{Questions in Gommons on Nanking's Protests London, June 20.
In the House of Commons to-day in reply to a question by Mr. Trevelyan (Labour), Mr. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said that he Had seen press reports that the Nanking Foreign Affairs representative had protested against British aeroplanes flying over _strategic points and that the Chinese troops had been instructed to fire on such Jaireraft, but he way without official information and it was not proposed to modify the instructions of the naval commander, In reply to another question, Sir Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for Air, said that the despateh of air units to Tientsin was not eon-templated for the present, Aeroplanes Fired at But No Damage Reported June 22, In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Me. H. Day (Labour) as to whether he had received any information showing that the local Cantonese headquarters had instructed soldiers to fire at the acroplanes of the British Defence Force ying over strategic points, Mr. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary State for Foreign Affairs, said that the only instance of firing on British aircraft of which he had Jany record had occurred near Shang~ hai on May 18 when a Chinese warship had fired on two British seaplanes, and on May 19 when Cantonese troops had fired on a seaplane. The result of the firing had not been stated, so, presumably, there had been no damage. So far as he knew, the Cantonese had not withdrawn their instructions in regard to fung on British seaplanes.
SHAWNER-ON-DELAWARE, June 22.—Johnny Farrell, the Mamaroneek:
al, to-day won the Shaw-ven Golf Tournament, retarning a eard of Tommy Armour]
ras well down the list, going round in 312.—Reuter.
San Anrtonto, June 18—It iz announced that the United States Army will attempt the first San Francisco-Havraii non-stop flight not later than July.15, a giant Fokker monoplane being used. Preliminary tests are being made at San. Diego.
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