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JAPANESE ENCROACHMENT UPON BRITISH SHIPPING INTERESTS REVEALED
London, To-day.
In the course of its Report dealing with the Japan- ese threat to British shipping in the Orient, the Imperial Shipping Committee states that the Japanese share of Orient trade through the Panama Canal has risen about two-fifths while the British share has fallen from one-third to -one-fifth.
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The American share has dropped from one-third to one-eighth. The Japanese mercantile mar- ine is increasing on account of the growing trade to and from Japan, and special measures have been taken by Japan to support shipping as promoting new trade.
In 1936, Japanese vessels operat- ing cost was, about 10 to 15 per cent. below that of British vessels. The Report urges better equip- ment to enable British ships to
DUKE OF
compete more effectively with for- SUTHERLAND'S
eign lines for passengers,. and re- commends a devolution in manage- ment, including more authority for Eastern representatives.
""The issues involved concern naval and economic defence in time of peace and war.
BRITISH INTERESTS "What Singapore is to the Navy and to the Air Force, that are the market of the Orient to the mer- cantile marine,
YACHT SAFE
Hollywood, To-day.
The Duke of Sutherland's yacht, the Sans Peur, which struck a rock in the Gulf of California on Febru- ary 21, arrived at San Pedro safe- "The prosperity of Great Bri-ly yesterday. tain's mercantile and banking in- The yacht will be drydocked at terests in the Far East depends on Long Beach, California, for repair, the ability of British merchant though the damage is reported to shipping to keep its share in the
be slight. Far carrying trade in
Eastern waters."-Reuter.
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London, To-day.
The Archbishop of York, in a message to the opening session of the National Conference on China
1.
Immediately following the acci- dent to the yacht a tug left for the scene from San Pedro a five day voyage.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland had started on a Pacific cruise in the Sans Peur early.in January.....
The guests on board included Mrs. Audrey Sloane-Stanley, Miss Elizabeth Leveson - Gower, Duke's niece, and Mr. Dudley-Ward. Router.
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JEWS REJECT
in London last night, referred BRITAIN'S
to
the "heroic struggle" of the Chin-
ese.
He added: "I feel almost asham- ed that it has been found impossible for the organised Powers hitherto to bring their suffering to an end.” Miss Margery Fry, who presided at the Conference, said this coun
try did not completely understand how vitally what was happening in the Far East would affect our lives. Miss Try added: "If Japan were to win, one-fifth of the human race would suddenly be brought into the îndustrial world as populace."-Router.
PROPOSALS
the William
London, To-day. Reuter understands that a writ- ten communication drafted by the executive of the Jewish Agency was communicated to the British Government yesterday morning.
It is believed the communication
a semi-glasstresses the Jewish attitude that the
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