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Mr. Strang To Leave On Monday

London, To-day.

Reuter's diplomatic correspondent learns that Sir' Eric Phipps (British Ambassador at Paris) and Mr. William Strang (Foreign Office expert who is going to Moscow) were both present at the meeting of the foreign affairs committee of the Cabinet yesterday.

The meeting considered the British reply to the

latest Russian Note.

It is learned that Mr. Strang may not be able to

-MAN FOUND

DEAD IN OFFICE

A shock awaited employees of Anderson, Meyer and Co., when they arrived at work this morn- ing.

One of the staff-an office coolie -was found lying dead on the floor when the premises opened.

were

The man had apparently guf- fered from a convulsion.

LLOYD'S CUT WAR RISK

leave for Moscow before June 12 as owing to PREMIUMS

his absence of three weeks from England (when he was in Warsaw) he will have to fa- miliarise himself with a big dossier before em- barking on negotiations.

Japanese

Reprisa!

Threats

Tientsin, To-day.

London, To-day.

war

Chinese

Bankers Arrested

Shanghai, To-day. TWO well-known local

Chinese bankers have been arrested by the Municipal Police in the International Settle- ment at the instigation of the Japanese authori- ties..

The Japanese allege one of the men is a General and the other a major in the guerilla forces in the Shanghai area.

They are respectively the managing director and director · of the Far Eastern Finance Cor- poration, a Chinese concern. Settlement police pending pro Both are being held by the

duction of evidence by the Japan-, ese. - Router.

That a more favourable view is taken in the City of the develop ment of international situation in these negotiations the near future, is manifested by In any case, will have to await the recovery of the decision of Lloyd's underwrit- Sir William Seeds, British Ambas-ers substantially to reduce sador in Moscow, who is still suf- risk premiums. fering from the effects of influenza. For freights through the Medi-or 25/6 respectively to 7/6.

Meanwhile, details of the pro-terranean the additional premium war risk premium for freights to gress of the Anglo-Franco-Soviet is to be reduced from 12/6 to 1/6%. United States or Atlantic....... ports, negotiations were given by the For freights destined for ports Spain and Portugal, will be re- French Foreign Minister, M. in the Near East and Far East the duced by 2/6, from 7/6 to 5/- Georges Bonnet, in a long state-premium will be reduced from 22/61 –Trans-Ocean,

the on foreign affairs to

ment

THE China Association Senate foreign affairs commission

called a general

meeting last evening to

in Paris yesterday.

NOT MAJOR OBSTACLE While admitting that certain difficulties had cropped up, M. Bon- discuss the situation net expressed the belief that these arising from the Japan-did not form a major obstacle,

To the contrary, he was optimis-.

ese demand to surrender tic of eventual success. four men alleged to have

M. Bonnet also reported that the

been connected with the Franco-Turkish negotiations were

progressing, satisfactorily.

murder of Cheng Shi-

kang.

Falling compliance with the re-

ter.

Reu-

quest the Japanese are expected GENERAL ELECTION

to take reprisals.

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These, Reuter learns on excel- lent authority, will probably take the form of complete isolation of the British Concessión.

IN NOVEMBER?

London, To-day. The "Daily Express" claims to be able to predict that a general election will be held in November this year.

This will involve the closing of all exits and entrances and re strictions on the movements of

It adds, however, that although British subjects, cargo and Bri- the Government's decision on the tish shipping, except foodstuffs. matter has long been fixed, every- HARDSHIPS FORESEEN thing will depend upon develop- Such action would cause hardment of the European situation. ships to all residents of the Con- Trans-Ocean.

cession, including many thou-

sands of foreigners of non-Bri- the French Concession is likely tish nationality and Chinese. to be similarly involved.

Owing to inherent difficulties. ter.

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