1938-12-20 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1938.

JOINT

INTERNATIONAL

TRADE PROTEST IN SHANGHAI Government Admits Receipt Of Representations

Omnibus Replies To Questions

On China

London, To-day.

COUNT CIANO'S DISCUSSIONS IN BUDAPEST

DALADIER'S CORSICA VISIT

Paris, To-day,

The visit of the French Pre- mier, M. Daladier, to Corsica, Budapest, To-day. which has been planned as the The Foreign Secretary had recently received a re- The first act of the Italian For-French answer to Italy's claims port on the joint statement issued by the Bri-eign Minister, Count Ciano,, who will begin on January 2nd or

arrived at 10.30 yesterday 3rd. tish, French and American Chambers of Com- morning, was to deposit a The trip will take about one merce and the national associations of eight wreath at the Hungarian War week. countries represented at Shanghai complain- ing of Japanese restrictions against foreign called upon the new Foreign Min-cated by the fact that he will be

Memorial.

That the Premier attaches im- After this ceremony, Count Ciano portance to the journey is indi-

trade.

ister, Count Csaky, with whom he accompanied by the Minister of Mr. R. A. Butler, the Under-Foreign Secretary, has maintained a close personal Marine, M. Caesar Campinchi, made this statement in the House of Commons friendship for some time and upon and probably also by the Air

Dr. von Imredy.

Minister, M. Guy la Chambfe, yesterday in reply to a question by Sir J. S. At one o'clock Ciano proceeded as well as the Chief of Admiralty, the official residence of the M. Darlan and numerous press Wardlaw-Milne, Conservative Member for to

Hungarian Regent, Admiral von representatives. Kidderminster.

Horthy, for luncheon.

As the despatch was only just

received, he was in no position to COMMONS

make a full statement, but the matters raised had already form- ed the subject of numerous re- presentations to the Japanese authorities.

Sir J. Wardlaw-Milne:

QUESTIONS ON

this the first time that all trade SCHACHT VISIT

'associations representing various countries have joined together in

London, To-day.

A Germán statement issued in

a Note to protest at the position of trade of foreigners at Shang-connection with the visit to London hai?”

of Dr. Schacht has attracted atten- tion in political circles.

So.

Mr. Butler: "I believe that is

"P

In reply to questions in the

Most of the answers of the Un-

House of Commons, the Under- der-Foreign Secretary, Mr. R. A. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Butler, on the China question in Butter, declared that the emigra- the House of Commons yesterday tion of Jews from Germany had were on the omnibus principle. been informally discussed with Dr.

Schacht but he stressed that there had never been any intention of reaching decisions on the subject during the visit.

YANGTSE MONOPOLY Mr. Butler replied to Commander Marsden (Conservative, Chetrsey) and Captain Alan Graham (Cou-

The question of Germany's for- servative, Wirral) who asked whe-eign debts had not been mention. ther he was aware that Japanese Mr. Butler took the opportunity merchant shipping Was plying of saying that Dr. Schacht's visit freely on the Yangtse and that no had been welcome. He was Japanese cargo vessel had yet met misfortune owing to drifting mines, alleged by the Japanese as objec- tion to re-opening of the river to British shipping.

con-

fident that such visits served to develop understanding between the two countries.

The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, replying Mr. Butler said that advertise to other questions, pointed to the ments and notices of sailings had importance of Dr. Schacht's visit appeared in the Chinese language from the point of view of the com- in the Shanghai papers, providing mercial policies of Great Britain evidence that Japanese steamers and Germany. were trading on the Yangtse.

"FURTHER CONSIDERATION"

Dr. Schacht had not come London as a representative of the German Government. His visit

to

a

The Japanese Minister for For- had, nevertheless, furnished oppor- eign Affairs had now undertaken tunity, of assuring him that the to give further consideration to British Government favoured the matter in the light of fresh friendly agreement between the evidence which Sir Robert Craigie, industries of the two countries the British Ambassador, had put concerning a division of markets before him.

so as to render possible the con-

The Japanese Goverriment, in a tinuation of fair trading at fair note on Nov. 14, had stated that a prices-Trans-Ocean. Japanese transport had lately been

sunk by mines. That appeared to COOLIE WITH

have been an isolated, instance.- Reuter.

REVOLVER

to

Charged with possession of a Mrs. Anderson, residing at the revolver and five rounds of am- Officers' Quarters, Stanley, has re- munition, a coolie, Lam Ming, 40, ported that at about 11 a.m. yes was this morning sentenced terday, while shopping at the Swn three months' imprisonment. tow Lace Co., Pedder Street, her handbag, containing money and articles valued at $176, was stolen from the counter.

Det.-Sgt. C. Mottram, prosecut- ing, said defendant was arrested in Canton Road with the revolver in his girdle.

Ciano and von Horthy had a brief- talk in private.

In the evening, the Italian For- eign Minister met other members of the Hungarian Cabinet at a banquet given by the Premier, Dr. Imredy.

Informed circles state that M. Daladier will probably speak twice at Ajaccio on the island of Corsica and in Bizerte. Trans-Ocean.

man capital.

Count Ciano

the is to discuss

According to informed quarters, possibilities of closer co-operation it is virtually certain that Hung- between Hungary and the Berlin-ary will join the Italo-German- Rome axis.

Japanese "anti-Comintern Pact." Details of questions briefly dis- Hungary's resignation from the cussed yesterday will be dealt with League of Nations is being dis- during the next three days of cussed, but information as to whe- decision has been Ciano's visit, and they will also be ther a definite discussed at Berlin in January dur-|reached is not yet available. ing Count Csaky's visit to the Ger-Trans-Ocean.

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