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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 28, 1989

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BRITAIN'S GRAVE VIEW OF TIENTSIN SITUATION: FURTHER STEPSCONSIDERED

London, To-day.

The British Government views Japanese acts of aggression upon British interests in the Far East with grave concern, said the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, in the House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Chamberlain was replying to Mr. Arthur Greenwood, who asked whether in the face of repeated acts of aggression the Premier would take stronger action to express His Majesty's Government's displeasure. Mr. Chamberlain said that in the case of Tientsin, where the situation was most acute, he still hoped it would be possible to settle the local issues, but if negotiations failed, the Govern- ment was considering what further steps they should take.

SWATOW EVACUATION

Sir J. S. Wardlaw-Milne (Con- Mr. Chamberlain said he hoped servative) asked Mr. Chamberlain that would not prove to be the case, whether he had seen Japanese re- but if it were so, it would be very ports that Sir Robert Craigie (our serious. Ambassador in Tokyo) had ap- peared before Mr. Arita (Japanese Foreign Minister) to sue for mercy: Mr. Chamberlain declared that on the face of it the suggestion at once would be seen to be prepos. terous, as nothing of the kind had occurred.

WORLD DOMINATION Mr. Philip Noel-Baker (Labour) suggested that aggressive attacks on foreign rights might become an attempt at world, domination in the Far East.

FIGHTING AT THE SWATOW AERODROME

position at Swatow, and said al- rangements were being made for evacuation of British women and children.

Mr. Chamberlain referred to the

The necessary merchant ship- ping was being diverted to Swa- tow, the Prime Minister added, and the Japanese naval authorities had promised to facilitate the evacua- tion and respect British property.

TIENTSIN SEARCHES Referring to Tientsin, Mr. Cham- berlain said the barrier restrictions were unchanged, and British sub- jects who passed the barriers re- ported a long delay and strict search.

Sufficient quantities of fresh food were entering the Concession after much delay.

At about this time, women and CHAOCHOW, TO-DAY. children generally left the Tientsin CONFUSED FIGHTING WAS Concessions for seaside resorts in STILL GOING ON AT THE AERO- order to escape the hot weather, DROME IN THE SUBURBS OF and arrangements were being made The SWATOW AND IN SOME PARTS to expedite their departure. INSIDE THE CITY YESTERDAY first party had already left. MORNING, ACCORDING TO A H.M.S. Sandwich arrived at Tien- TELEPHONE MESSAGE FROM tsin on Tuesday, and H.M.S. Lowes- THE FRONT. RECEIVED LAST toft, which NIGHT.

would remain

The fall of Ampow, over 10 miles Reuter.

north of Swatow, yesterday morn-

ing was admitted in the message.

was

to be relieved, for the present.-

The Japanese Ralied up the Han PREMIER MAKES

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attack Ampow the night before for STATEMENT ON

the purpose of disrupting com-

munications between Swatow and FAR EAST

Chaochow.

During a night-long engagement

several. Japanese steamboats were

London, To-day.

sunk and scores of Japanese drown- The Prime Minister, Mr.

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