THE KING'S SPEECH

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 9 February 1927, Page 5

THE KING'S SPEECH

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS REVIEWED ATTITUDE TOWARDS CHINA. CABIE TRESS ASSOCIATION - COPYRIGHT Received 10 a-.m. to-day. LONDON. Feb. 8. The King’® speech at the opening of Parliament stated : “My relations with foreign Powers continue to be friendly. The League of Nations has been strengthened, and -a’ further step has been taken towards’ the restoration c*. normal international relations in Europe by the entry of Germany to the League. Her appointment to a permanent seat on the Council ’is'in continuation of this policy. It was found possible at the end of January to terminate the system of allied control in Germany, established by the Treaty o’ Versailles, and to hand over to the League all questions affecting the military clauses of the treaty.

“The continuation of civil war- iu China, and of the anti-foreign, particularly the anti-British agitation, by which it has been accompanied, have claused me grave anxiety. In consequence of what happened at Hankow and at other places, my Government felt that it Was necessary to despatch to the Far East a sufficient force to protect the lives o-f my British and In.tian subjects against mob violence am armed attacks, but I earnestly desire a- peaceful 'settlement of the difficulties which .have arisen, and my Government has caused proposal® to he made to the Chinese authorities which should convince public -opinion in Oliinu land throughout the- world that it is the desire of the British people to remove all real grievances, to renew our treaties on an equitable basis and to place our future -relations with the Chinese people on a footing of friendship and goodwill. My Government will maintain our traditional policy of non-inter-ference in the internal • affairs of China. “1 rejoice that a. fair -and friendly settlement has been' reached regarding the funding of the war debt- fine to this country by Portugal.”

HOUSE OF COMMONS RESUMES TWO LABOUR DEMONSTRATIONS. MR, MaeDONALD’S CRITICISM. Received 10.50 a.m. to-day. LONDON. Feb. 8. When the House of Commons resumed today there were two Labour demonwald Mosley and the .second when Captain Wedgwood Benu sat down in the third Labour bench. Sir AY. Joynson-Hicks, secretary for Home Affairs, gave notice -of Bill to alter -the Royal -style and title, also the style of Parliament, arising out of the Imperial Conference decisions. The first .speaker after the moving of the Address-in-Reply was Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who- asked if there had ever been a King’s speech which more plainly indicated that the Minister® .had nothing on which to advise His. Majesty. Mr. MacDonald said, that be persnoailly joined in the prayer for industrial neaoe, but the coal agreements were generating ill-will- with victimisation. If there were a trade union® law controversy now. it would not make for industrial peace. It would he wiser to let matters rest.