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The Spanish situation and negotiations recently begun at Rome between the Halian and

19, 1938.

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Baby Panda Flown Here

A baby giant pandu arrived in Hongkong thuis afternoon from French governments were the Chengtu by the C.N.A.C. plane. It gubject of several commons ques-is en route to New Yoric for exhibi- tions in the House of Commons tion there by the New York Zoolo- to-day. They answered by the glent Society during the World Fair. Sleepy and disinterested in its Under-Secretary for Foreign rattan bed the panda looked out on Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, and a ring of curious human faces this the answers in turn gave rise to afternoon and continued to chew at a lively interchange of supple- stick of sugar cane. mentary questions.

The bear-like animal was brought to Hongkong from Chengte by Mrs. Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour) W. Petro and was handed over at asked in view of Signor Mussolini's Kal Tak Airport to Mr. Roy C. reference at Geneva to the Spanish Spooner, who will take the animat to War, and to the Franco-Italian nego-San Francisco on the President

for an assurance that His Cleveland, leaving Saturday. tiations. Majesty's Government would support Mr.

Italian

Union University. A

the French Government in resisting west Spooner is a member of the pressure to change the party from that institution captured French polley towards the Spanish the animal some time ago and sold it

to the Society in New York. At present there are two

Government,

further

Mr. Butler replied: "Mr, Henderson may rest assured that the good offices pondas awaiting removal from China, of His Majesty's Government are al. They are two of the four captured by

"Animal" ways at the disposal of the French, Floyd Tangier, famous and Italian Governments, should they Smith.

desire them with a view to expediting This is the second punds to arrive a settlement of the Spanish situa- in longkong during the past year, the other being brought here and tion."

Mr. lienderson: "In view of the later taken to Chiengo by Mrs. fact that the policles of the French Harkness. It died, however, soon Government and HIS

Majesty's after its arrival in America and at Government in relation to Spain are present there is only one panda in the same, dues His Majesty's Govern- captivity outside of China. ment intend allow the Italian- Government to › drive a wedge between them on this question?"

to

Mr. Butler: I do not necessarily accept the interpretation Mr. Hender son puts on Signer Mussolini's speech, and I cannot therefo give the assurance he desires."

Replying to another question by Mr. P. J. Noel Baker, Labour, Mem- ber for Derby who wished to know whether could define circumstances

In which His Majesty's Government

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Bakeri Government accept or repudiate the definition Signor Mussolini has now given, that there must be victory for General Franco before a settlement can be urrived at?"

Mr. Butler: "The Government policy is given by the Prime Minis- ier and not by anybody else."

Answering a further supplementary question by the Opposition Leader question by the Opposition Leader Mr. Butler said: "The Prime Minister's

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A question by the Hon. Mr. W. ber, for Manchester, referred to the Interview between the Premier and the Italian Ambassador In February and asked in what terms Mr. Cham- berlain had explained the meaning of the words, "A settlement in Spain"

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