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"THE HOUSE

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"TREASURE ISLAND"

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"WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE"

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The German swimmer Joachim Blake established a new world's re- cord for five hundred metres breast- stroke swimming, which distance. he accomplished in 7 minutes 23.8 seconds in Aarhus last evening.

The former record of 7 minutes 23.8 seconds was held by the Ameri- can swimmer Kaye-Trans-Ocean.

UNSATISFACTORY RESULT OF BRITISH PROTESTS

London, To-day. Lord Plymouth, in the course of a reply to Lord Elibank in the House of Lords last night, said, "Lord Elibank has asked what the results of previous deliberations have been and has al- luded to certain matters in respect of which he maintains, I think perfectly rightly; that Bri- tish interests are receiving unfair treatment at the hands of the Japanese Government. "I regret I am unable to report satisfactory pro- gress, but I should like to inform the House of -the position with regard to these matters. "Firstly, the position at Tsingtao, ment, and I can only say, in view is still most unsatisfactory. Re- of repeated undertakings by the strictions imposed on shipping Japanese Government, that restric- there constitutes, in the eyes of tions would be removed as soon as the British Government, de military operations against Hankow liberate discrimination against had been concluded, that we should British interests, and they be able to expect an early improve- consider there is, no valid reasonment in the situation. .. whatever why British shipping TIENTSIN EMBARGOES should not be admitted to the inner With regard to Tientsin and. harbour.

North China, it is quite true that "Repeated representations have some time ago. an embargo was been made. to the Japanese. Naval [placed on the export of hides from and Civil authorities, as well as North China.

the Japanese Government, and the Last July and August, important British Government trusts before categories were withdrawn from long to obtain fairer treatment for the scope of the embargo as the...... our ships. In the meanwhile, I result of representations from the can assure the House that we shall British Government and other continue to press vigorously in this Governments. connection.

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Recently a further embargo was YANGTSE NAVIGATION ST imposed on wool and hemp from With regard to navigation of the Tientsin.' Yangtse, Lord Plymouth continued, The British Government; with the here again I regret to say the Ja-German and 'United States Govern- panese are continuing restrictions ments, protested in this connection: on British shipping in common No settlement was reached, but a which was with the shipping of other counmonopoly association tries, and British subjects and formed for the control and internal goods on the river. The excuses sale of wool in China, has been they continue to give are military dissolved: necessity.

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With regard to the discrimina- On November 7, the Govern-tory tax on tobacco, we have ments of the United States, France ceived no information. and Britain made parallel repre-

SLIGHT PROGRESS sentations to the Japanese Govern- In reply to a question, Lord Ply- ment in which they drew attention mouth promised to inquire into the. to the fact that a steadily-increas- matter, and continuing, recalled ing regular trade was being de- Lord Elibank's reference to "the veloped by Japanese vessels on the most unsatisfactory position of the Yangtse.

international Settlement." JAPANESE DENIAL

He said that slight progress had The Japanese reply was a denial been made in the direction of ad- of the fact that such a trade ac-ditional permits for factories to be tually existed. The British Ambas-opened, and for Chinese workmen sador has produced further evi- to return to work, but progress had dencé to support our contention been very small and we were con- which has been brought to the at-tinuing to press the matter tention of the Japanese Govern-strongly as possible.-Reuter.

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