"Resigns Immediate By-Election Will be Contested London, Nov. 25. The. Duchess of Atholl, Conservagive MP., whose strong views in support of the Republican Government in Spain are widely known, announced today that she had resigned her seat in the House of Commons and that she would fight an immediate by-election at Kinross and Western Perth, which division she has represented since 1923.
She resigned her seat, the Duchess explained, following a majority decision of a meeting of the Unionist Association in her constituency to support a candidate to oppose her.
The Duchess did not believe that this view represented the majority of the electorate, and declared that she welcomed the opportunity provided ly the by-election to draw attention 1, "The wéakéiied střategic_position of 'Great Britain and other European countries following the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia; '2. "The further dangers' tobe feared if General Franco wins in Spain; "The need for cooperation between countries to preserve Mr. A. C. Moreing, Conservative member for Preston, asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, had been informed of the intention of the Japanese authorities to impose extensive import restrictions in Chinese ports, analogous to those recently imposed in Japan.
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, replied that Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, was in communication with Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador to Japan, on the matter.—Reuter.
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