Shanghai 24 hours ending 7 pm.:—Yesterday Min. 560 Max. 685 Same date, 1937 Min. 570 Max. 640 Rainfall.12
Temperature at Siccawei:—Yesterday Min. 529 Max. 70.0 Same date, 1937 Min. 545 safeguarded.
During the years since the establishment of the mandate system, chatiges of importance have taken place in the mandated territories, not the least of which has been the settlement therein of people regarding the particular government as favourable to their interests, and looking forward to a permanent continuance of that form of rule. Thus, especially in Tanganyika, there has grown up a large body-of opinion which favours continuance of the British mandate, and does not desire to be placed under German control. The situation was made quite plain in December, 1935, when Mr. Baldwin, then Prime Minister, was asked in the House of Commons for an assurance that "neither Tanganyika, nor any other British colony or mandated territory, would be transferred from British sovereignty save with the cop-sent of all classes, creeds and races within the territory primarily affected. He replied The Right Hon. gentleman can hardly expect me to give such a categorical assurance in reply to such a purely hypothetical question. I can, however, assure the Right Hon. Member that no British territory and no territory under British protection or mandate would be transferred from British sovereignty without the fullest regard being had to the interests of all sections of the population in the territory concerned.
There are, therefore, two factors to be taken into consideration when considering the German desire for the restoration of the former German colonies. The one is the very obvious justice and necessity of doing something to meet German demands in this matter, and the other is the very plain and freely admitted duty of the British Government to the inhabitants of the territories concerned.
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