London, Nov. 24.
The subject of collections by the Chinese Maritime Customs in North China was raised in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Arthur Henderson, Labour member for the Kingswinford division of Staffordshire, who asked whether the Japanese authorities still held Customs collections in North China and to what extent they were making remittances against loan obligations.
In reply Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, said his information was that the Customs revenues collected in Tientsin and Chingwantao were being banked in the name of the Inspector-General of Customs in the Yokohama Specie Bank, and that remittances were being made, though not regularly, nor in adequate amount, On the subject of the seizure of Customs launches by the Japanese for military purposes, Mr. Eden said that instructions had been sent to Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador in Tokyo, in regard to the matter.—Reuter.
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