London, Aug. 25.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, conferred with the Foreign Minister, Mr. Anthony Eden, and Lord Halifax, who has been in charge of the Foreign Office during Mr. Eden's absence on holiday, for 2% hours this morning on the subject of the Far Eastern crisis, particularly the Shanghai situation. The discussion will be resumed this afternoon. Mr. Chamberlain, who returned from the Deeside specially for the meeting, is returning to Scotland to-night, travelling to Balmoral, where for few days he will be the guest of the
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