London, Mar. 31.
a written reply in the House of Commons yesterday to Mr.
Adrian Moreing, Conservative member for Preston, regarding the drop in the value of the Chinese dollar, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said he was continuing to watch the matter closely with a view to preventing any avoidable difficulties to British trade.
The Japanese Government had promised to give early consideration the. representations on Chinese Customs made to them by the British Government, said Mr. Butler. in reply to Cmdr. Arthur Marsden, Conservative member for the Chertsey division of Surrey, who asked if Mr. Butler was aware that there was general feeling that the Japanese Government was holding up assurances regarding the maintenance of the integrity of Chinese Customs, while "their goods were entering Shanghai duty-free, to the detriment of British trade,
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