{Ban Suggested London, Apr. 5.
'A. suggestion that all exports into British or Crown Colony ports from North China be prohibited, unless ace companied by. consular certificate that they had been financed through a British, American or French bank, twas made in the House of Commons todas'
This suggestion was made by Mr. Robert Morgan, National Conservative member for the Stourbridge Division Worcestershire, action of the Japanese restricting exports from North China to those inaneed. through Japancsecontrolled banks.
Mr, R.A. Butler. the Und tary' of State for Foreign AM a written reply, stated that the proposal referred to by Mr. Morgan was being examined in common with the general question of the protection of British interests in China. He, could hot say at present what decision would be reached.
Replying to Mr. John Stourton, Conservative " member for South Salford, Mr. Butler slated that Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, was at present awaiting further information from Hix Majesty's Ambassador in China, Sir Archibald Kerr, re-darding the present position of Brilish-owned cotton mills occupied by the Japanese in Shanghai, Replying to Captain Alan Graham, Conservative member for the Wirral Division of Cheshire, Mr. Butler said that it was hoped that arrangements which had been made for ce-operation between the Shanghai MIN would result in a conditions in the so-called badlands" of Shanghal—Reuter Seven Found Guilty of Causing Explo us London, Apr Seven men, charg ing to cause explosi ing explosives or firearms, were found guilty and were sentenced in. the Old Bailey today.
'The heaviest sentence, th of penal servitude for life, was' passed on a S5-year-old Trish terrorist named 'Wharton, who It is said was a mem ber of a' gang which had committed murders of British ofoers and others up to 1922, It is also alleged. that hho had fought against the two difer= Jent Governments in Ireland, and was a "hypocrite.
Three others, all young men, were sentenced to eight, five and four years penal servitude respectively, the last of the three being only nineteen years of age. Two youths were sentenced to the Borstal institution for three years.
One other man received eighteen months imprisonment.—Reuter,
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