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London, Feb, 21.
Anformation was requested in the House of Commons to-day on extent of looting of British goods Shanghai and the value of Britis roperly which had been <emaved fiom British warehouses:
The question was put by Mz, Wile iam James Thorne, Labour menher for the Plaistow division vf West Ham.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Nevila Chamberlain, replied that 102 claims in respect to looting and da rane 10 property had been notified up ty December 31 Nine of these claims had Been prepared and tranmnted by the British Consul-Genevat to the must be appreciated, he continued, that most of the claim 1 not yet been able to formal claims and had only comnunt preliminary stalements to the Cone sulate-General, where assistance was being given in drawing then up.
In view of the difficulty of ascertaining, the value of the property, Mr. Chamberlain stated, "detailed figures on a large proportion vot the losses were not yet availab's at ihe
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