Mr, Hoger Kent ectal representa. tive of the. Securities and Erehange Numerous Representations Made to Japanese control." i cee: nese, territory under Over Shanghai Joint Chamber Protest Note with Sir Archibald Kerr, British Ambassador to China, and Vice-Admiral [Sir Perey Noble, Commander-in-Chief Cnmision, today snnauneed vet ately ¥.50.000, worth of the Japan gation had, disclosed. that appro London, Dee. 20.
par fast and Europe, you face of forces which have been loosed simultaneously in the cannot expect this Government, sveure satisfaction for any claim, as it arises under such abnormal This statement was made by Mr, Neville Chamberlain, tie Prime Minister, when referring to matters in the Far East in the course of his speech in the House of Commons yesterday. The premier declared that the sufferings inflicted on the Chinese population far exceeded in scale the Spanish tragedy, and the opportunities for alleviation were much less.
"Our own long-established interests in China have inevitably aufered serious material loss during this conflict," Mr. Chamberlain added, "All that you can expect is that everything which is pos~ sible to be done shall be.done, and that no claim and no interests shall be overlooked.
I want to assure the House that that is being done, that we are defending our rights, and that we are not pre-vared to deny either of the combatants the normal relations which they are entitled to expect from a friendly Power."
Referring to the loan to China the United States, Mr. Cham-the Premier had been informed of berlain said: "I understand that the attitude of the Japanese authori-this Joan is credit, designed to ties in "allowing Japanese soldiers facilitate United States exports to the Yangtzepoo District to sell entire buildings cheaply for break-china, "In principle, His Majesty's Goving up, and for the sale of bricks Gnment would be very glad if it outside' the area, demanding large were found possible to facilitate sums for their personal protection,' certain United Kingdom exports to and for permission to carry the China in the same way. 'That is a is outside the area; question which will be considered to what extent' such oppor-Sympathetieally when the Exports tunities of illicit profit are proving Guarantees BIN has been passed. fa. permanent obstacle to the restora the meantime, we can only tion of the area to the control of fait the outcome of the hostilities the Shanghai Municipal Council?"
the Far East, while watching 'Mr. Butler replied: closely for any opportunity which fo. Therefore, the last part of might enable us to assist in bringing the question does' not arise." it to an end upon fair and reason~ He, added that the restoration of the Yangtzepoo area to the control Tn_his speech following that of for the Shanghai Municipal Council the Premier, Sir Archibald, Sinctair, was at present under active con-the Liberal leader, declared that he sideration with the Japanese aufound it dimeult to reconcile the thorities, Fremier's statement and policy with the League resolution to which Tsingtao Restrietio Great Britain was a party.
Mr. Alan Charlton, National Conservative member for Bury, asked Numerous Representations feoncerning the result of enquiries Numerous representations have Into the case of a British firm in already been made to the Japanese Tsingtao, whom the Japanese naval Authorities with regard to the joint mission had prevented from shipping statement issued by the British, tease of steel samples to their French and American Chambers of Sgeney In Shanghai.
Gommeree, and the national associa Mr. Butler replied that he under tions of eight countries represented stood the consignment was effected Shomghai, declared Mr. R.A. fatter the matter had. been taken up Butler, Under-Secretary of State for by the British Consul-General with Foreign Affairs, in answer to a his Japanese colleague. question in the' House of Commons yesterday.
Replying toa question by Com: 'The statement, which complained mander Arthur' Marsden, Conserv of Japanese restrictions on foreign live member for the Chertsey. Divi trade, had only just been received sion of Surrey, concerning the al-by the Foreign Office, and so he was loged establishment of a shipping of in a position to make a full monopoly on the inland waterways of atement on the matter, Mr. Butler the Yangtze Basin, Mr. Butler replied hat he was calling for a report on Sit John Wardlaw-Milne, (Con-the company, which styled itself the servative member for the iKidder-'Shanghai Inland Navigation Steam-minster Division of Worcestershire), ship Company," and which was under-Who posed the question which Stood to have' claimed a monopoly in Glielted Mr, Butler's remarks, asked: those waters.
Sten't this the first time that all the Mr, Arthur Creech Jones, Labour trade associations, representing var-member for the Shipley Division of jous countries, have joined together Yorkshire, asked whether the nevly-note to protest at the position formed "Yangize Shipping Company of the trade of foreigners in Shang-Was likely to exercise a_ monopoly, ait" ind whether the British Government Mr. Butler: "yes, I believe that Proposed to take action to maintain is. 60, British interests.
Mr. Butler replied that the Yangtze Shipping Question Consul-General in Shanghai (Sit Questions on many different as-bert Phillips) had promised to furnish peets of the situation in China, again particulars as soon as possible.
Fellecting members' anxiety over the prospects for foreign trade, were Tientain Dail Censorship fished in the course of yesterday's Mr, Robert Morgan, National Con~ session of the House. servative member for the Stourbridge Commander Arthur Marsden, Con-Division of " Worcestershire, asked servative member for the Chertsey what steps had been taken to prevent Division of Surrey, and Captain Alan the Japanese censor at Tientsin from Graham, Conservative member for tampering with the British, mails. the Wirral Division of Cheshire, Mr. Butler said that the letter mail asked whether Mr. Butler was Idid not appear to have been inter aware that Japanese merchant shipfered with, but Lord Halifax, (the ping was plying freely up and down Foreign Secretary) had received rethes Yangtze, but that. no Japanese ports of the detention of a certain argo vessel had yet met with mis-Shanghai British newspaper fortune owing to drifting mines, alleged by the Japanese to be the Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, the objection to the re-opening of the British Ambassador in China, had river to British shipping. been asked to report on what action Mr. Butler replied that advertise-was best calculated to resolve the ment notices of sailings appeared in the Chinese language press in Shang~ Mr, Hamilton Kerr, " Conservative hai, providing evidence that Japan-member for Oldham, drew Mr. But-steamers. were trading on the ers attention to the large trade in Yangtze. fnareoties which had developed in Gaimusho to Revise Issue eighteen factories in the Peiping and Tientsin area, and asked whether the The Japanese Minister for Foreign "Japanese military authorities are (tr. Hachiro Arita), had encouraging and sanctioning the how undertaken to give further consideration to the malter, in the light "the. fresh evidence which Sit N. China Drug Traffe Robert Craigie, (British Ambassador 'Mr, Butler replied that he was in Tokyo), had' placed before him. aware of the existence of these fac-'The Japanese Government, in the!
Note' to the British Government, de-tories, but that he. had no evidence of the attitude of the Japanese mili-ivered on November 14, stated' that ary authorities with regard to them, Japanese transport, recently sunk 'Mr. Philip Noel-Baker, Labour bby' mines, appeared to be an isolated member for Derby, asked whether it instance bf the dangers to shipping Was not a fact that, wherever the on the Yangtze. [Japanese were in control, traffe in Mongkew Anomaly rugs developed. He suggested that Mr, Adrian Moreing, Conservative the Government make representations member for Preston, asked whether to Tokyo on the question.
Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd, Under seerstary of State for Home, Affairs replied that there was no reason to Sospoct that drugs "manufactured in ther Far East are entering. Great Tsingtao Export Permits Mr. Robert Morgan asked whether Mr. Butler was aware that export permits were not granted by the Japanese authorities at Tsingtao, when exports were financed through foreign banks by means of Chinese national currency, Mr. Butler replied in the affirmative, and declared that Lord Halifax had' the matter under consideration, In reply to Sir John Haslam, Conservative member for Bolton, who asked whether Mr, Butler was yet ina position to make a statement with regard to the intention of the Japanese authorities in' China to impose extensive restrictions at Chiese ports under their control, ana-Isgous to the import restrictions recently imposed in Japan, Mr. Butler said that no official confirmation was forthcoming that the Japanese authorities intended to imose such restrictions.
"Open Door" Retaliation Asked by Mr. Robert Moran whether the "British Government was considering taking descriminatory trade action against Japanese goods until the restoration of the "Open Door" in China, Mr. Butler said that the British" Government was considering taking deseriminatory trade action against Japanese goods until the restoration of the "Open Door" in China, Mr. Butler said that the British ' Government had under constant review the question of what steps to protect British interests in China, "They were prepared, he said, to give their consideration to any matfers proposed for the protection of British interests in China.
Replying to a further question by Mr. Adrian Moreing, Mr. Butler declared that Lord Halifax understood that, in certain cases, British-owned cargo had been shipped in Japanese, in preference to British vessels, to North China ports.
Representations, he said, had been made to the Japanese Government fon December 1, and the Government would continue to press the hatter until discrimination against British shipping was removed,
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