. ·

Admiral Sir Reginald Plunket represented the King.

Lord Stanhope (First Lord of the_Admiralty) and Lord Chat- field. (Defence Co-ordination Minister) were present.

Captain Oram, one of the four survivors of Thetis, together with his wife, attended the memorial service at Portsmouth.

Another

survivor, Leading Stoker Arnold, also attended the service.

"The British Government have, 1,cessary in order to harmonise the think, been able to satisfy the So-views of the three Governments and

London, To-day. viet that they are in fact prepared come to a final agreement.' to conclude an

In a reply to Mr. F. J. Bellenger

DISTRESSING SCENES agreement on aTO FACILITATE AGREEMENT basis of full reciprocity, and have Answering

Many distressing scenes were (Labour) in the House of Com-witnessed at the services at naval also made it clear that they are wood (Labour), Mr. Chamberlain mons yesterday, the Under-Secre- ports. ready immediately, without any re- said it had not yet been decided tary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. A Capetown message says that serve, to join with the French in who will actually go to Moscow, but giving the Soviet full military sup- the object of sending a representa- port in the event of any act of ag-tive was to facilitate and acceler- gression against her involving her ate the negotiations and not to de:

in hostilities with European Pow-lay them.

crs.

In reply to other questions, Mr. MILITARY AID

Chamberlain said the Government "It is not intended that full mi- had received several communica- litary support which the three Pow-tions from the Finnish, Estonian ers would agree to extend to one and Latvian Governments, indicat- another should-be confined to cases ing their intention to maintain of actual aggression on their own strict neutrality, and also the fact territory.

that they do not desire a guarantee. "It is possible to imagine various |--Reuter. cases in which any one of the three Governments might feel that its se

curity was indirectly menaced by CHARGES

CHARGES AGAINST

the action of another European Power.

"These cases have been reviewed in detail, and I hope it will be pos- sible to suggest a formula accept- able to the three Governments, which having regard to the inter- ests of other States, will ensure co- operation between those Powers in resistance to aggression.

FOREIGN OIL COMPANIES

Butler, made a statement regard ing the incident at the General Hospital in Shanghai on April 24.

The incident in question occur- red when Japanese assaulted Ser geant Sansom, of the Municipal police, who was in the Hospital in connection with the death of Dr. Bertram Lillie, who was killed fol- lowing a motor crash in Hongkew.

Mr. Butler said the British Con- sul-General had addressed a pro- test to his Japanese colleague against the assault, and it was understood that similar action had been taken by the S.M.C.

ALL THEY COULD!

a

memorial service at Simons- town, the South African naval base, was attended by officers and men of the African Station,

and a number of civilians.

A collection was taken in aid of the fund for the victims' de- pendents. Reuter.

STREET FIGHT: HAWKER INJURED

A street-fight occurred in Graham Street shortly after 10 a.m. to-day, resulting in a hawker, Tang ́ Ho, being sent to the Queen Mary Hos- Mr. Bellenger asked if stepspital with head injuries. could not be taken to protect Bri- It is alleged that Tang was as- tish officers who for various rea-saulted with a piece of firewood out- sons had to enter the Hospital. side No. 40, Graham Street by a Mr. Butler replied that the rea- firewood dealer who has not been son for the protest was to try and traced. stop incidents like this. happening

They would do all they could to protect British lives, Reuter.

GERMAN ARMY

Mexico City, To-day. Serfous charges concerning the conduct of the foreign oil com-in future. panies since the expropriation of BALTIC STATES

the oil fields are "There remain one or two dif-statement issued yesterday by the contained in a ficulties to be resolved, particular-headquarters of the National: ly the position of certain States Petroleum Administration. which do not want to receive a guar- It is widely felt that this move antee on the ground that it would is likely to have an unfavourable compromise their strict neutrality, influence on the negotiations pro- which they desire to preserve. ceeding between some of the com- "Manifestly it is impossible to panies and the Mexican Govern- impose a guarantee on States whichment. do not desire it, but I hope that some means will be found by which

this difficulty, and any other points

that may arise, should not stand in the way of giving the greatest effect to the principle of mutual support against aggression.

Reuter.

DEMOBILISATION IN SPAIN

Burgos, To-day, According to an official announce 'In order to accelerate the ne- ment, Franco has so far dismissed.

FINAL AGREEMENT

The fight resulted out of a dispute over an outstanding account.

WATCH FOR THE

PLANE CRASHES MIDNIGHT STARS!

Berlin, To-day."

A German military plane crashed. on a houseton last night in the village of Gernhausen near Frank- furt-on-Main.

The plane caught fire, which in- volved neighbouring houses and kill ed the crew of three, injuring sever- al inhabitants.-Trans-Ocean.

gotiations it has been decided to 310,000 soldiers, the oldest SUDAN'S NEW

send a representative of the For-classes, from military service,... eign Office to Moscow to convey to Demobilization is being continued the British Ambassador there full according to a fixed plan. information as to the attitude of Further classes are being dismiss the British Government on all out- ed in the course of the next few standing points.

weeks and demobilization will be "I hope that by these methods it continued until there remains will be possible rapidly to complete standing army of 300,000 men. the discussions which are still ne-Trans-Ocean.

GOVERNOR

London, To-day.

Sir B. H. Bourdillon, Governor of Nigeria, has been appointed Gov ernor-General of the Sudan,

B He aucceeda Lt. Col. Sir Stewart Symes, who is retiring at the end of the year.-Reuter.

JOHN BARRYMORE SHINES IN MIDNIGHT"