London, May 13.
Consultations concerning what steps should be taken concerning the smuggling situation in North China are understood to be in progress between Great Britain and other countries, including the United States and Germany.
This action follows the represents tions made to the Japanese Foreign 'OMce on May 2 by Sir Robert Clive the British Ambassador in Tokyo, con: cerning the increase of smuggling in North China, China again loomed 1a1 House of Commons to-day R. H. Morgan, National Conservative member for the Stourbridge division of Worcester, inquired whether, in view of the British loans secured by the Chinese Maritime Customs, any report had been received by the Government concerning alleged Japanese demands for the complete separation of the Customs administration North China from the control of the Nanking authorities,
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