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December 14, 1938.

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EUROPE First POLICY Defence

LONDON, Dec. 13.

Seaport In Somaliland

BERLIN, Dec. 13.

LONDON, Dec. 13. THE AIMS AND ACTIONS of THE UNITY AND ITALY'S CLAIMS in regard the Government since he had INTEGRITY of the to Corsica, Djibuti and the Sucz assumed the Premiership last

Canal are supported in a leading year, with special reference to British Empire depend article in the "National Zeitung" the foreign policy was the subject of upon the maintenance which sometimes reflects

weighty speech by Mr. Neville

opinion of Field Marshal Goer- of sea Chamberlain at a dinner of the

The ing Foreign Press Association In navy,

the "Berliner Zeitung" states that London this evening, attended by mercantile marine, is Djibuti, which

since Abyssinia belongs to Italy. 550 guests, including many mem- bers of the Cabinet, Ministers, the ultimate sanction of way out for the Italian Empire and

British unity, declared cannot remain so.

and Ambassadors.

The Prime Minister was received

power. including

is under foreign control, has become a way in and

Djibuti is a port wherein at this

Reuter.

very cordially, and he asserted that Sir Thomas Inskip to-hour European interests centre.- his alm had been consistently the day.

Fome from beginning to end.

Two courses were open; one was

to make up their minds that war was

Referring to the Singa-

STATE OF DEFENCE

Rome, Dec. 13. While all the newspapers feature articles seeking to justify the Itailan

claims against France, the Tribuna" publishes a Tunis report to the effect that Italian residents there bave

to putting

inevitable, and throw the whole of pore defences, Sir Thomas the country's energies into preparing said: "They have had for ft; the other was to make a pro- profound effect both on the longed and determined effort to eradicate the possible causes of war, safety and unity of British and to try out methods of personal

defences, and they represent" to contract and discussion, while at the

time proceeding with sume

re-an achievement of the armument necessary to restore the very first magnitude,

we have

system

power of defence,

He chose the lalter alternative. means that Mr. Chamberlain, referring to the world-wide Arst alternative, depicted hov,

themselves in IX of legitimate defence,"

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| have been taken in accordance with" the Fascist conception, that is to say of the Italians are perfectly prepared for a enunter-offensive."--Neuter,

In modern warfare, the most numer-formidable defences. ous victims were the civilian popula- "We are completing our de

fences both at home and in

which seemed to possess some of the

He was astonished at the pessimism Government's critics. They professed that no longer may it be neces quite sincerely that they wanted sary for us to refrain from ap peace above all things, "but if you propriate action, and that no want peure, you must seek and

other parts of the Empire, so King's Christmas

pursue

THREE MAJOR PACTS

a

Tree For Poor

London, Dec. 13, His Majesty's Christmas tree for

the poor, will be placed outside of the west door of St. Paul's Cathedral

on December 19, and gifts for it will be brought to the cathedral daily

..

longer may our Foreign Secretary, or our Prime Minister, in this or any He proceeded to recall agreements (other country, be hampered by con- mude in the past year with Ere,siderations of weakness or default on

aly, Germany mud the United our part. States (which although tride! Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, addr. agreement, was symbolle of the sing the Constitutional Chub in Lon- until Christmas Eve-Renter. existing good relations between the den to-day also spoke of the British two countries) acl the Franco-Empire. He said that people talked German agreement,

about In

Imperialism as though it meant parations, the Prime Minister said Surely, he asked, the conclusion of exploitation, duping and domination that they did not in the least indicate three major international agreements of weaker peoples by strong people, that we were war-minded. But we between democratic und authoritarian "How Ignorant they are of the were bound to fill up the defleleneica an changes which have been going on in our defences. We had obligations, States in the last year was achievement calling for satisfaction, inside the Eritish Empire, and which not only to those at home, but to rather than pessimism.

have reached a climax In our time." those for whom we are responsible Referring to the assertions made A new Imperintism, which was the in the British Empire, and to Pr in some quarters that the Munieh antith:sis of that conception

had allies. agreement was a defeat for the grown up inside the Empire. democrneles. the Prime Minister There were certain disintegrating | CAN FULFIL OBLIGATIONS said: "We should rather remember forces inside the Commonwealth to-

"Our preparations have now pro- alternative that day, and there was no doubt that ecded far enough for us to say with was, the Munich averted, namely a revision come of

of the dominions had been of the Versailles Treaty by force. bitten rather badly by Nationalism.

confidence that we are in a position ! ruidi these obligations." instead of discussion."

But he detected many counter i Mr. Chamberlain said he was con- forens snaking for

He declared that nobody, more the continurdudly than he would join in inter- vinced that British and German avroiation and co-operation between national disarmament, His people never wish to go to war again, those nations within the Com-had taught him the futility of the years He and Viscount Halifax would not!

monwealth.-Reuter, Hot Rom in the spirit of who)

ambition if it led to the desire for would be the winner, and who the

domination. History teaches that the forthcoming talks.

country because it runs counter to attempts at domination are never FASCISM INSUPPORTABLE all our fundamental conceptions of long successful, and have never add- Answering the charges that because: the framework of human society. ed to the happiness of the nations he advocated coming to an under- "But I fully recognise those ideals which attempled It. standing with the dictator countries, are not held universally, and It he must therefore favour Nazism or sems to me neither useful, nor national Faselem, the Premier said:

desirable to criticke others because minimal self-expression makes do-

precarious.' "The complete subordination of they prefer systems which would not

with ericluded

fin appeal individusă independence to some- suit us, but do suit them.

through his audience to all nations! thing which is called the State, but which really only meant those who,

what

In

"The ever-present passion

for

¦ "History has taught us that no which they represented. to realise form of government ever remains the the aim that all should be happiness,

by laying aside suspicion and

for the time being, rùin the State, same." would be insupportable in this

Turning to British military prejudice.-Reuter,

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Anglo-African Air New Booklet On Far

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London, Dec. 13.

Eastern War

Students of Far Eastern affairs will A liaison officer will, it is an find plenty of interest In Dr. Shuhai nounced, be appointed by the South Heu's latest book, "How the Fer African Government to maintain Eastern War Began", which has just connection between the British Air been published. Ministry and the South African Dr. Hau, who is also the author of Ministry of Defence.

"The Manchurion Question," "The Similur Haison officers have already | North China Problem,” etc., prepared been appointed by Australia, Canada the book under the auspices of the Affairs, and New Zealand, conforming with Council of International the agreement reached at the Empire Hankow. In it he tells how the pre- Conference in the summer of 1937-sent hostilites developed from the Trans-Ocean.

local stage, to the national stage, and gives many interesting aldelights on the legal problems involved, an

Leaves H. K. To

Become Bride

Many friends of Miss Veronica Allen, formerly of the Chase Bank, gathered at the Parisian Grill last evening, for a farewell party,

Miss Allen leaves by the Blue Funnel liner Hector for Singapore to-day, where she is to be married.

Miss Alien fr Hongkong-born girl and is well rememberedi for hor swimming ability. Her health was toasted at the gathering yesterday ovening, at which Mr. M. Tolan was Jost.

Christmas Recess On December 22

London, Dec. 13.

Mr. Chamberlain announced to-day that the House of Commons would adjourn for the Christmas recess an December 21, and would re-assemble on January 21. +

The Speaker is empowered to call the House together earlier if l-be- comes necessary in the public interest,

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