Labotit Opposition, asked whether, in these cases, actions did not speak Tender than words.
Mr, Butler, in reply, said that the British Government attached import ance to the assurances they had re-
Next Mr. A. V. Alexander, Labour member for the "Hillsborough 4 sion of SheMeld, asked whether the Government was getting any fulfil. nient of the Open Door policy, and whether "we are not suffering a great idicap in respect of British ship-
What ig the answer to that" he ked, Mr. Butler did not answer, Shanghai 'Traders' Protest Mr, Butler announced in the House wray that he had called for a. report on the statement issued by the Bute sh, French and American Chambers of Commerce in Shanghai, complain-Inge that Japanese restrictions on toreign trade were no longer justified by military necessity.
Answering further questions, "he declared that no communication from the British Chamber "of Commerce Shanghai, relating to Japanese eroachment on British trade in China, had yet reached Lord Halifax, the Forel Secretary.
Sir John Wardlaw-Mile asked whether attention had been drawn to the formal declaration of policy of the Japanese Government, contend~ ly that the Nine-Power Treaty was cisiotete, made on November 20.
Int, Butler said that the Foreign cretary's reports did not indicate rat_any such formal declaration of volley was made on the date in China Claims at £280,000
'The Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, has no complete record setting onl British losses in China caused by the Sino-Japanese hostilities, ated Mr, Butler in the House of Commons' yesterday.
Mr. Buller was. replying to a question by Me. Alfred Barnes, Labour member for the Southern Division of Bast Ham.
The total figures from claims on the Chinese and Japanese Governments actually presented to date, Mr. Butler revealed, approximated to £240,000. sterling.
We added that the gute which he ave in his reply on April 6 last was based "largely on estimates whic, owing to the drop in the Exchange, subsequently proved to be excessive.
Mr. Butler stated in his reply on April 6 that according. to reports Which had then reached him, the Value of British claims against the Japanese Government totalled £300,000, Japanese ay British Agents Sir Robert Rankin, Conservative member for the Kirkdale Division of Liverpool, declared that, as a result of recent occurrences in the Far East, some British manufacturers were considering the necessity of appoint nit Japanese rms to handle their business in China.
This, he said, "was because they thought "the circumstances. might snake it impossible for British con cerns to serve their interests eft Sir Robert asked what steps were being talento safeguard the in~ crests of British trade in this connection, B'S. Hudson, Secretary for Overseas Trade, replied that his at~ mention had not been called to this mr alter, but he would be happy consider any specific instances to ich Sie Robert might draw his sad; tt intended to re-purchase the "aval arsenal site sold to the Hong-
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