1939-03-17 — Page 28

Britain Not Turned

Out of Yangtse

London, To-day.

A reply to points raised in regard to our naval posi- tion in the Far East was made in the House of Commons yesterday by Lt.-Col. J. J. Llewellin, Civil Lord of the Admiralty.

Lt. Col. Llewellin said it was not really true to say

we had been turned out from the Yangtse.

We all realised the difficulties | people there. He recalled the re- there, but out of 14 gunboats usual-solution of the British Chamber of ly on the river, only six were back Commerce in Hankow expressing | at Shanghai, and it was quite nor-gratitude in this connexion to Rear- mal to have a number there for Admiral Holt.Router. refitting and other purposes, and eight gunboats were still up-river.

"As there have been some criti- cisms of the Rear-Admiral there, I want to make clear that.we are quite satisfied that these naval officers and the men of these ships, who are having an extremely dif- ficult time on the Yangtse, are fully carrying out their tasks as you would expect of officers and men of the Royal Navy."

NOT CRITICISING OFFICERS Mr. A. V. Alexander (Labour) said he had not criticised the offi- cers, but only the policy under which they had to work.

SPANISH ART INVENTORY

Geneva, To-day.

An inventory has so far been made of more than 500 paintings, including the most famous master- pieces of the Prado museum in Ma- drid, the Escorial, the national pa- lace and academy of San Fernando Mr. Alexander referred to

which formed a part of the works Japanese Minister of Navy's state-of art removed from Spain by the ment in regard to reopening of the Yangtse.

more

the

Lt. Col. Llewellin said that was a matter for the Forelgn Ofice, but we still had our gunboats on the river.

Secretariat of the League.

The inventory of 2000 tapestries including celebrated Flemish works of the 15th and 16th centuries has It is stated also been completed.

that all the works of art were found to be in perfect condition.-Trans-

They had done very good work in the past and had been praised by Ocean.

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 17, 1939

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