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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1936.

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OPEN

HINTS OF BREACH

BETWEEN KING AND

BRITISH

CABINET

Gravest Constitutional

Issue May be Involved

THINLY VEILED

CRITICISM

BY BISHOP OF BRADFORD

London, Dec. 2.

Eight of Britain's leading provincial newspapers, headed by the Manchester Guardian, Birmingham Post and Yorkshire Post,, to-day publish leading articles concerning the position of His Majesty the King. The text upon which these editorials are based is the address by the Bishop of Bradford, Doctor Blunt, to the Diocesan Conference, criticising suggestions recently made by the Bishop of Birmingham for changes in the Coronation Service.

The Bishop of Bradford emphasised the point that to sever the crowning of the King from the Communion Service would be a "public humiliation of the Churches' chief act of worship.

of the Coronation

Adding that the benefit depended on the self-dedication of the King himself, the Bishop said they hoped His Majesty was aware of his need of God's grace.

"Some of us wish he gave more positive signs of such awareness," said the Bishop.

Says the Birmingham Post: "The Bishop must be allowed to speak but the truth itself, when he gives warning that in the of the people of-this-country,

eyes as in the eyes of the subjects of the Crown overseas, the private and public life of the King · are separable.”

-The Yorkshire Post, referring to THE" rumours regarding the King, publish, ed in American and some Dominio: newspapers, observes; "An Increasing number of person, is fed to try for the King may not have perceived how complete in our day must be that self-dedication of which Doctor Blunt

#Peep disappointinent must neces-

sarily result if there should develop a dispute between the King and his Ministers, such as must almost in- evitably raise a constitutional Issue of the gravest character."

“DOMESTIC PROBLÈM”

The Manchester Guardian auggests that the Cabinet meeting last Friday was concerned with "a domestic problem that involves an important constitutional Issue, since it beary on the relation of the King to His Minis- ters, and his readiness to be guided in all matters which may affect the welfare of the British Commonwealth by advice which the Prime Minister secs it to offer.

Other newspapers comment in similar strain,

Although the-London papers give prominence to the Blahop of Brade ford's address, no_editorials have.ap--| peared up to now.

in-

France Plans

Mighty New

Battle Fleet

Paris. Dec. 2. By 1943 France' will possess five 35,000-ton battleships, ten 10,000-ton cruisers.

The Minister of Marine, M. Gaspard, told the Naval Com mission of the Chamber of Com- merce that the estimated cost of the additions to the fleet was 2,500,000,000 francs, spread over a period of four and a half years. --Reuter,

Nine Seamen

Lose Lives

In Trawler

Calais, Dec. 2.

STOP PRESS

REBELS BREAK THROUGH

Spanish rebels have broken through the Government lines, to the north-west of Madrid, and have ad- rasced two miller, cutting the El Escorial highway. The Government alleges that this breach was made post- ble by the use of pas shells. Picture shows the front lines of Madrid's defence, with the Government militia in the trenches of the capital's suburbs. A tank can be seen in the distance.

REBELS

GAIN Great Plans

NEW GROUND

MOLLISON Loyalists Convinced

Gas Shells Used

MISSING

Capetown, Dec. 2. Search parties have been organisrat lo hul for the Bri- Ush airman, James Mollison, and his co-pilot, lust somewhere be tween Beaufort West, 300 anlies from his destination, and Cape- town).

Mollison..... wax_last_reported. "circling over ir coast, and it is possible he has made a forced landing on a lonely beach or at some isolated point on the veldt,

United Press.

MISSED A RECORD

Cupetown, Dec. 2. Jim Mollison failed to beat the record for the fight from Croydon To Capetown. He had not urived here at 3.57 p.m. G.M.T., kéro hour for a new record.

Half an hour earlier it was report- ed that Mollison had over-shot his mark, having missed his way, bad was about 200 miles off his course.

He was reported at 3.30 pan. over Cape Agulhas, the most southerly point of Africa.---Reuter.

FRENCH CARGO TIED UP

BALDWIN-AT PALACE Nine men of the crew of the NEW YORK WON'T

The Prime Minister, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, had a lengthy audience with the King at the Palace this evening. A cortala nervousness in the Stock

Lowestoft trawler, Nora, which is ashore on the treacherous coust cast of Calais, have lost their lives.— Reuter Bulletin Service.

Exchange, with a consequent fall of sul abdicating or the Cabinet resign- prices, is attributed to the publicationing, provided his wife became only of the speeches of the Bishop of Duchess of Bradford and the comment of the several provincial dailies.--Reuter

of Cornwall.

It is understood that the Cabinet

and the King, are considering this

BISHOP INTERVIEWED Proposal, which was reached late

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"What I referred to was that to outward appearance the King seems to live entirely indifferently to the public practice of religion." I think that's a pity.

HANDLE IT

AMERICAN REPRISAL

New York, Dec. 2.

MANY FOREIGN TROOPS LIE

DEAD ON BATTLEFIELDS

Salamanca, Dec. 2.

Rightist troops, with the bayonet and grenade, to-day advanced approximately two miles in the Pozuelo, and Casa de Campo sector and severed the highway connection between Madrid and El Escorial. This marks the most important Rightist advance since the rebels reached Madrid, inasmuch as their wider front: now. minimizes the danger of Leftist flanking movements through counter-attacks.

It is reported that 80 per cent, of the dead on the battlefields during the past two days have been foreigners. The majority of prisoners are trained foreign troops,

Insurgent headquarters here estimated that 20,000 of the Leftist fighting strength has been killed or wounded since the Rightists penetrated Madrid's city limits.United Press.

Rebels Using Gaa?

Londoa, Dec. 2. Sudden gos shelling of the Loyalist alleged to have, forced the Govern positions by Insurgent batteries is

ment militia to retreat in the Pozuelo sector, west, of Madrid, after they had successfully counter-attacked and forced the Insurgents. to evacuate their former lines. The rebels are now manoeuvring to launch an at- tack on the capital from the west.

Flerce hand-to-hand fighting raged all night long and 500 are reported dead in the village of Boadilla "alone, which the insurgents claim to have captured.

FOREIGN RECRUITS

IN SPAIN

GREAT BRITAIN IS ANXIOUS

INTERVENTION, OPPOSED

3

For British

Industries

London, Dec. 2.- The Government is introducing new Special Areas Bil Jn January, the Labour Minister. Mr. Ernest Brown, declared at a meeting in Cardiff

to-day.

"We are not only thinking about the Commissioners' propo sals regarding new Industries; but we are thinking in antich wider terms than that," he added. -Reuter:~-~

FRENCH OCEAN AIRWAY

SOON TO SPAN

ATLANTIC

EXPERIMENTS PROCEED

BRITAIN STICKING TO MALTA

WON'T RENOUNCE COMMITMENTS

RE-ARMAMENT REPORT

London, Dec. 2.

A categorical statement that there was no foundation in fact for the reports that the British Government intends to abandon the Malta defences, was made by the Foreign Secretary. Mr: Anthony Eden, tó-day, replying to Mr. Hugh Rathbone, Liberal, In the House of Commons,

tle added, amid loud cheers, that the Government had ebmmitments in Malta, both to the Maltese people and for the general defence of the Empire, They had no intention of renouncing either of these commit- ments.

Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for Co-Ordination of Defence, informed the House at question time of the progress of the British re-armument programme. With regard to the supply of munitions,

this

was

generally proceeding in accordance with estimates, the principal excep- Hon being nir frame production, which was slightly behind schedule, Shell

production, by Arms

not normally employed in this work, was also

slightly behind time,

In order to maintain the flow of such supplies until the requisite out- put was available in Britiin, orders

Lo

the value of £400,000, Including, parts of certain selentifie-instruments- and shell bodies, had recently been placed th the Dominions.-Reuter Special.

Fair Criticism In "Times"

DISAPPROVAL NEVER EXPRESSED

London, Dec. 2. Replying to ATP. nomas Wentitans, Labour, in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Anthony Eduh, the Fors eigh Secretary, dented that die Am= * bassador al Tokyo had informed the Japanese Government that

the British

Government strongly dis- approved of a London Times leatter 0 November 11. The

paper wax discussing the Far Eastern situation and the reported Japanese-German

Secord,

What did happen, declared: Mr. Eden, was that the Ambassador staterj “HAGUE Immer

Views were not necessarily the Government's. The editorial, of course, was a perfectly correct expression of opinion, because the press in Great Britain is free, and this

not always appreciated Mr. Eden pointed out.

Was

abroad, Paris, Dec. 2. Plans for a trans-Allantic air ser- † Reuter, vice between France and the &mited In the editorlat referred to by Mr. States were outlined to-day by t

Eden the Times was critical of the: Pierre Cot, French Air' Minister,

1. newly-announced. bo- then.

German- fore the Air Commission of the Japanese ugreement, and sarcastical- Chamber of Deputies. He stated the ly referred to Japanese 'detensive" cost of organising the service would manoeuvres.

00,000,000 francs and nation

of a company French air transport organisation, GENERAL BOOTH representing-Air-France, the great- and the French Line of steamships,

the

was contemplated, he said.

The state, M. Cot pointed out, ould own the majority of the shares In the company.

FOR BATAVIA

-EAST TOUR

International agreements would be | EXTENDING HER FAR reached so the service would not. clash with those of other powers and mall would be carried next year or the year after he predicted.

Two routes were under considera- tion, one via the Azores, the other via St. Pierre. They were being studied by M. Codos, the trans Atlantic ainman, and Capt. Forciller, respectively.

Seaplane bases would be installed both in the Azores and at St. Pierre, M. Cot declared.-Router.

BACKING STRIKERS

Matson and...

London, Dec. 2. The Governor of the Dutch-Eart Indies has invited General Evan4e- line Booth, leader of the Salvation. Army, to visit Batavia.

General Booth is at present four-

Ing the Middle and Far East and: is. expected to arrive."in. Batavia on December 28-Reuter Bulletin Ser- vice.

REVOLT PLOT IN GREECE-

"Athens, Dec, 2

A number of former Ministers of

after an informal Cabinet session, International Labour's solidarity London, Dec. 2. presided over. by Mr. Baldwin has caused a tangle in connection After reading the newspaper com-

Afterwards, Mr. Baldwin proceeded with the seamen's strike here. ments on his Diocesan Conference with His Majesty

In the meantime, the Government to Buckingham Palace and conferred

The French ner, Champlain, is troops have launched an attack on

San Francisco, Dec, 2. address, the Bishop of Bradford told

Throwing organised Labour's en Reuter to-day: "These people made King is' determined to marry, forcing which she brought here,

It seems most apparent that the unable to discharge 000 tons of cargo the Casa de Campo, with the object of driving a wedge to the north-west

tiro weight, behind the: Maritime a good deal more of the thing than the hands of his Ministers, without

between the insurgent positions ni

London, Dec, 2, Strike, the. San Francisco Labour. they have any right to do. There having to abdicate. It is noteworthy recently refused to unload the Ameri-City.

French dock workers at Cherbourg Humera and Pozuelo and University A decision to despatch immediately Council to-day endorsed the setion. was only one phrase that could be that Lloyds have raised the rates can liner Washington, because of

to the Spanish belligerents on both of the Dock. and Shipboard Workers considered as a criticism of the King, against postponement of the Corona- their sympathy with the American The rebels claim te ved to have importation ached at to-day's meet with the Big Three ship-owners- the Government are rent the Aegean

sides a plan for the supervision of in placing the responsibility for the to have of war materials into continuance of the strike "entirely United Press. ilon beyond the end of 1937 scamen's strike. But the New York

longshoremen do not recognise the inflicted severe casualties and dies- ing of the international Non-Inter- the Government-subsidised Dollar. been arrested and sent to strikers and in retaliation for French troyed three. Russian tonks In the vention Committee in London.

American-Hawaiian Islands. interferenco refused to

process.

• discharge

a communique, the Steamship Companies.

They are accused of plotting with anything from the Champlain but her Government circles bate they According to

to overthrow, thes "My address

eychairman, Lord Plymouth, stated the Mr. F. W. McGrady, Assistant Secre- Government.

Meanwhile, conferences continuo, senior ofeers was written

perishable cargo, her passengers and received strong reinforcements The Daily Star has abandoned its their baggage. The Champlain is aircraft, amounting, it is believed, to will the working of the Non-Inter-tary,

United Kingdom was not satisfied Mr. weeks before I arst heard anything "Hunds Off" policy in connection with taking back her freight to Europe.90 in the past week. Yesterday the vention Agreement and, was als Mayor of Portland, Orgia United

of Labour, la now tilking to the 4 strict censorship has about I am merely commenting

established throughout the country. on the absence of His Majesty's out-King Edward's affairs, giving a story

Loyals! air patrols over Madrid were anxious under an editor's note which reads:-- ward concern for religion," said the "In view of the outspoken comment strikers picketing the New York of Aghter plane.--Reuter.

Meanwhile, police clashed with 70 very strong, and included a new type arrival of increasing numbers

the reported press is regarding

viowy to easing the crisis. United Reuter Bulletin Service. Bishop-Reuter.

of ΟΙ of the Bishop of Bradford and the docks. Eight arrests resulted and

foreign. volunteers in Spain.

COMPULSORY ARBITRATION COMPROMISE? fact that the subject is being discuss- several were injured."

Rain Of Death

Although, the question of velut-

TYPHOON NEAR MANILA ed in the British: Fross,"

Stor

The strikers stoned a taxi, and

teers was outside the scope of the holy Paris, Dec. 2. London: Dec. 2.** will hereafter publish reliable ac- upset a police car on the pler from

Madrid, Dec. 2... present Non-Intervention. Agreement, The Chamber' of Deputies by 438' The Manila Observatory “tròports: It is reliably learned that a com- counts and leave their readers to which the liner Manhattan was Rightest planes twice raided the Great Britain felt the matter should to 130 passed the Prime Minister's that the typhoon is kifuate in about. promise proposal-has-been made use their own judgment."United scheduled to sall to-day, after being capital to-day and rained death on

bo examined by a sub-committee Bill for compulsory--prbitration in Long, 131, Lat, 14, moving WNA whoroby the King could marry with- Press.

held up for several weeks-Router,

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CANADA REACTION

Montreal, Dec. 2..

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