1938-06-28 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1938

JAPANESE ENCROACHMENTS OF BRITISH INTERESTS

Many Questions In House Of Commons On China

British Shipping Handicaps At Tsingtao

London, To-day.

Sir P. Dawson drew the attention of the House of

COMMISSION

ON BOMBING

OF CIVILIANS

London, To

The Spanish Governmen have tendered a note to the British' Charge d'Allaires in Barcelōns,

Commons yesterday to the conditions prevail- Chick express appreciation ing at Tsingtao, regarding the unloading of British ships.

"In reply, Mr. R. A. Butler said that he understood that as English ships were unable to obtain wharfage and other facilities in the commer- cial harbour within a reasonable time after ar- rival, the shipping companies temporarily pre- fer the use of sampans and junks...... Representations have been made Shanghai Superintendent. of to the Japanese authorities in Tokyo toms being confirmed by the Inspec- and the British Naval and Consular tor-General.” ·

Gus-

the decision to form an Interna- tional Commission to Investigate. the "bombing of open, towns - In

Spain.

The note, which is in reply

-note from Britain assures the Commission of the Loyalista" de- termined collaboration Reuter

P.EN. CLUB CONGRESS

rague, To-day.

The sixteenth ongress of the PE N. Club was opened here yes- terday

Dr. Hodza, Czech Prime Minister, who had been appointed Honorary President of the Club, delivered the naugural address and said that Czechoslovakia owed the restora tion of its political liberty, as much to the pen as to the sword. It was literature in the true sense of the word which had created the Czechoslovakian nation.⠀

Turning to the events of the last few weeks, Dr. Hodza said: “Our

lovakia which has embraced var- ious nationalities for centuries shall become a real homeland not only of all Czechs and Slovaks but of all other nationality groups as well.'

A.A. GUNS FOR greatest ambition is that Czechos MERCHANT SHIPS DISCOURAGED

London, To-day....

authorities are sosely in touch with Mr. Butler said he understood their Japanese colleagues, with a that the principal function of sup- view to arriving at a local settle-erintendents in recent years has been

SUDDEN DEPARTURE ment.. "Lord Halifax's attention to act as the channel of communica-

Signor F. T. Marinetti, famous has been drawn to the re-organisation between the Commissioner of

Asked in the Commons if he author and Italian delegate to tion of the Peking-Mükden railway Customs at various ports and loc

would inform British merchant P. E. N. Congress, is reported to. and other railway systems in North territorial officials and this held shipping companies trading in have made a sudden" "departure China, as being carried out by the good of the Superintendent Japanese," said Mr. Butler, reply- Customs in Shanghai-Reuter. ing to Mr. Wardlaw Milne, who con-

of Spanish waters that no obstacle from Prague following a dispute. would be placed in their way if which arose concerning the right they desired, to equip their ships to free criticism—Trans-Ocean.

tended the results were seriously FRANCE AND with suitable anti-aircraft guns of

adverse to British interests and British trade.

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Mr. Butler, said that Lord Hali- fax was communicating with Sir Robert Craigie in this matter but that he (Mr. Butler) was unable to make a statement on the position at the moment.

CHINESE CUSTOMS

ITALY

London, To-day.

modern design for the purpose of

warding unprovoked attacks from UPSET IN EGYPT'S

PARLIAMENT: SAADIST ATTITUDE

Cairo, To-day.

any aeroplanes engaged in the Spanish civil war, the Prime Min- The Under Secretary for Foreign ister referred to a previous answer Affairs told the Commons at ques-in which reasons were given why tion time that His Majesty's Gov-His Majesty's Government did not ernment would welcome a an im- desire to encourage such measure provement in the relations between and said that further consideration He was asked by Mr. Moreing to France and Italy such as might be of the suggestion had revealed að- state the present position of the expected to follow a resumption of ditional difficulties and confirmed The new Egyptian” Cabinet of Chinese-Customs Service..

negotiations between the two coun-the view then taken by His Majes Mohamed Mahmoud Pasha, recon- Mr. Butler said: "The Service tries and he said the Italian Gov-ty's Government-British continues to take orders from the ernment were fully aware of the less. Inspector-General, subject to certain British Government's views on limitations of his powers in the matter.

a matter which could only be occupied areas. There could be no

At the same time, Mr. Butler said, it settled between the two parties question of the appointment of a would be appreciated that it was concerned. British Wireless.

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structed on coalition basis, and now pledged to carry on the policy laid down by the preceding Cabinet presented itself to Egyptian Parlia ment yesterday.

The section of the opposition promised to content itself with the right to exercise objective critic iam. On the other hand one of the Nahasite Wafdists claimed that the letter of King Farouk lining out the programme of the new Government was unconstitutional, whereupon the Speaker of the House ordered him to retract.

There was an interesting inter- ruption when one of the Saadist had declared that his Party did not intend to give up its opposition to the Government, because five Saadists had entered the Cabinet. Dr. Ahmed Maher, Saadist leader and the new Minister for Finance, made a vigorous protest and as- serted that these five Saadists had entered the Cabinet with the ex- plicit approvals of ha! Party. Trans Ocean.

At the Kowloon Magistrac this

Mac morning

BRITAIN'S MIGHT IN THE AIR H enley Aerodrome and district.

fight over

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cha alre

shoe-

bing He police custody,