London, Nov. 29.
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether he was aware that British merchants desiring to send export goods to Tientsin, from the Interior of China, had to negotiate for railway transport with monopoly transport companies, under Japanese control, and that unfair discrimination was exercised in the allocation of space for cargo.
He was also asked what steps he was taking to secure proper treatment for British traders.
In reply, Mr. Butler stated that he had no Information on the subject, but was making enquiries—Reuter.
Tokyo, Nov. 28.
Armaments to be maintained by the Japanese Army ate strong enough to enable Japan. to execute her inde pendent continental policy singlehanded. in keeping with the "new situation in East Asia" to obliterate the regime of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek and deal effectively with any" inteiities, Lieut-Gen. Seishico Itagaki, War Minister, told a conference. of munition factory proprietors today.
'Addressing the "conference follow-ting the War Minister, Lieut-Gen Hideki 'Tejo, vice-Minister of War, declared that whether Japan' wanted itor mot she now faced operations against the Soviet Union and. China fand that therefore new. armaments must be built up ona two-paver Financial Commissioner
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