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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 20, 1940

PLANS ADVANCE FOR SENDING CHILDREN TO DOMINIONS

London, To-day.

REPLYING TO QUESTIONS in the Commons yesterday about evacuating children to the Dominions, Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, said an inter-departmental com- mittee had been set up to consider offers from the Dominions, the United States and elsewhere for the re- ception of children overseas.

The committee had made its report and the Government had adopted it as a basis of approach to the Dominions Government. The report would be published forthwith.

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executive body, to be called, House of Commons yesterday that a "The Children's Overseas Reception general invitation had been extended Board," 'would be immediately estab- to Britain to send children between lished with a secretarial staff to ad- the ages of five and 16 to Canada. He added that a substantial number minister the scheme in this country.

Chairman of the Board would be of British schoolchildren would come complete their the Dominions Under-Secretary, Mr. to Canada soon, to Shakespeare, who would answer all education. questions in Parliament in connection with operation of the scheme. He would be assisted by an advisory council composed of persons with ex- perience in the problems involved,

Lord Snell would act as chairman of the advisory council, and

the

Parliamentary Secretaries for Scot- land, the Board of Education, the Ministry of Health and the. Minis- try of Pensions had also agreed to serve on the advisory council,

Utmost Urgency

The British Government were deep- ly grateful for the generous offers received from the Dominions and else- where to maintain and educate chil- dren for the period of the war.

The Government considered the establishment of the necessary ma- chinery for operation of the scheme to be a matter of the utmost urgency.

Preliminary discussions had already taken place with representatives: of the Governments of the Dominions and "we have every confidence that the consent of those Governments and their complete co-operation will be forthcoming at an early date.” Reuter.

South African Plan

Capetown, To-day. A scheme

for offering homes for British children in South Africa has been compléted by the Union Govern- ment.-Reuter.

Pretoria, To-day.

The Union Government has com- pleted a scheme for the accommoda- tion in the Union of children tempor- arily evacuated from Britain and for the adoption of orphans from Allied Reu- countries by Union nationals. ter.

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The Premier stated that the Cana- dian Government was trying to meet Britain's wishes in order of prefer- being ence and arrangements were made for the shipment of prisoners.-

Reuter...

Aliens May Go To Canada

Ottawa, To-day.

Canada has undertaken to receive aliens at present interned in Britain and prisoners of war, announced the Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, yester- day. He added be learned through conferences with British officials that Britain' wanted first to evacuate in- ternees because they might cause dis- turbances in the event of an invasion, then prisoners of war and lastly chil- dren.-Reuter.

MUNITIONS FROM SOVIET?

London, To-day. Asked in the Commons yesterday whether he would consider opening up negotiations with Russia for the pur- chase of tanks, aeroplanes, guns and other weapons of war, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said the questioner could rest assured the Government were bearing this: possibility in mind. Reuter.

EARL OF ATHLONE TO TAKE OATH

Ottawa, To-day. The Earl of Athlone, who was ac- has companied by Princess Alice, arrived here and will be installed as Governor-General at a special cere- mony in the Senate and Chamber on told the FridayReuter,

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