w Envoy Leaving Soon to Take Post Here London, Jan. 5.
Sir Archbald John Clark Kerr, former British Ambassador in Baghdad and newly-appointed Ambassador to China, will leave Baghdad within the next few days for London, according to Mr. Vernon Bartlett, the Diplomatic Correspondent of the "News Chronicle.'
He will remain in London for about ten days, in order to study his brief, before going to China.
British attention is at present concentrated upon the maintenance oí equal trade facilities for all countries in China, says Mr. Bartlett.
Despite a reluctance to use the machinery of the League of Nations, on the ground that ce-operation with the United States is easier if it is not based on Geneva, it is realized that the maintenance of the Chinese Maritime Customs service and, to a lesser extent, of the Municipality of the International Settlement in Shanghai, are questions affecting many nations, including some, dor example Germany which are hostile to the League.
The loss of trade with China, continues the correspondent, is causing considerable anxiety in Berlin, whereas the existence of any such trade (especially the supply of German arms to China) has very much lessened the cordiality of relations between Berlin and Tokyo.
The British Government, above all, ie opposed to any effort by Japan to establish a separate Customs service in Northern China, Mr. Bartlett concludes.—Reuter.
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