London, tune 13, The "Daily Telegraph" today fcatures an article by Mr, E. M. Gull, formerly Secretary of the British Chamber of Commerce at Shanzhal, fon Japan's tightening grip on the Jcontrol of Chinese trade, " charging} that the Japanese are continually using the pretext of war conditions to create barriers against British trade despite repeated—assurances that. the "Open Door" and British interests will be respected, The article cites the exchange and trade control laws of Manchoukuo as favouring Japan against all other countries, and asserts that Japan's action in' introducing a new currency in North China."establishing wool and hemp monopolies, and devising tariff alterations and other measures manifestly designed to extend similar restrictions to Chin The article stresses Japanese at-_ tempis 0 dominate the Shanghai Municipal Council and vexatious restrictions on the resumption business in Hongkew and Yangtsepoo as parts of a plan to undermine the historic British predominance in the Yangtze Valley trade—Reuter, Another Manchoukuo Border Clash Tokyo, June 18, Tension in Japanese Government circles was noticeable here tonight following Japanese reports of another serious clash between Soviet and Manchoukuo border guards. One Manchoukuo guard was reported have been killed in the clash in which "both sides were reinforced afer heavy exchanges of machine-'The Japanese reports alleged the Soviet border patrols near Hungehun Precipitated the clash by opening machine-gun fire on a Manchukuoan patrol—United Press, jots of information, some of which is fairly reliable."
The spokesman said one report which had come to his attention claimed that a younger brother of] Mr. T. V. Soong, who has been stationed in Hanoi as a representative of the Chiang Kai-shek administrati concluded a contract with a Freud firn for constructing a railway between Chennankwan and Nanning.
party of French engineers has} already been sent to Nanning from Indo-China, the report said.
The spokesman said if such a raile way is constructed it would be con-_ neeted with Yunnanfu by a motor highway by way of Paishib, "thus forming an important line of communication between Indo-China and Yunnan for the transportation of arms and ammunition."
The spokesman said the report claimed that the railway will be constructed quickly as a permanent Fight-of-way already has been pre-'Asked whether the French attic tude regarding alleged military assistance to China was "friendly or unfriendly toward Japan," the spokesman declined to reply, saying he would "leave that to the judgment of the questioner."—Domel.
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