Poking, Feb. 9.
HM. Ministef, Sir Miles Lamp-here this morning na aaidy in the course of an_ interview concerning' the re-Seat antiBritish: outburte in the Chinese. Pres pram he alzations of a pre-{ala that he" at. suptined. that apanese policy en the part of Bric
of them their own refutation, should have cen Belleved'by anyone.
However, if they hid been Selieved, they had received their "quietus The Minister added that the British Government's hands were not tied in any' dieetion—Renter, When "at home" in his hotel residence he wears Oriental costume, Chinese to the ordinary observer.
"But no," says the General, "this is the Manchu costume. The Chinese adopted their national costume from us centuries ago.
In London General Tinge conferred with many influential Britis business men who have important dealings with the Far East. He maintains that they were Unani mous in pronouncing that thei interests in China's "three eastern provinces, now Manchukuo, have not been harmed by the establishment of Manchukuo.
General Tinge makes no effort to meet Government officials or Cabinet ministers. He does not relish being snubbed, and he fears he would be if he requested appointments, because his state is not recognised and General Tinge's chief, Bir. Henry u-yi, to every nation except Japan, ix just an ex-emperor of Chin But the general trusts that, if he can create a friendly feeling toward Manchukuo among the leading business men with interests in the they will exert pressure foreign offices to adopt attitude toward the new ind perhaps recognise it.
General Tinge. maintains that neither Manchukeuo nor the Japanese have any designs upon North China, including Peking and Tientsin.
"We are satisfied with the terri tory we have," he declared, Manchukwo should be extended south of the Great Wall our defence Problem would simply be made more difficalt,'
Jehol, the province of North China adjacent to Manchakuo proer, which the Chinese claim that Japanese and Manchukuo troops are overrunning, is really 2 part of
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