Churchill "declared "Three months: ago, we were asked to close this road, and we acceded because we wished to give an opportunity to the Governments of Japan and China to reach a just and equitable seltlemen, of their long and deadly quarrel. happily this had not been reached, On the contrary. the protracted struggle of Japan to subjugate the Chinese race was still proceeding with all its attendant miseries.
We: mu h regretted that the opity had been lost but, in the German Guns Shell British Convoy London, Oct. 8. nan long-range guns on the French coast thundered this morning in an attempt 10 shell a British convoy. Shells could be seen exploding, but eared to ish aircraft hovered head to safeguard the ships against an air attack—Reuter. circumstances, His Majesty's Government proposed to allow the agree ment about the closing of the Burma Road to run its course to October 17. bhut they did not see their way to renew it after that date, Mr. Churchill declared that the sleep one way oF another three-power pact which Japan had Just entered red 50 unfavoural to Japan that he wondered whether there were not some secret clauses.
It was not easy to see in what way Germany and Italy could come to the Neither Brituin 'United were accustomed to react violence by ssu inky' the reception these strangely ill-balanced. de-lorations in the United States had not been at all encouraging to those who were Ils authors Mr. Churchill concluded with a ference to Spain. There was. he sid, no country in Europe which had more need of peace, of food and prosperous trade than Spain.
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