Foreign News: Prorogued
COMMONWEALTH (British Commonwealth of Nations)
Speaking from the Throne, last week, His Majesty prorogued Parliament until February 7. His speech, of course, had been prepared by the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and one sentence was especially significant: "My Government has no intention of embarking on an increase in their naval building program." (See FRANCE and GERMANY).
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