The Archive · 1929

Spanish Cabinets Resignation

Lisbon, July 4.

The Government has resigned Saved from Too Much Embracing Cecil to represent Bi Madrid, July 4. the meeting of the Commission on Disarmament, The rescue of Captain Franco and his companions on the flying~ boat Numancia by the British aircraft carrier Eagle and the sequent reception they received on their arrival at Gibraltar, was not hectic as the welcome both the rescued and the rs on their arrival here Lo-day. A delirious and enthusiastic crowd completely overpowered the police. Young women aristocrats, threw their natural Spanish re straint to the winds and, disregard ing the recent by-laws' forbidding embracing in public, threw their arms round the necks of the English officers who, after a terrifying nizing, were grateful to escape unscathed.

Captain N, F. Laurence, p.s.o. who commands H.MS. Eagle, e claimed: "We are quits, for the Spanish police have saved our lives. to attend the forthcoming meeting of the Assembly of the League of Nations, was received with cheers by Labour members in the House of Commons. to-day.

The Rt. Hon. Arthur Henderson enumerated the membership of the British delegation to the League Assembly, among whom will be mcluded the Prime Minister; The Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Arthur Henderson; the President of the Board of Trade, Mr.

Graham; Helena Swanwick, Known lecturer and writer on 0 democratic and foreign affairs, and Miss Mary Hamilton, Labour MLP., for Blackburn.

'The House of Commons to-day agreed to the amended resolution introduced by the Government taking all the private members' time to the end of July with a view to busines IN

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