THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 30, 1941.
QUESTIONS ON FAR EAST Tientsin And Shipping Facilities Raised
Mr. Butler's Laconic Replies
"BEVIN BOYS" TO TRAIN IN ENGLAND
The first batch of "Bevin boys," selected from artisans em- ployed in Indian fac- tories for training in the United Kingdom under the Bevin scheme, was announc- ed in New Delhi yes- terday.
Aged 18 to 35 they include electricians, fitters and block smiths from all classes all over India and are described as the advanced guard of In- dia's industrial army,
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STOCK EXCHANGE QUIETNESS
The London Stock Exchange i generally was quiet and irregular yesterday. Gilt edged drifted down slightly after early firmness but closed steady. Industrials en- countered some provincial selling and home rails tended to be easier but oils were firm and there was further speculative enquiry in European bonds, notably Belgian 4 per cent. Wall Street was irre- gular. Reuter.
A LACONIC “YES” was the answer of the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, to a question in the Commons yes- terday whether the situation in the British Concession at Tientsin was now satisfactory and whether Britons were able to pass un- hindered between the Concession and adja- cent occupied territory.
Sir J. S. Wardlaw-Milne (Cons.) asked whether British shipping was now allowed ac- cess on the Pearl River to Canton.
Mr
Was Butler said there
aprovements to report in facilities weekly British service. Difficul- allowed British shipping at coastal Los had arisen in connection with ports and especially at Tsingtao quarantine regulations and pilot-and Cheloo. age fees but they WOTE negol ation.
under
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Foreign
the Mr. Butler said Secretary was calling for a reportį
Capt. Alan Graham (Cons) on the latest situation as it affects British shipping facilities in North asked what Japanese restrictions
China. were placed on exports and ports in occupied parts of China. and to what extent such restric- tions affect British trade.
Merchants Affected
and add. other being
Mr. Butler outlined restric tions in North, Central South China and cd that British and foreign merchants were
all these severely affected by measures.
Mr. Robert Morgan (Cons) ask- led whether there were any
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A report had also been called for on the subject of British ship- ping in inland waterways other than the Yangtse-Reuter.
KULANGSU
COUNCIL
IMPASSE
The Kulangsu Munici- pal Council once again be- came inoperative when three members suddenly resigned on January 23, leaving only two Japan- ese members, according to Japanese reports from Amoy to-day.
The members who resigned were Mr. L. H. Hitchcock (chair- man), Mr. J. C. Morhaus and one other member.
A Council meeting scheduled to be held en January 24 in order to discuss à four-point represen- tation handed in on January 21
STOP PRESS
MR. FORD
IN UNION
by the Japanese consul-general DISPUTE
regarding the shooting of Huang
January 17, was unable to meet
Chung-kang, Formosan president (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") of the Amoy district court, on It was learned in Wash- legally because of insufficient ington yesterday that Mr. Henry Ford has notiflea
members.
Business of the Council was taken over by the Consular Body the Government that he under the chairmanship of the will never
operate his
British Consul-General, Mr. N.
FitzMaurice, according to a pre- huge industrial organisa- cedent set in 1926 when a Coun- tion under Union "closed
shop" conditions.
cil was unable to be formed. Reuter.
TALKS ON LEASED AIR BASES
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THE GOVERNOR OF TRINI DAD, SIR/HUBERT YOUNG, AND THE GOVERNOR OF THE LEEWARD 18LANDS, SIR GOR- ¿DON LETHEM, ACCOMPANIED BY-SIR LENNOX÷O'REILLY, OF TRINIDAD, TOOK OFF FROM NEW YORK FOR LISBON YES- TERDAY IN THE CLIPPER:
They are en route to London to participate in talks connected with the lensing of ah and navul bases in the British West Indies to the United States, A
Talking to journalists all three emphasised the importance "hemisphere defence" for the Fecurity" of the nations of the
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If
ordered to do so-by the Labour Board, he said, he would retire from business and offer his factories to the Government for Federal operation at a dollar a year fee.
Mr. Ford delivered this ultima- tym to a defence official when asked to meet Mr. Hillman, leader. of the Congress of Industrial Re- organisation, in an effort to solve labour disputes in his company. International News Service.
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