Within the House of Lords, the usual ceremonial was observed, but, fag the Coronation has not yet, falcon place, the King did not year the Imeral Crown, which was borne from the Robing Room by the Marquess Londonderry.
Acta ea' tac of free expression of opinion, Miss 'Horsbrugh said that the vast majority'
Queen Mary, who Is reported to be! making good recovery from her cold, still Keeping indoors, and was con= feoqueritly unable o attend, but the King's three brothers, the Dukes of York, Gloucester and Kent, were all resent, koe lis toe men to fight, one great suffering they Before the reading of the Speech' from the Throne, his Majesty ro-peated the Protestant Oath, one of the King of England's most solemn adirmations, in which he declared that ho would uphold and maintain the Enactments which secured the! Protestant. auecession of the Throne of hig Realm, 7
Eth 0 esi ato seer tate ieee The King's Speech said that the policy of H. M. Government continued fo be based on membership of the League of Nations, The Government! would therefore, peralst in its efforts 2 bring about a meeting between the We Powers signatory to the Treaty! of Locarno, ans it, he added, The King was. confident that an opportunity would be afforded by the meeting of the Imperial Conference In London next May for discussions between representatives. of the Empire governments once more to prove the value of promoting a loser understanding. ie pared Piaene Bai His Majesty hoped, when the Cor~ ohation was celebrated, to re-visit India to make known to the Princes and peoples of India his succession to the Imperial Crown, Satna ae cal will last for several days, was opened Trade Improvement Expected 1H, M, Government was satisfied with the- measures being taken' for strengthening the defence forees, Wwhieh were essential for the defence of the Empire, piibames S ame The Government had followed with concern the political situation in the Far East, where peace and tranqullity were so essential to the important Interests of British people in that art of the world, and hoped that the negotiations now progressing between China and Japan would result in a satisfactory solution, There was good ground, the Spee continued, to expect a further improvement in British trade and industry, The Government was carefully considering measures to secure the the speech, he criticized the absence sec Sane a ser aiter eet who was warmly received by the House on "als resumption of active political duties, The Prime Minister able in the pursuit of peace, Dealing with. the Ttalian and fne to Britain's attempt to dis charge loyally her international obligations. with Ttaly and. there is no reason why it should not be possible to reach complete understanding in quitters where ing has previously existed."
History has shown, he concluded, that" Anglo-Lnllan interests in the Mediterranean were not. divergent Dut complementary, and the greatest of these interests for-both countries was peace.
"A demand that the Government feste a more definite statement Britain's attitude toward the Far Eastern situation was voiced by Lord Shell leader of the Labour, Oppos-"The allusion to the position in the Far East was exceptionally unsatisfactory, as it is a matter of vast Importance' not only to our trade interests in the Far East, but also to our position in Australia and New The legalization of "mercy slayings" would be limited, under the bill, to persons desiring death and suffering from illnesses which are fatal and incurable and involving the most severe pain, Under such clrcumstances, qualified medical practitioners would be empowered to administer lethal doses of painless drugs.
Bitter position to the measure anticipated in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The subject of euthanasia was the subject of vigorous discussion earlier this year when a number of medical and laymen's societies endorsed the principle in limited cases—United Press. announced that Thursday would be devoted to a debate on foreign affairs their widest aspect. The debate would be opened by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, who would give a general review of the international situation,
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