BUSY AGAIN.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 19, 23 January 1929, Page 7

BUSY AGAIN.

COMMONS AT WORK.

Chamberlain Questioned About

Rhineland.

GENEVA RESOLUTION,

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received 12 noon.)

RUGBY, January 22.

Parliament reassembled this afternoon after the Christmas recess. Answering a question by Colonei Wedgwood (Lab., Newcastle-under-Tyne) regarding the evacuation of the Rhineland, Sir Austen Chamberlain said that there had been no change in the situation since he spoke during the debate on the adjournment in December.

Colonel Wedgwood referred, in another question, to the Committee of Control. Sir A. Chamberlain presumed that he intended to refer to the Commission of Verification and Reconciliation mentipned in the Geneva resolution of September 16 last.

The word control was not used in the resolution and would convey an entirely wrong impression of the character and purpose of the body created. The Geneva resolution stated that the Powers were agreed regarding the acceptance of the principle and constitution of the Commission of Verification and Reconciliation, and the objects and duration of the commission would form the subject of negotiations between the Governments concerned.

The Governments undertook to study this question and were doing it now. They were proceeding upon the resolution to which the German Chancellor was a party.

Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, Minister of War, replying to a question, was unable to say when the British force* would be withdrawn from Shanghai. This must depend on the local situation.