After crossing the Place de la Con-cercle, the procession passed over the bridge spanning the Seine and then paraded before the House of Deputies, here the Parlismentarians were messed. on the steps before the imposing edifice. The—usually-staid politicians, too. gave way to the wave of surpassing gaiety over-running Peris, and they cheered the sovereigns as their cars slowly passed by.
Finally, the procession reached the Qvai door: 20 o'clock, and the French Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, and Madame Bonnet greeted the royal guests. As soon as the King entered the Palace, his personal banner was hoisted above the roof, in accordance with ceremonial! custom at Windsor President Lebrun then rode back to the Palais de l'Elysee, while M. Bonnet escorted the visitors to their apertments, Then. at 545 p.m. the sovereigns motored over to the Elysee Palace to visit the President London, July 20. In the House of Commons today the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was asked by Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Conservative member for the Kidderminster division of Worcestershire, whether his attention had been drawn to an official pronouncement by Prince Konoye, the Japanese Premier, that Great Britain was apparently sceptical of Japanese good intentions in regard to British interests in China He was also asked whether he would instruct Sir Robert Craigie, the Eritish Ambassador in Tokyo, to inrince Konoye personal tory replies to the representations she had made on various matters of protest.
Mr. Chamberlain. in reply, said he had no doubt that Sir Robert Craigie had frequently mentioned this point in discussions with the Japanese Foreign Minister In regard to the suggestion that the Her Majesty Decorated ritish Ambassador should speak per-
Queen Elizabeth was decorated with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour by President Lebrun in the evening at the Palais de lEiysee where a gala reception was held after 615 pin.
Returning his honour King George awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath to the the Foreign Secretary had no hat the Japanese Premier must Fe alr aware of the position from report: plied to him by his Foreign
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