BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1928, Page 3

BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

Australian Press Assn. —United Service IN THE COMMONS. LONDON, July 18. In the Commons, Mr Baldwin told Mr Ammon that he had not received the Dominions replies respecting the Imperial Wireless Conference report. He was anxious for tho House to debate the subject before the recess. Sir It. Hoare, in answer to a question, said none of the Imperial Airways present machines were fitted with slotted wings. The company was •fully alive to the position and had ordered the device for new machines. They had flown three million miles without serious mishap to a single passenger. The H6use continued the report stage of the totalisator bill ns a Government measure.

BRITLSH ACCEPTANCE.

Australian Press Assn.— United Service

(Received this da.v at 9.30 a.r0.l LONDON, July 18. Sir A. Chamberlain, in the Commons, announced the replies of Britain. Australia and other Dominions had been handed to United States,

, accepting . the peace proposals, provided they were' so phrased as to safcguard British rights and interests in conformity with the nations declnied policy.

STATEMENTS IN COMMONS,

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 18. The Foreign 'Secretary this afternoon informed the Commons as regards tho signatures to the proposed anti-war treaty. Tlie British Government would be happy to sign at such time and place as might be agreeable to the Government of tho United States. The fc text of tho Britsih reply will be issued for publication on Friday. It is quite a short document. .. Sir A. Chamberlain stated tho only treaty negotiations at present taking place with tho United States, othei than those relating to the peaco pact concerned American proposals for a new arbitration treaty to replace that of 1908. These proposals were receiving the careful . consideration of the British Government, in consultation

with the Dominion Governments. Sir A. Chamberlain expressed the hope that tho results of the signature of the renunciation of war treaty would, be large and effective. Replying to a question regarding the view recently expressed by the German •-T Chancellor that in the present eircumstances the occupied Rhineland should be evacuated before the time fixed in the Versailles Treaty, Sir A. Chamberlain said the British Government sym- . pathised with this view, but such an early evacuation could only be the re--1 suit of an arrangement between the occupying powers and the German Government. He thought othei powers • besides the occupying powers needed to • , be consulted. The British Government ready to give friendly considera- • j tion to any proposal which might bo 'in , "put forward. The Foreign Secretary said ho did \ ..not think lie could take the intiative at the present time as they were now withdrawing troops. He added that a withdrawal of British troops alone would not solve the situation or assist in its solution. Anked, whether in view of the recent statements by tho Agent-General for Repatriation payments and by the German Chancellor, any steps were "being taken to prepare a way for the conference to discuss the final settlement of the German repatriation obh-

.rations, the British Government would be ready to examine most carefully any proposals regarding such a final settlement, provided they safeguarded British rights and interests in conformity with the Government’s declared policy. So far as he knew no concrete proposals of any kind had been .formulated and no action by the British Government was either advisable ©r possible.