Mr. Chámberlain Expresses Confidence in Commons Declaration; Home Defence, Arms Programme, Appeasement Aims Discussed London, Nov. 2. "ne international situation, including China, home defence, Palestine, the Munich Agreement, the Hitler-Chamberlain Declaration, the question of refugees and the Anglo-Italian Agreement were among the subjects touched upon in the House of Commons yesterday, when Parliament. sembled.
Referring to China, in the debate the international situation initiated by Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, took a cheerful view on the future of British trade in China, and twitted Mr. Attlee for having been "too gloomy" on the subject.
"There could be no development in China, Mr. Chamberlain emphasized, without a great deal of capital, and for that Japan would have to go to other countries, including Great Britain.
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