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London, To-day. What action has the Government taken to make clear that any Japanese proposal to take over administration and control of the Chinese
THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1988.
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Britain? asked Sir J. Wardlaw-Milne (Conser- vative, Kidderminster) in the House of Com- mons yesterday.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said he had no information that the Japanese intended to destroy the integrity of the Customs.
To the contrary they had undertaken to maintain it, as far as possible, in existing circumstances.
The importance which the Bri- tish Government attach to its main- tenance had been made quite clear:
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MEASURE OF SECURITY Mr. Butler in the course of his reply said that the gates of the former Concession were now closed at night-time as a "measure of se- curity."-
Sir J. Wardlaw-Milne also asked whether a protest had been made The inconvenience of this had against the closing of the British been represented to Japan, and he Concession at Hankow contrary to hoped the restrictions would the agreement of 1927.
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Chungking, To-day.
The Japanese are still creep- ing slowly towards Changsha, • says the latest Chinese military the communique, stating that 11th Japanese Division, is mov- ing along the Hunan-Hupeh of highway in the direction Tungchen.
At the same time the 21st Division is pushing south along the railway towards Yanglo- tung.
Japanese gunboats in the Yangtse mear Kaiyu are await-
to ing an opportunity offer support, but are still unable to approach Chenglingchi, at the head of Tungtin Lake.
Near Tungchen, the Chinese were obliged, after two days < fierce resistance, to with- draw two miles to the south. Both sides, it is said, lost heavily.
The Chinese forces at Yang- lotung have also withdrawn following three days of stub- born defence.-Reuter,
London, To-day. An "extraordinarily big" earthquake, location of which at present is unknown, was recorded on the seismo- graphs at London and West Bromwich between 8.30 and 10 o'clock last night, and is still continuing.
The seisinologist, Mr. J. J. Shaw, said the needle at West Bromwich recorded a maximum swinging of twélve inches, greater even than the great earthquake at Tokyo in 1923.-Reuter.
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The Royal Observatory in Hong Kong says that the dis- turbance, which was registered in Hong Kong, probably occur- red in the area of Japan.
Other shocks were register- ed at the beginning of the week by the Observatory seismo- graph.
The Royal Observatory later stated that on development of the seismograph plate it was revealed that the quake was a very severe one Indeed, oč- curring about 5,000 miles from the Colony. As far as any guess could be hazarded, it occurred somewhere near
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"I believe that all members of the Government have strong views on the subject of. Tanganyika. So have I," declared Sir Robert Brooke- Popham, the Governor, in- tervening in the debate in the Legislature yesterday of a motion expressing anxiety over the continued uncer- tainty and asking the Imper- ial Government for an un- equivocal reassurance.
The motion was supported by all non-official members of every race on the Council, but the Governor declared that while it was an impro- per motion for Official Mem- bers to vote on, he would Immediately transmit a full report to the Colonial Secre- tary. Reuter.
The C.-in-C., China Fleet, is leaving for Canton on Sunday in H.M.S. Seamew, to visit the West River Gunboat Flotilla at Canton and to confer with the British. Consul-General, Mr. A. P. Blunt. He will be return- ing on Tuesday.
Chungking, To-day. An attempted Japanese land- from ing near Shenteh launches in the West River was frustrated when the local mili- tia resisted, says a Chinese re- port, killing more than 200 Japanese soldiers.
It is also reported that the concentration of Japanese ships near Foochow has gone to Can- ton. Reuter.
The s.s. Temeraire, Messrs Thoresen and Co., last night fouled a number of naval buoys off Cape Collision and. is still aground,
The channel is not blocked.
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