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THE CHINA MAIL
JAPAN DISCLAIMS
RESPONSIBILITY FOR NORTH CHINA TARIFF CHANGES
London, To-day.
in
The revised North China tariff appeared to tend
favour of Japanese trade, declared the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to a question by Major H. A. Procter (Conserva- tive, Accrington).
Apart from a general complaint from trade organ- isations as to the prejudice caused to British trade in North China by present conditions, no specific instances of hardship resulting from the tariff had been brought to notice.
The $1,000 HOLD-UP
ON STAIRCASE
The Japanese Government reply to the protest addressed to them had now been received. The Ja- panese Government disclaimed res- ponsibility for revision of the Cus toms rate enacted by the Peiping Government, and contended that reduction of duties on a few com- modities, needed for rehabilitation or relief, was unavoidable.
"NO DISCRIMINATION
No. 72, Thompson Boad, third floor, Noman Ali, a clerk, residing at has reported that last night at about 10.30 p.m., on returning home, he was met on the staircase by four men, one of whom held his hands behind his back, while an- The reply also stated that there other placed a hand over his had been no discrimination against mouth: The other two then search- third powers, and the revision had fed him. They took a wallet bat. the effect of doing away with the finding nothing returned it to his special trade in East Hopez. Ims pocket. From his hip pocket they reply, Mr. Butler concluded, was extracted $1,000, one $500 note and under consideration-Reuter five $100 notes.
They then pushed him on the stairs and escaped.
He is unable to give a descrip-
TURKEY ANDtion of his assailants
FRANCO
Ankara, To-day.
PLEBISCITE PLANS
Berlin, To-day-
First official announcement on
The Turkish Government and the representative of General Franco have agreed to appoint government agents for dealing the plebiscite in Germany and with economic and consular mat Austria was made yesterday by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Frick.
ters.
-The agreement complies with the decision of the Balkan. Entente re- garding the attitude towards Spain, which was taken at the re- cent meeting of the Entente Con- cil at Ankara-Trans-Ocean.
Space on the ballot papers, which will ber the question you approve of the anschines? left for the voter's answer-Yes or No.
Germans abroad will be permitt- ed to vote but in order to obtain An official dinner is being given the ballot from must present their at Government House on Thursday next by His Excellency the Gov-
ernor
passport
apers.
other identification
It is estimated that the new German Reichstag will contain over 800 members compared with 741 members in the former body.— Trans-Ocean.
POLISH JEWS LEAVING
saw, To-day.
About 1,000 Polish Jews
leave Poland in the course of the
week
Some of the emig Palestine and others to
Trans-Ocean
on the Prays after the arrival in the vernor of Mac
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