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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1988.

BRITAIN URGED TO BRING PRESSURE

London, To-day.

Sir John Haslam (Conservative, Bolton), in the House of Commons, asked whether the Govern- ment had considered the desirability of giving notice to terminate the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of 1911, insofar as it affects the importation of Japanese goods to British Crown Colonies, un-

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Mr. R. A. Butler replied in the affirmative and said the matter had received some consideration,

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but Lord Halifax was not in the position to make a statement at the present. Mr. Butler, replying further to Sir John Haslam, said that he had now received a report from the Embassy in Shanghai regarding the discrimination in favour of Japan- ese commercial shipping in the mat- ter of the payment of harbour dues there.

Mr. Butler went on to say that Lord Halifax had been informed that Japanese commercial vessels were now following the recognised Customs procedure and were paying the regular tonnage dues.-Reuter.

DEATH AT SEA OF MR. J.C. DUNBAR

It is with deep regret that we

EMPIRE AIR

MAIL SCHEME

London, To-day.

The Postmaster-General, Major Tryon, with the Air Secretary, Sir Kingsley Wood, will inaugurate the completion of the Empiré air mail scheme at a ceremony at Southamp- ton Airport on Thursday when the first airmail at 81⁄2d per half ounce will leave for Australia and New Zealand.

The High Commissioners of Aus- tralia and New Zealand and. Sir John Reith, new Chairman of Im- perial Airways, will also be present. ---British Wireless,

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have to record the death of Mr. MR. BUTLER SAYS NEXT CHANGE

J. C. Dunbar, formerly of the

Hong Kong Electric Company NOTHING AND

which occurred in the s.s. Ranchi

en route to England.

The late Mr. Dunbar, suffered a WON'T GO FURTHER

London, To-day.

breakdown in health and left hère

Asked in Commons, whether as recently as July 9 accompanied

any report had been given by by his wife, the former Miss Pat Dimond.

Sir Robert Hodgson, concerning | Son of the late-William-Roland the extent of the German__and Dunbar, of Huyton, Cheshire, and Italian penetration of Insurgent Mrs. Oswald Tidy, the late Mr. Spain, both in the industrial and Dunbar was 39 years of age and was in the administrative spheres, married only in November of last Mr. Butler said: “Advantage has been taken of Sir Robert, Hodg- Mr. Dunbar saw service with the son's presence in London to dis- Royal Air Force during the Great cuss such matters, but those con- toversations, must of necessity, be War as a subaltern and came Hong Kong in 1925 when he joined confidential. He refused to go fur- ther when asked if the informa- the Hong Kong Electric Company.

tion showed the penetration was He was extremely popular with extensive and damaging to Bri- his colleagues and was a keen mem-tish interest.”—British Wireless.

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ber of the Hong Kong Cricket Club

besides being a member of the

Hong Kong Club and the

·Hong Kong golf Club.

Royal

A member of the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps, the re- linquishment of his commission in

LEBANON AND PARIS

Jerusalem, To-day. The Parliament of the Republic

the A. A. Company was gazetted of Lebanon has to the general. sur-

two days ago.

The late Mr. Dunbar is survived by his widow, his mother, Mrs. Tidy, and a sister, the Viscountess Scars dale with whom much sympathy will be felt.

prise been summoned to an extra- ordinary session to-day.

there is The view prevails that some connection between the return of the President of

from Paris and the pos

of the departure for France of the

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fox, (Conservative,

Butler stated

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in of the crew of the British steamer

the Commons that the Consul-Gen-

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