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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 80;
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EXTRAORDINARY ASSERTION BY FORMER BRITISH AMBASSADOR
London, To-day.
The former British Ambassador to Japan, Sir Francis Lindley, in a letter to the "Times" takes up the statement of the "Times" special cor- respondent "recently in China," that Japan had made destitute and homeless some 30,000,000 Chinese.
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Sir Francis asks whether the correspondent in- cludes in this total, victims of the Chinese po- licy of "burnt earth."
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He says that if the correspondent does not, it would be interesting to know how he arrives at this vast figure, but if he does include RKO Picture them his protest should be directed against the Chinese Government, whose insane and inhuman polley has caused infinitely more suffering and damage to China than have the Japanese.
After all, says Sir Francis Lind- ley, no one blames Napoleon", "for the destruction of Moscow by the Russians.
London, To-day. Replying to a question in-the House of Commons, Mr. R. A. Butler said that the British Gov- The "Times" in the course of a ernment had demanded from leader published yesterday, obser- General Franco the immediate ves that a proportion are undoubt release of the two Greek steam-edly victims of the scorched
ers taken off Palma on November earth" policy to which their Gov- 23 and November 26 for ex-ernment has periodically `resorted amination while carrying Ruman-on a spectacular scale. ian wheat purchased by British Government. ...
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Whether history will agree with Sir Francis Lindley that this po- He added that the Government licy is "insane", it is yet too early took a serious view of the inci-to say, but it is at least obvious dent.
that the policy would never have been adopted if Japan had not in- vaded China.-Reuter.
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The questioner stated that at present there were seven vessels detained by the insurgents in various ports. Reuter.
"DEMAND OR REQUEST MR. S.M.
MR. S.M. BRUCE
Asked in the Commons, if he had
any information on the capture by AS BRITISH
General Franco of two Greek ships bearing wheat purchased from
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Rumania on behalf of the British- Government, the Under Secretary for. Foreign Affairs. replied: "Two Greek ships the Mount Cynthos and the Nitsa were taken into Palma by General Franco's forces. Instructions were sent last night to the British. Agent at Burgos and to H.M. consul at Palma to request the immediate release of these two ships."
AMBASSADOR?
Sydney, To-day
Mr. Lyons, the Prime Minister of Australia, replying to ques- the Government at tions before. representatives of Canberra, said he had no knowledge. that Mr. Stanley Bruce, the Austra- lian High Commissioner in Lon- |don, might be appointed British The use of the word "demand" Ambassador to the United States. by Mr. Butler in a supplementary The question arose as the÷ré-| answer, caused an M.P. to ask sult of a paragraph in the "Syd- whether a request ora demaidney Sun" which claims, "we had been made at Burgos, and he understand that if Mr. Stanley replied, amid laughter, “Whichever Bruce is willing, the British Gov- is the stronger may be taken as ernment is prepared to consider the more accurate,British Wire-appointing him Ambassador." less;
London" To-day.
The Crown Prince of Sweden visited Lord Halifax at the foreign office yesterday-British Wireless:
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