The White Book concludes by de Their Own Politics claring that the Vatican will omit London, June 16, thing to restore the situation to Lord Strickland, the Premier of normal in Malt Malta, arrived in London to-day by Tt will be recalled that on June 15 the British Foreign Office issued Interviewed by Reuter, he emphas-Blue Book embodying correspondized that the Government of Malta ence with the Holy See in the past: did not wish to shake off the yoke eighteen months concerning the of the Church. They were prepar-Hdispute between the Church and ed, he said, to take their religion State of Malta in which the Foreign Office stated that the Vatican had from Rome, but their politics con taken action which constituted noth. cerned themselves. Previous Popes ing less than a claim to interfere in had allowed complaints against Bithe domestic polities of a British shops and priests but the present colony, expecially by declaring that Pope did not appear to wish to listen normal relations could not be resum= to such complaints. fed "rix long as those who disturbed The Pope, Lord Strickland ce peace Yemain in power tinued, was infallible but the bishop?
Mis Majesty's Government consid" were not necessarily £0. ered it incompatible with friendly Ta conclusion he expressed cot diplomatic relations that the Holy fidence that a satisfactory solution See should treat as persona of the trouble would be found—Rengrata a Minister (Lord Strickland) ter.
Gxereising executive functions Elections Held Up, British territory in virtue of the Constitution of that territory, London, June In consequence the British Minister Arked in the House of Commons had returned to. England, leaving whether he was in a position only a Charge d'Affaires to represent give any further information re-British interests at the Vatican—farding the situation in Malta, Dr.
Shiels, the Under-Secretary for the Colonies, said that owing to the inet Resigned? state of public feeling in the island, the elections were still being held Lord Strickland, the Premic abeyance by the Governor in exercise of his reserved powers.
Malta, who a few days ago arrived here in order to confer with the The question of what further mea-British Government on recent pole sures should be taken to deal with the situation vas, he said, under tical developments on the island of consideration by the British Govern-Malta, expressed astonishment at ment.—Wireless through Reuter. the reports that the Malta Cabinet London, June 19. had resigned. Lord Strickland de-'The press reports that after fur clared that he had not offered his ther consultation with Lord Strick-resignation and furthermore had no land, the Premier of Malta, the tention of doing ce. Besides, he Cabinet came to a final decision con~ nounced, the constitution of Malta, cerning Malta. Nothing however thad been suspended for an indefinite has yo far become known regarding perlod—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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