THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 21, 1988.
SEIZURE OF BRITISH-OWNED ENGINEERING WORKS BY JAPAN Mr. Butler Manages To Find Excuse For Action
Lord Halifax Expecting Report Shortly
London, To-day.
In the House of Commons yesterday, Mr. R. A. Butler, replying to Sir J. S. Wardlaw Milne (Conservative, Kidderminster) said that Lord Halifax was expecting a report shortly of the Japanese occupation in Shanghai of the Bri- tish-owned Moller Engineering Works.
Sir P. A. Harris (Liberal, Bethnal Green) asked what legal right the Japanese had in taking possession of British property, especially in Shanghai?
Mr. Butler said that there were particular considerations regard-s ing these works which lay in a strategic area.
Mr. H. Day (Labour, Central Southwark) sought a statement as to how the Autonomy and Tariff Treaties signed by the British Government and the Chinese Na- tional Government were at present] working?
Mr. Butler said that, as far as we were concerned, we continued to adhere to the principle of Tariff Autonomy for China as laid down in the Tariff Antonomy Treaty of 1928. The Chinese Government continued to apply the 1981 Tariff duties in the areas they controlled. In the Japanese controlled areas the 1931 duty rates with certain modifications applied.-Reuter,
PRINCE KONOYE'S STATEMENT
London, To-day.
Sir John Wardlaw Milne (Con- servative) questioned the Prime Minister in the Commons regard- ing the reported statement of the Japanese Prime Minister that Great Britain was apparently not susceptible of Japanese good inten- tions regarding British interests in China and asked whether the For- eign Secretary would instruct His Majesty's Ambassador in Japan to inform the Japanese Prime Minis- ter personally that British opinion might be considerably modified were they to receive satisfactory replies to the representations they had made on various matters of protest.
The Prime Minister replied: "Yes, sir and I have no doubt His Majesty's Ambassador at Tokyo has frequently made this point in discussions with the Japanese For- eign Minister.
"As regards the suggestion that the Ambassador should speak per sonally in this sense to the Japan- ese Prime Minister, Lord Halifax, cannot doubt that Prince Konoye must already be aware of the post- tion from the reports which are supplied to him by the Foreign Minister-British Wireless.
Mr. W. L. Warden, former Editor of the Daily Maili aboard m.. v. Feliz
which
passed through Hong Kong to-day on route to Japán. - Mr.", dentis enjoying the round trip from Mar- Bellles.
ITALY BOYCOTTS ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS
Romey To-day.
The Italian press so far with. the exception of the Vatican or- gan, "Osservatore Romana" to.ig- nores the Royal Visit to Paris.
The British Colony recall that last year's Coronation was boỹ- cotted similarly-Reuter;,
BRITISH COURT MOURNING
London, To-day..
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT CONTROL
London, To-day,
In replying to Com. A Mars- den, (Conservative, Chestsey) in the House of Commons yester- day, Mr. R. A. Butler said that no date had yet been fixed for the restoration of, the Hongkew and Yangtsepoo districts to the Shanghai Municipal Council and that further representations had been made to Tokyo on July 13.—–—– Reuter.
two weeks from Saturday next for Queen Marie of Rumania, first The King has commanded. that cousin once removed of His Majes- the Court shall wear mourning forty-British Wireless.
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