Tokyo, June 14.
Following the passage in the Upper House of the supplementary Budget and the p in the Lower vouring ly res state of Manchukuo, both houses. Jadjourned to-day. "The formal [closing ceremony will take place to-morrow, The Upper House only passed thi if revision bill prov'
after a prolonged debate, ug with the passage of a resolu tion recommending. the to consider the effect of the bill and to introduce the new tariff bill ax soon as possible after a. thoron Premier, Viscount 8 replying to questions in the Upper House, declared that the Government.' intends adopt effective measures to provide for the relief of agrarian distress soon as possible. The Premie led that he deems it. necessary to effect a national policy connec tion with the tariff of Japan and Manehuria—Revt Tue China branch of the Inter ational Labour Office, League of shortly to issue a special the ate Mf, Director of the Geneva organisation, \ese Official Explains Reasons for Delay Nanking, June 20, With reference to the" Noulens Sudilat "Administration explain, case, a spokesman of the Mint
thatthe delay which haw" been faused in the hearing of the case Targely due to the fact that most ct the documentary evidence "are in diferent foreig languages and age the translated nto Chinese, that bt of the s "spokesman. iso pointed
tions of the case, the investigations formal hearing has yet been held—have. so far been' conducter camera which is, however not tin common "in. Western countries then the crimes involved are of a Serious nature. He said, however that ne" matter if the "accused should ultimately be convicted or Beaquitted after due trial, the Court SIM sk pas The ern upon tea Regarding the refusal of the Ministry to allow foreign counsel to appear in Court to defend. the accused, the spokesman pointed out that this should not have caused any surprise. For just as Chinese lawyers ezanot freely appear foreign courts, foreign lawyers cannot be allowed to appear Chinese courts. In short, the spokesman emphasised, the Noulens case has been conducted in strict accordance with Chinese law there has been no. discrimination Whatsoever against the accused because they are foreigners—Kuo Min,
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