1940-04-19 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 19, 1940

JAP.

DISCRIMINATION

Tsingtao Situation Again Discussed In House

"RECEIVING ACTIVE CONSIDERATION"

London, To-day,

ASKED BY CAPT. ALAN GRAHAM (Cons. Wirral) in the House of Commons yesterday whether the Asia De- velopment Board was responsible for the discrimina- tion against British shipping in Tsingtao and else- where, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in a written reply, said:

"I do not think it would serve any useful purpose to assess the responsibility for the discrimination against British interests of any particular Japanese agent. "Wherever such discrimination oc- curs, representations are made to the appropriate Japanese authority or to the Japanese Government itself.”

Mr. Robert Morgan (Cons. Stour- bridge) declared the Japanese au- thorities at Tsingtao had recently asked an Important American cor- poration why it shipped cargo in a British vassel, and Informed it that if further shipments arrived In other than Japanese vessels they would not be accorded the same favourable Importation facilities as cargo in Japanese vessels. Mr. Morgan suggested this case be

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"You give that to me," she demand-

ed. "It's mine."

ing to be surprised.

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taken up with the Japanese Govern- ment "as a typical example of Japanese policy of strangling British trade in the Far East."

NUMBER OF INSTANCES Mr. Butler, in a written reply, said the Foreign Secretary's attention had been drawn to the report in question but confirmatory evidence could not be obtained.

There appeared to have been a num- ber of instances, however, where ship- pers had been influenced to ship by other than British vessels, and the whole matter was now receiving ac- tive consideration.-Reuter.

JAPANESE ATTACK IN SHANSI

Tungkwan, To-day,

Eight thousand Japanese troops are

Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Barron, after their wedding at Union Church yesterday. Mrs.. Barron was formerly Miss A. R. Duckworth, daughter of Mr. F. F. Duckworth, of the H.K. Electric Company. (King's Studio).

JAPANESE

MONOPOLY IN HANKOW

IN THE

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THEFT OF BARBED WIRE

Charged with stealing War Depart- ment property, Lo Chung-tong, 28, was fined $10 or one month's hard labou by Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow- THE QUESTION OF THE IMPORT |loon this morning. TRADE IN HANKOW WAS ́ RAISED Lo was stated to have stolen 26

COMMONS: YESTERDAY

lengths of iron rods from Sha Tin BY MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ALFRED Camp on Wednesday. KNOX (CONS. WYCOMBE) WHO ASKED WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER WAS AWARE THAT TO AN INCREASING EXTENT THE CITY'S IMPORT TRADE: WAS BE-

Pun Chéuk, 39, and Pun Shing, 40, were bound over and ordered to be expelled from the Colony as desti- tutes for a similar offence.

The latter two accused were said

He held it away from her, pretend- / launching an offensive in the Chung/ING MONOPOLISED BY THE JA-to have stolen three coils of barbed PANESE, AND WHAT STEPS WERE wire from the Camp on the same day. THE GOVERNMENT TAKING "TO:

They were all found by military RESTORE AND PROTECT BRITISH Sentries when leaving the Camp with

INTERIOR OF the property.

"How could it be yours? Joe said it was dropped at Seven Queen's Park race track the day the Gold Cup was taken."

"Joe doesn't know what he's talking about; he wasn't anywhere near there." "Well, he seemed to know all about it; he had the story off pat."

"If he says I was in that, he's a blooming liar. Here, Bill"

Tiao Mountain area with the support of planes and artillery.

Fighting is severest at Talongmiao, near Chiehsien, where the Chinese are holding their ground.

Areas southeast of Yenchih are the scene of bitter fighting. So far the enemy has not made much headway. -Central News.

TRADE IN THE CHINA?

MISSION HOSPITAL

Lt. J. M. Tomlinson, of the Kumoan Mr. Butler replied that according | Rifles, was present in Court as com- to the latest information trade "in plainant. ' Hankow was practically at a stand- still. What little remained was in Japanese hands, though a few ship- Fourteen Chinese were each fined 'ments of woodoll on American ac- $35 by Commander G. F. Hole, Har-count had taken place.

·BOMBED bour Master, this morning for ap- -No opportunity was lost of drawing. proaching, in 'sampans, within 30 the attention of the Japanese Gov-

Yuanling, Hunan, To-day. In a few shrill trenchant sentences yards of the s.s. Hareldawins which ernment to the importance His Ma- An American missionary hospital Nora told him what had happened..was flying the "S" pennant and for jesty's Government attached to re-bere was destrovéd during a Japan- When she mentioned the powder case making fast to the same vessel while laxation of the existing restrictions on ese air raid on April 13,--Central Smithers rounded on Dawson with a it was underway.

British trade.-Reuter.

News. snarl of fury.

Her appeal was to Dawson's earlier acquaintance,. Smithers, who had just

re-entered the bar.

"Are you sure you got it out of Joe Higgins pocket?" he snapped.

Dawson nodded towards the door. "Ask him yourself," he suggested. "Here he comes now looking for it." Joe, his face livid with anxiety, came shambling towards the group.

"Have you seen my money, pal; I lost my money," he cried plaintively. "Never mind your dough," cried Smithers roughly. "How did you get hold of Nora's powder box?"

Joe's jaw dropped in surprise. "I never saw it before, so help me," he denied.

"Why, you told me all about it being dropped at Seven Queen's," put in Dawson,

“Yes, how did you know about that?" screeched Norą, beside herself with fear and rage. "Who told you?”

Joe swallowed painfully. “You did, Bill," he accused in des- peration. "Don't you remember? You and me and Steve Rogers and Bert Lawley were having a game of rum-

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"Shut up!" shouted Smithers but it was too late.

"So that was the way of it,” mur- mured Dawson quietly.

He seemed to have increased sud- denly in stature and importance.

"I'm Detective Inspector Dawson of the County Police," he announced ominously. "I arrest you, William Smithers and you, Nora Beasley, for being concerned in the theft of a Gold Vase at Seven' Queen's race course."

He raised his arm and suddenly the bar was swarming with purposeful looking constables.

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