MINISTERS ON TOUR

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10563, 17 April 1928, Page 5

MINISTERS ON TOUR

SIR AUSTEN AND LADY CHAMBERLAIN IN HOLLAND. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY. April 15. Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain with tlieir son and daughter, arrived to-day at Hook of Holland for a short -holiday in Holland. They immediately proceeded to The Hague where they will be the guests of Mr Richard Tobin, the American Minister. To-night M. Beelaert van Blokland. the Dutch Foreign Minister, is giving a dinner in houor oi the British Foreign Minister. On Monday. Sir Austen and Lady Chamberlain will be entertained to a dinner by Jonkheer van Karnebeck, former Foreign Minister, and on Tuesday they will be present at a dinner at the British Legation. Sir Austen during his stay will visit, the Dutch Lull;/ fields near The Hague and Haarlem. LORD BIRKENHEAD IN ,* GERMANY. LUNCHEON BY DR STRESEMANN. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyrighi (Australian Press Association.) BERLIN. April 15. Dr Stresemami gave a luncheon to Lord Birkenhead and liis golfing friends. The Foreign Office insists that there is no political significance in the luncheon, and that it was simply a social courtesy. GERMAN TRIBUTE TO BRITISH STATESMEN. LORD BIRKENHEAD RECALLS WAR COURAGE OF EX-ENEMY TROOPS United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright (Times Cables.) (Receive*l April 17. 1.30 a.iu.) BERLIN. April 16. Dr. Stresemami, at the luncheon to Lord Birkenhead and oilier British visitors to Berlin, said mutual confidence of leading personages in respect to each others achievements was essential to lieal the wounds o- : war He paid a tribute to land Birkenhead for his reference to the British esteem of German achievements even in the darkest hours, and hoped that (he personal confidence between Sir A.’ Chamberlain and himself rould extend, strengthening the Anglo-German welfare and understanding. Lord Birkenhead congratulated Germany on the Bremen’s exploit. He emphasised that the prosperity of nations, and perhaps the experience of European civilisation, would depend on the peaceful co-operation of nations "who iought ill the war. Britain had every reason to respect the strength, scientific organisation and courage of the* German troops, and Germany’s tremendous efforts to overcome her difficulties since the armistice. Britain fully realised the great part German spirit and organisation had played n European reconstruct, ion.