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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1988.

JAPANESE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST BRITISH

BANKERS IN TSINGTAO

London, To-day. Mr. Robert Morgan (Conservative, Stourbridge)

asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether the Government was aware that ex- port permits were not granted by the Japanese at Tsingtao when the exports were financed through foreign bankers by means of Chinese national currency.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign

Affairs, replied in the affirmative.

He declared that, Lord Halifax, (the Foreign Secretary) had the matter under consideration.

SPECIAL PLEA

FOR CHINA BY

MR. ALEXANDER

Replying to Sir John Haslam (Conservative, Bolton) who asked whether he was yet in a position to make a statement in regard to the intention of the Japanese ́authori- ties in China to impose extensive restrictions on Chinese ports under their control analogous to the import restrictions recently imposed by Ja-

London, To-day. pan, Mr. Butler said there was mo official confirmation that the Japan-debate for the Opposition, Mr. Winding up the foreign policy ese authorities intended to impose A. V. Alexander concluded a cri-

such restriction.-Reuter.

tical speech with a special plea. for China.

The position in the Far East, he said, was worsening weekly.

The Government had not

even

TSINGTAO INCIDENT

London, To-day. Mr. A. E. L. Chorlton (Conserva- tive, Bury) asked in the House of Commons yesterday what was the result of enquiries in the case of the the guts to adopt their own Geneva

resolution. British firm in Tsingtao whom the Japanese naval mission had pre- vented from shipping a case of steel samples to their agency in Shanghai.

·30,000,000 HOMELESS They heard little about indivi- dual application of Sanctions

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Foreign against Japan or help for China, Secretary, replying, said he under- although in China 30,000,000 had stood the shipment had been duly been rendered homeless and there effected after the matter had been had been 1,500,000 casualties. in taken up by the British Consul-Gen- eighteen months. eral with his Japanese colleague.

Replying to a question by Com- loan and said they looked to mander A. Marsden (Conservative, Government to do something equal- Chertsey) about the alleged estably potent.

He referred to the American

the

lishment of a shipping monopoly in Ever since Sir Frederick Leith- inland waterways in the Yangtse Ross's mission

there had been

Basin, Mr. Butler said he was call-much confidence shown in Britain ing for a report regarding a com-by the Chinese because of the pany calling itself the "Shanghai In-stabilised currency which had re- land Navigation Steamship Com- sulted.. pany," which he understood, claimed

a monoply in those waters.

TIENTSIN TAMPERING

DECENT CHANCE

'Mr. Alexander pointed out that America had purchased from

Mr. Robert Morgan (Conservative, China a large part of their silver Stourbridge) asked what steps had reserve, while Japan was doing been taken to prevent the Japanese everything to undermine the exist- censor at Tientsin tampering with ing currency.

British mails, Mr. Butler said that If China was to have a decent lettermail does not appear to be in-chance to win through her currency terfered with, but the Foreign Secre-needed support. The American de- tary had received reports of the de-cision should be taken as a lead to tention of a certain Shanghai Bri- us for further concerted action tish newspaper in Tientsin.

and Far Eastern collaboration

The British Ambassador had been with America, which it is possible asked to report what action was may lead to developing a long- best calculated to resolve the diff-standing friendship with America. culty-Reuter.

in the future.-Reuter.

SIR JOHN SIMON AGAIN DENIES 1931 RUNOUT

had not supported Mr. Henry L. Stimson's (then U. S. Secretary of State) desire to invoke the Nine- Power Treaty when Japan seized Manchuria.

NOT A SYLLABLE OF TRUTH

"There is not the slightest syllable of truth in that suggestion,” said Sir John Simon.

London, To-day, Winding up the debate on the...(Sir John Simon was Foreign Government's foreign policy, Sir Secretary in the Baldwin Cabinet John Simon, Chancellor of the Ex- when Mr. Stimson made his proposal chequer, answered Mr. Lloyd for joint Anglo-American action). George.

Sir John added "I myself brought

Mr. Lloyd George had suggested the proposal in this con- that early failure of British policy nection before the appropriate body lay in not being prepared to join the at Geneva. It was "adopted and the United States in resisting. Japan. United States thanked us and ex- Sir John Simon cited the pre-pressed gratification at the action vious controversy on this issue, in- taken by the Assembly at Geneva," Icluding the implication that Britain!--Reuter,