London, June 14.
The question of the Tientsin blockade was raised in the House of. Commons today by Mr. Adrian Moreing, Conservative member for Preston.
Mr. Moreing asked whether the Government would immediately in-om the Japanese Government that, unless the blockade was discontinued, the Japanese would "immediately be denied all use of the ports of Hongkong, Singapore and Penang."
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, replied that the question of what measures would be appropriate with regard to the present blockade were now being examined, and must depend to some degree on the nature of the action taken by the Japanese.
Mr. Frederick Bellenger, Labour member for the Bassetlaw division of Notts, asked if British residents in the Concession were in any way suffering owing to a food shortage, or an increase in prices, Mr. Butler said he understood the Japanese did not intend to cut off food supplies from the foreign concessions in Tientsin. He added that he could give Mr. Bellenger an answer regarding food prices if given notice.
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