ARE DOMINIONS SATISFIED?

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 20983, 11 March 1938, Page 5

ARE DOMINIONS SATISFIED?

| "DEPARTURE” IN FOREIGN POLICY QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS Un! ic Presp Association—By Electric Telegraph -Copvrlgbf LONDON, March 8. An uproar occurred in the House of Commons when Mr Geoffrey le Mander (Liberal) asked the Secretary of State for the Dominions (Mr Malcolm Macdonald) whether the Dominions had been consulted over the foreign policy changes. Amid Opposition cheers and counter cheers, Mr Mander asked: "Because fundamental differences have been disclosed and Mr Chamberlain has abandoned collective security, are the , Dominions satisfied with this radical departure.” Mr Macdonald replied that from newspaper reports it would not appear that the Prime Ministers agreed that there had been a fundamental departure from the foreign policy. Mr Mander said that owing to the unsatisfactory reply he would raise the whole question in the House of Commons at the earliest opportunity. Mr Mander expressed dissatisfaction with Mr Macdonald’s reply to the effect that the Dominion Prime Ministers had acquiesced in Mr Chamberlain’s policy. He declared that such acquiescence was expressed because it was largely based on Whitehall’s dispatches. The Australian Associated Press understands that Mr Chamberlain has informed the Dominions of the tren I of the conversations between the British Ambassador to Berlin (Sir Nevile Henderson) and Herr Hitler, and that he has also despatched a general outline of the situation in connection with the Anglo-German conversations which have also been discussed with the High Commissioners. There is at present, however, no question of inviting the Dominions’ comments on these or the Anglo-Italian negotiations. Such a position would only arise when the stage is reached where commitments or obligations are involved. TENNIS JUNIOR FINALS IN SYDNEY NEW ZEALANDERS PROMINENT United Press Association -By Electric TelPutaoh Conyrluht (Received March 10, 11.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 10. New Zealand girl tennis players to- ■ day finished all their matches in the 1 junior championships with the exception of Miss Hodges, who has yet to play in the doubles under 17. This will probably be played on Saturday. Today’s results were as follows: Girls Doubles, Under 21 Final Misses Farrell and Irwin (New South Wales) defeated Misses Beverley and Douthett (New Zealand), 8-6, 6-1. This was a spectacular match, th? volleying and general play being good. The game of Miss Irwin was particularly fine. She is only 15 and is the partner of Miss Hodges in the doubles under 17. Giris Singles, Under If) Final Miss Kathleen Armstrong (New Zealand) defeated Miss Harley (New South Wales), 6-4, 10-8. Girls Doubles, Under 19 Miss Armstrong (New Zealand) and Miss Fisher (New South Wales) defeated Misses Brooker and Taylor (New South Wales), 6-3, 6-1. Combined Doubles, Under 17 Semi-Final Felan (New South Wales) and Miss Hodges (New Zealand) defeated Impey and Miss G. Foulcher (New South Wales), 6-3. Final Felan and Miss Hodges defeated Kirby and Miss D. Foulcher (New South Wales), 10-8.

MUST BE HELD I OLYMPIC GAMES IN JAPAN United Piesp Association —By Electric Telegiaph <’nnvinhr CAIRO, March 9. “The International Olympic Committee will be committing suicide if it decides to remove the Olympic Games from Tokio,” declared Dr Kano, head of the Japanese delegation, at the opening of the conference. "The summer games at least must be held in Tokio at all costs. If the committee breaks its promise, nobody will be able to trust it in the future.”