In reply to another question by the same member, Mr. Butler asserted that the Brilish Government was urgently considering steps calculated to avoid a recurrence of strich incl-dents as the alleged unwarrantable Japanese interference with the British Steamers Tungwo at Haimen and Kingyuan at Shangha Sir John Wardlaw-Milne, Conserva-live member for. the Kidderminster division of Worcestershire, then asked in regard to the claims of Britons for compensation for damage to their property at Shanghai and how long they would have to wait before ceiving compensation, Mr. Butler replied that Sir Archibald Kerr, the British Ambassador to China, had been instructed to forward claims to Sir Robert Craigie, the British Ambassador in Tokyo, in their final form for presentation. to the Japanese Government as and when received. He added that he was luuable to answer the second part of the question,
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