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CROWDED HOUSE LISTENS TO STATEMENT BY PREMIER BOMBING OF BRITISH SHIPS

MR. CHAMBERLAIN

Czechoslovakia Situation

PATIENCE MUST

BE EXERCISED

London, June 14.

In an answer in the House of Commons 021 the position in Czechoslovakia, the Prime Minister said he was hopeful with the good- will both parties were now show- ing, a settlement could be reuched by negotiations between the Czechoslovak Government and the Sudeten Party.

Proposal For Safety Zones In Certain Spanish Harbours Is Actively Investigated

Burgos Authorities Suggest Port Be Selected Outside

THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1938.

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD

New Chairman Of Imperial Airways

Zone Of Military Operations SIR JOHN REITH

London, June 14.

The House of Commons met today after the Whitsun recess and

APPOINTED

London, June 14

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FRIDAY, the 17th JUNE, 1938.

i Commencing at 2.30. p.m.

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A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE

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Comprising:

Teakwood Drawing Room, Bed Room Dining Room and Office Furniture, Carpets, Rugs. Electric Refrigerators, Table Lamps and Fans. Bewing Machines, Oramo-

a crowded House listened to a statement by the Prime Minister ou Sir John Reith, Director General phones and Records, Books, Cut- the bombing of British ships in ports and territorial waters of the of the British Broadcasting Cor-lery, E.P. and Brass Ware, Clocks, Government of Spain. At the conclusion of a long answer to aporation, who has been associated Ornaments, Pictures, Porcelain private notice question by the Opposition Leader, Mr. Chamberlain with British broadcasting since he and Glass Ware. Cooking Utensils, said that, apart from two proposals of which he gave details, the re became the first General Manager etc., etc. sult of a detailed examination made by His Majesty's Government of British Broadcasting Company] had been to show that effective protection could not be guaranteed In 1922, has been appointed the to ships trading with ports in a war zone while they were in terri- new Chairman of Imperial Air- torial waters unless Britain was prepared to take an active part in ways.

FURNITURE the hostilities.

Sir Kingsley Wood. Air Minister. "In the opinion of His Majesty's Government they would not be announced in the House of Com-

"and". justified in recommending such a course which might well result in mons that the Board of Inperial the spread of the conflict far beyond its present limits,” he said.

Airways had, with the full con-One Radio Set # Zenith "» currence of the Government. In-One Electric Gramophone and vited Sir John Reith to be whole-

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They must, therefore, repeat the warning they have already given British shipping on November 28 and 29 last that while they will continue to afford protection as hitherto to ships on the high seas. ships entering ports which are liable at any time to be the object of military operations and attack, must do so at their own risk,

TWENTY-TWO SHIPS

| A QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD

JF

On VIEW from THURSDAY. the 18th JUNE, 1918.

time Chairman of the Company One Cash Register and he had accepted.

One Pianola The Board had also nominated One Modern Dining Room Suite Sir James Price. who until recently One Modern Sitting Room Buite But if these delicate and diffi- cult negotiations were to he car- "At the same time it is impos- Continuing. he said that since was Deputy Director of the Minis- Four Modern Bed Room Suites ried on la a suitable atmosphere it sible that attacks frequently in the date of that reply air bom try of Labour to be a Director of Three Large Oil Paintings was essential that utmost patience volving the loss of life and some-bardments had continued resulting the Company which would be able and restraint be exercised both in times apparently deliberate on in the loss of several lives and to draw on his wide experience of

labour and staff questions.. Czechoslovakia and elsewhere. British ships can be repeated with further damage to ships.

The present Managing Director, The British Minister in Prague out serious injury to friendly

Mr. Woods Humphrey, had placed had continued to emphasise in relations which the Burgos A.1- Since the middle of April, 22 his resignation in the hands of several recent interviews with the thorities have declared they ships had been involved in the Board and it had been, ` · ac- Czech President, Dr. Benes and desire to maintain with the British attacks on Spanish ports. Eleven

cepted, members of the Czechoslovak Government." declared the Pre- have sunk or were seriously. The Air Scoretary mentioned Government, the urgent import-'mier

damaged and in several cases the that the Board were asking the ance of reaching a comprehensive | The answer gave rise a attacks appeared to be deliberate new Chairman to investigate the and lasting settlement by negotia-considerable number of supple Faced with a situation which had charges against the management mentary questions at the end of arisen out of the development of or the Company made in the de- which Mr. C. R. Attlee announced military aircraft and was without bate on May 2 and when the in- that in view of the grave issues precedent in previous experience, vestigatior. was completed they NEW GOVERNOR involved the Opposition would His Majesty's Government had proposed to make a public state-

tions.-(British Wireless,

OF JAMAICA

APPOINTED

to

take an early opportunity raising a debate on the matter.

THE STATEMENT

Mr. Chamberlain began statement by referring to British representations to

of given earnest consideration

to

what action. if any. they could take which was likely to give pro- tection to British shipping without reversion of the policy of Non- the Intervention the Mr. Chamberlain described the

his

ment.(British Wireless).

PLANES OVER" -

CANTON

Sir Arthur Richards Burgos authorities on May 31 pro-difculties which been encounter-

Canton, June 15. testing against the damage suffered in seeking means of protection.

Twelve planes came over in ed by British shipping in or ad-The problem was totally different this morning's raids, flying in London, June 14. Sir Arthur Frederick Richards, jacent to Spanish Government from that which arose last summer K.C.MG., Governor and Commsan-ports, and to the reply of June 5 when piracy by submarines was A number of bombe were drop- der-in-Chief of Fiji and High in which the Burgos authorities effectively countered by the action

three formations.

Commissioner for Western Pacific denied discrimination against of His Majesty's Ships. He is in-ped throughout the, city, mosty

|tion.—(Reuter).

since 1936, has been appointed British ships and gave reasons why dicated that direct defence of ships in the vicinity of Central Park, Governor of Jamaica in succession they were unable to renounce the

n the present case was impossible where a number of houses were to the late

demolished. Sir Edward Brandis use of air ar including the without action which would con-

Casualties were slight, the pre- Denham who died in hospital on assertion that prolongation of the stitute participation in defence of June 2 following a minor opera-war was due to importation of port and amount to intervention, ent official Agures being ten kill- ed and 30 injured. this being due military supplies carricá by British

RETALIATORY ACTION

to the fact that the district has Born on February 21, 1885. Sir and other ships.

The Government had also con-been to some extent evacuated. Frederick Richards was educated The Premier said that if by mill-

sidered retaliatory action of

The "All Clear" was sounded at at Clifton College and Christ tary supplies the Burgos authori- Church (Oxford) and entered the ties meant arms and munitions it various kinds but, as at present 7.30 am, but warning sirens again

were not prepared to shrieked at 9 am Malayan Civil Service as a Cadet should be recalled that by strict advised,

The raiders, however, did not in 1908. From 1910 to 1920 he was adherence to the Non-Intervention embark on such measures which, | In various district posts in the Agreement, His Majesty's Govern- apart from their inherent disad appear over the city, dividing their Federated Malay States, Kelantan ment had taken drastic steps to vantages, could not be relied upon attention and' Kedah.

ensure no British ships carried to achieve their object.

Finally. before coming to the From 1930 to 1933. Sir Frederick arms into any port in Spain.

declaration already cited. the was Governor

The trunk line telephone be- of Borneo after He added the Burros authorities which he became Governor and had been invited to faralsh His Premier mentioned two proposals tween Canton and Hong Kong was Commander-in-Chief of the Cam-Majesty's Government with any which, if found practicable, might put out of commission when & bia Colony until 1936 when he was evidence in their possession on this in some way to provide pro-bomb, hit the track, several sec-

tions of which were torn up. appointed Governor of Fiji. point but no evidence had yet been tection

The first was for salety zones

Repairs to both track and tele- Sir Frederick is married and has produced-except in one case, at two sons and a daughter. He was present sub indice to show there in certain harbours and was being phone lines were effected by noon.. The fina "All Clear signal was Awarded the CMG in 1931 and had been any contravention of the actively investigated. The second was knighted in 1935.

scunded at 11 am-Reuter).

law by British ships.

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