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LONDON, Dec. 21.

JAPANESE IMPORT BAN

SIR JOHN ANDERSON, Lord Privy Seal, in a very IMMINENT?

long statement in the House of Commons to-day on air raid precautions, with particular reference to protection against high explosive and incendiary bombs, declared no plan to be satisfactory which provided for protection only for a proportion of those likely to be exposed to substantial risks.

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SHANGHAI, Dec. 21.. REGARDING REPORTS that The aim must be to provide satd he preferred not to be tied in the vulnerable areas, well down too closely to the actual date, the Japanese authorities intend distributed shelters, which were but orders would be given practical-shortly to Impose import prohi easily accessible after an airte said that the advice of engineers the Japanese authorities

bitions, especially in north China, raid warning had been given. who bad collaborated with repre-

If possible, people must be given sentatives of the steel trade

profess was Shanghai

complete protection near their homes and that the manufacturing operation of ignorance of the matter. places of employment. They must steel shelters, ele, was a simple one, The Customs authorities state that recognise that there was no 100 por that supplies of raw material were officially they have recelyed in cent, protection against high ex-adequate, and that after the initial information to that effect and that no plosive, and shelters which were delay while the plant was being got definite ban had been imposed to proof against It direct hit were Lady, production would proceed at far but they add that they are aware impracticable S part of a short-a very rapid rate,

that import restrictions are to be term policy.

Sir Archibald Sinclair (Lib); "Can tightened up considerably in the near Apart from these difficulties, Sir Sir John Anderson assure the House future, John Anderson did not believe we that by the time he returns from!

From reliable quarters it is learned that a list of 92 articles. prepared

adapt our the recess he will be able to say what civilisation to compel a large pro- proposals he may have for providing

the Import of which is to be pro- hibited into north China, has been portion of people to live and main- deep shelter accommodation, parti-

in existence for several months but lain their productive capacity in neularly in the contested areas?" troglodyte existence deep unders

that so far this list has not been FATE OF EAST END ground. What they could, and monit S. Jahn said he could give no un-

Issued and has not been applied, the opportune moment apparently provide

bomb-proof! dertaking at the moment. were shelters, but

having not yet arrived. dequate protection Mr. Lansbury again pressed the

Speaking bist, and pout, and complained that there was; against splinters, and

generally foreign falling debris.

for people in the Eastporters must be prepared for a likeli- hood of considerable restrictions to No publie authority could

mukel End of

Sir John Anderson: itself responsible for providing this

*** should their Import business being announc-

the near future. protection at the puble expense for have thought that in those low-lying!

According to the Chinese press, Mr. everyone. The responsibility was to parts, deep shelters would have pro-) Chea Kwang-fu.

dificulties.

a well known provide protection for all who could sented grave not fairly be expected to provide it Mr. Lansbury:

Chinese banker who recently return- VICTORY! NEW LIFE! Romance! WISDOM! for Themselves. The Government resting anything of the kind. What feum the United States where he would give the accessary technical, i am suggesting is that if you believe farried out various financial nege- SEE IT WITH THOSE YOU LOVE THE BEST

tiations

is now to proceed to Chung- advice to those who could afford to war may comme, you ought king in order to receive new Instruc- provide it themselves.

vacuate these people now, and not tiens from the Chinese Government.

Mr. Chen Kwang-fu will subse

LEGISLATION

SOON

People must be reasonably pre

while at work, and the Fusponsibility for this rested primarily on the employer.

nter Immediately

Christons, legstation would be introduced

certain obligations

in this respect on trade and Industry,

They would ve protection to those caught in the streets during an

ue protendon.

for war."

"Tot st-

ful

im-

Sir John Anderson declared that! Me. Langbury had raised the paint quently proceed to Kumming in order to confer with Mr. Wang Ching-wel, previously, and Sir John the im- Chairman of the Central Political mediately instructed his advisers to Council.

ndvice.

into the problem. He would be It is also stated that

Mr. happy to provide Mr. Lansbury with

Wang Ching-wel will inforin Marshal this have

Chiang Kai-shek of his readiness to Several members pressed for this proceed to foreign countries. It is report to be made available in believed that a possibility exists that diately, and Sir John Anderson. Mr. Wang Ching-wei may be sent it was understood, agreed to do so. on a special mission tu raid. Communal shelters would Replying to other applementary Trans-Ocean. De provided, either by trenches or

questions, Sir John Anderson said he ther tortus which would be care- would consider all other aspects of fully sited.

the problem of air raid precautions. Easements must be strengthened, jas rapidly as possible.—Rester.

standardised steel fittings to

strengthen basements would be made

Available, The steel sheets would ; De tied in prave time with the least) possible disturbance to peace time]

#2542.

Cyclists' Attack

On Mobile

Police Patrols

Structural support would be sap-|

flats phed for blocks of

or tene: ICNAs.

Respecting non-basement houses, # special type of steel shelter had been! evolved

sections which could sily be put together and placed out at the house and sunk about w

Twoj The Gavern ment would

ticks for the

shelters and would bear the cost of material.

The Government would

One proceed

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Southern England Snow-Bound

London, Dec. 21. Snow fell all day in London and outhern England to-d13% causing considerable traffic delays of the PPOSITE views on the value of roads and sex. police patrols in reducing road There was a sligh increase aveldents were expressed at a meeting temperaturi compared with yester

London London, recently,

degrees.-British

feet in the necessary of the National Cyclists' Union in day, but the maximum registered in

largely to phite orders for

very

quantities of steel equipment, Private shelters for 10,000,000 people would be provided, and material te-

for strengthening private kind."

WRS 20

Refugee Murdered, In N. Territories

member, referring to the Wireless, experiment by the Lancashire police who have claimed to have reduces road ace.dents by 40 per cent., said that the Union should do all it could lo. back up people in efforts of that.

A sum of £20,000,000 would be that Lancashire cyclists considered Mr. McAlle (Liverpool) replied required for this material, and this would be borne entirely by the ex-police patrols a mixed blessing. chequer,

DEPUTATION TO MINISTRY

A refugee was killed and another wounded early this morning when four robbers, entered their hut

in Mukfu, near Takuling railway

The dead man is Fong Sheung-kul,

to a

Production of these large supples would

lead at once to increased em- "They do not like being overtaken ployment.

and then from 20 yards' range sud-station, Sheungshul. Sir John Anderson indicated that denly hearing a blare from a loud- the Exchequer contribution towards speaker warning them not to do this, 50. The wounded man is believed to the cost of public shelters would that and the other. These patrols are be his son. Fong Cheung-ming, 29. ustig every form of coercion-I According to Police report, four amount to several million sterling.

Altogether

armed protective

measures won't say to get us off the road--but robbers, one of whom was

revolver,

entered their matsh- would be made for nearly 20,000,000 to make ourselves as inconspicuous as with

possible.

ed about 1 u.m. to-day. After kili- Parsons-Reuter

Mr. J. McDermott (Manchester) | Ing the old man and wounding his protested against mobile police patrois son, the robbers took away $200 in erassing and bullying cyclists into Chinese currency and fled across the doing things which they did not in-border into Chinese territory. tend to do,”

A.R.P. FOR 20,000.000 Replying to supplementary ques tions. Sir John Anderson said that the gure of 20,000,000 people, for whom, under these special provisions, protection will be provided, did not necessarily represent the proportion of the population for whom protec- tion ultimately would be available in the way or another.

Mr. George Lansbury (Lab): "Do any of these proposals deal with the defence of the people against high explosives?”

Str John Anderson declured that he had made quite clear in his 'state- ment that the scheme did not con" template provisions

D

It was announced that the Ministry Transport had consented LD

5 receive on December

on the deputation

report of the Transport Advisory Council,

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Explorer Awarded Edinburgh Medal

London, Dec. 21.

Mr. W. Craven-Ellis asked In the House of Commons to-day whether the bridges in Burma from the rail- way head to the Chinese head on the could be regarded as a direct hit by "

against what HE Earl of Rosebery, new presid-Burma-Yunnan road, were to be

ent of the Royal Scottish Geogra- strengthened to carry 10-ton loads. bomb. It conphical Society, was introduced by Secretary of State for India and high explosive

Lieut-Col. A. J. Muirhead, Under- templated providing, In the shortest Lord Polwarth, whom he succeeds, at Burme, replied that the Marquess of space of time, reasonably adequate protection against splinters and glass lecture, illustrated by lantern views, Zetland, Secretary of State for India

which was delivered close by and protections against fal- Lawrence R. Wager in the Synod all bridges on the Burma side of the ling debris as a result of explosions. Hall, Edinburgh, under the auspices Burma-Yunnan highway were able

Opposition questioned Sir of the Society.

to curry loads up to the loaded weight John Anderson closely respecting the Lord Rosebery said he was glad to of the lorries, which he understood scope of the protective scheme. be following in the footsteps of his the Chinese authorities at the present

Mr. George Lansbury occlared that father, who had been the first presid proposed to use-Reuter. there was no protection If high ent of the Society, from 1885 to 1901. explosive bomb dropped in the Lord Rosebery intimated that the middle of a large block of flats or Society's Mungo Park medal dwellings.

The

Sir John Anderson agreed,

for

eminence in geographical exploration Japan's Monopoly Of

Chefoo Shipping

Mr. Herbert Morrison (Lab): "Arch

in

Sir John Anderson: "I have tried Mr. Wager had been Lecturer in

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GOVT. ADMITS ANXIETY

Japan's Seizure of China's Railways

LONDON, Dec. 21.

to

REPLYING TO Mr. A. C. Moreing in the House of Commons to

day, Mr. R. A. Butler said that in the note of December 18 addressed to Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador Japan, Mr. Arits stated that no change whatever had occurred in the past three months to render a survey of the Shanghai-Nan- king railway line possible.

The

Revenues were collected in Japan- since he raised the matter. ese yen, and Japanese military notes Mr. Butler said he appreciated Mr. on this, and the Shanghai-Hangehow Moreing's anxiety, which was now railways.

shared by the Government. On the Pelping-Mukden rallway, Japanese note declared that the same Federal Reserve Bank currency was military reasons that made Inspection វត general use, except on the Man-difficult before, made it dimcult now. churian section, where Manchurian-Reuter, currency is used.

Interest on the Peiping-Mukden Loan had been paid to date, and with Sir Robert Craigie regarding other obl

obligations secured these rallways.

Viscount Hallfax was communicating Hines Trial Set For

New Year

had been awarded Mr. Wager, and we to understand that the Govern- Wager's work in this field.

he commented on Mr. presenting it ment rejects deep tunnel shelters?"

For

the last seven years, he said,

London, Dec. 21, Geology

Attention to the delays caused to ing to initiate a short-term policy He had made many expeditions to the Japanese authorities granting a at the University Reading. British shipping at Cheloo owing to which could be put into effect very Greenland, and had accompanied monopoly to lighter-transport, rapidly. Provision for deep bomb Wotkins's air expedition in 1930-1931, aliciters could not, in the opinion of the Government, form part of such and others in later years. He led his drawn in the House of Commons to- day by Mr. J. F. E. Crowder (Cons), a polley."

expediton in 1935-1930. In coupled with the enquiry as to what ORDERS AT ONCE ·

addition, he had been a member of action the Government was taking.

New York, Dec. 21. Mr. Moreing asked if the Govern- the 1933 attempt on Everest, led by Mr. Butler replied that Sir John Anderson added

Visenuntment was really satisfied with these

The second trial of James Hines. that fluttledge. The expedition had been Halifax had received no recent re- considerations, other than those con described by competent judges as ports on

continual excuses regarding a survey the former Tammany Hall leader, lained in the present scheme, would comparing

this subject Represent- of the Shanghai-Nanking rallway,, who faces charges of politient graft, is favourably with receive further attention.

British Polar expedition in the last Government on the general question

any ations had been made to the Japanese and sald that it was some months now fixed for January 23,--Reuter, Replying to questions about the two decades. period within which the work might

of discrimination ngainst British Mr. Wager fator described the ex-shipping in the North Chine ports, be accomplished, Sir John Anderson'pedition.

including Chefoo--Reuter.

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