Carefully Disguised Breackes of the Arms Embargo Agreement London, Feb. 16.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, in reply to a question in the House of Commons to-day, said that a preliminary ist of claims in respect to damage to British property in China had been filed with the Waichiaopa on May 18 last year, but there probably would be many further items arising from recent attacks and disturbances, including claims by missionary bodies, mercantile firms and private individuals.
Responding to another question, the Foreign Secretary said that he was aware that both parties in China were acquiring military supplies, aizeraft and armaments from various European countries and were employing European aviators, 'The British Government, Sir Austen continued, whenever," posable would make' representations against breaches of the China Arma Embargo Agreement, but transac-differences of opinion regarding its tons were carefully disguised, some- interpretation—Reuter,
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