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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1937:

BLOCKADE OF

BILBAO

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Britain Sending Food Ship

GEORGE LANSBURY SAYS-

"Catastrophe Of War Can Yet Be Averted"

London, April 22.

Mr. George Lansbury. former Opposition Leader, who resigned the chairmanship of the Purila- thementary Labour Party a few years ago in Loyalty to his Christian pacifist principles and who had an interview with Herr Hitler in Berlin at the week-end arrived back in England to-day.

St Jean de Lux, April 22. The British steamers Stanbrook, McGregor and Hamsterley left to- right in procession for blackaded port of Baso, lights twinkling in the haze, in spite of the warning of the Insurgent General Francisco Franco that the entrances to Spanish ports. held by the Government, were to be mined.

Jean

In a statement to the Press Mr.

Signalling beween HMS. Hood Lansbury said he did not want to and other battle craft outside St. be too optimistic but he had begun de Luz, showed that His to feel an inner conviction that Majesty's Navy was aware of the catastrophe of war could yet be beginning of the triple Odyssey averted, Peoples of the world were During the day three pilotsuving on the edge of a precipice arrived here by air from Bilbao to but at least he could say he had take the British cargo ships into not met anyone in the last five the danger zone.~

days who did not want peace and Reuter.

a supreme effort to prevent a man- made war catastrophe.

LLOYD GEORGE HELPS

London. Apr. 22.

Mr. David Lloyd George, veteran British Parliamentarian and war- time Prime Minister, to-day con- tributed £250 towards a sum of £2,000 subscribed to complete a cargo of food and medical supplies for the seamer Backworth, which has already loaded 200 tons food for Bilbao.

"I am a

of

Basque," Mr. Lloyd George declared. "So was Fer- dinand Foch. The Welsh and the Basques are the same race."

"The food already loaded on the Backworth W15 contributed by Trade Unions and others.

Those contributing to the further £2.000 worth of supplies include the Society of Friends, churchmen

The Prime Minister (Mr. Bald- win) was questioned in the House of Commons regarding the Ger- man Chancellor's declaration to Mr. Lansbury that Germany would be willing to participate in a new world conference. He said, "The position of the Government on this matter has been made clear from time to time and I may perhaps re- The Government would, peat it, of course, be willing to participate Ju a world conference provided thorough and comprehensive in- vestigation showed such conference would be likely to succeed and provided "there had been adequate preparation."

British Wireless..

and the Spanish Medical Air or NO INTENTION

ganisation.

I

The Backworth is commanded by Captain Russel and will pro- bably sa Saturday, protected by the British Navy as far as the three mile limit off Bilbao.

A number of Parliamentariaus plan to sall aboard the vessel and may afterwards

Convey women and children refugees from Bilbao to England or France.-

Reuter.

NO SIGN OF MINES

" London, Apr. 22. The Spanish Embassy here an- nounced to-day that according to information received an examina- tion of the areas in front of Bas- que seaports has shown no trace of mines.- Reuter.

TO USE GAS IN

CIVIL WAR

Reply By Spanish Government

London, April 22.

A little while ago the British Government addressed a note both to the Spanish Government and to Insurgent authorities at Salamanca pointing out the deplorable effect which the use of poison gas by either side in the Spanish Civil war would have, on the outside world and political damage which the offending party would bring upon itself by such use of gas. The note expressed a desire in order to allay possible tears that assurances should be received from both parties that they would not have A reply has now been received from Valencia disclaiming any Intention on the part of that Government to use gas. No reply has yet been received from the Insurgents It will be recalled that in the House Berlin, April 23. of Commons in an answer on The German view on the signi- March 25, Lord Cranborne said His ficance of general staff conversa- | Majesty's Government had no rea- dons between two or more coun- son to suppose that either side in tries is given in an article written the Civil War intended to resort to by Lieutenant-General von Metsch, the use of poisonous gases for well-known military authority, in military purposes. — the "Berliner Tageblatt." The British Wireless

GENERAL STAFF

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London, Apr. 22 The Foreign Secretary (Mr Eden) entertained at lunch the French Detence Minister, M. Metsch begins by stating that

Daladier, who passed through staff conversations and neurality London to-day on his way to are conflicting. True neutrality. attend the Anglo-French gather- he says, makes general staff con- ing in Manchester. The company versations with neighbouring coun included Mr. Neville Chamberlain, tries quite superfluons. Such con- Bir John Bimon. Mr. Winston versations merely presuppose a Churchill, Major C. R. Attlee, Bir common enemy, for otherwise no Robert Horne and Sir Eric Phipps, general staff could let a foreign the new British Ambassador in country take a look at its strength Farla

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and plans. From this it follows, British Wireless. Metsch asserts, that the General staff conversations between France, England and Belgium can have nothing to do with neutrality but are necessary when presupposing Germany as common enemy, Bel- gium is protesting at this one sided

Berlin, April 22... way of looking at the position,

A report is current here that apparently not without success. It

Constantine Yourene, Russian has become distrustful of these Ambassador to Japan will succeed staff conversations, which are

Jakob Buritz as Ambassador to alleged to have only ́temporary significance, serving to fill break Berlin Buritz has been transfer- caused by the collapse of Locarno, red to Parts. At the time of Buritz transfer it was generally thought but which would actually bar the way to an understanding with that his post would be given to Germany. France and Britain, the Berge Alexandrowsky, who repre- General concludes, still believe they sented Soviet Russia at Prague

since 1934. can win Belgium over to their side. Transocean News Service. The Important thing however is to arrive at a proper understanding

of Belgian neutrality and to look

upon Belgium's efforts to refrain a contribution to European

from participating in staff conver-peasement

sations with France and Britain 25 Transocean News Service

APOSTLE OF PEACE

London, April 22. Mr. George Lansbury, apostle of peace and Idol of London's slum children, arrived at Dover to-day trom his pilgrimage to Germany, where he obtained Herr Adolf Hit-: ler's assurance of co-operation at a world conference called to con- sider International economic colla- boration and the preservation of peace.

He hoped to visit Signor Benito Mussolini, said Mr. Lansbury, for- mer Labour leader. In connection He would with his peace plan. then have seen all the leading statesmen of Europe and the Unit- ̈ed States.

war

"I return with the conviction that the catastrophe which would mean to the world is going to be averted. I believe we are moving away from the war spirit," he declared,

Mr. Lansbury added that al- though he and Herr Hitler realised there were dificulties, neither thought that, appproached with goodwill, they would prove insur- Non-Intervention, mountable. The Committee's activity has proved there is no real obstacle to a meet- Ing around a common table' of the representatives of all the nations to discuss vital, problems.

"It was augggested to: mé in Ber- in that possibly the meetings of the Non-Intervention" powers could be continued with the purpose of discussing the practicability of calling a world peace conference." Mr. Lansbury said hopefully- "Reuter.

STRIKE NEARING “

SETTLEMENT

Toronto. Apr. 22. Settlement of the General Mo- tors Corporation of Canada strike at Oshawa, Ont., appears nearer than at any time since it began.

The General Motors executives conferred with the President of the Oshawa branch of the United Automobile Workers Association to-day in the presence of Premier Mitchell Hepburn and other On- tario Cabinet Ministers-Reuters

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