London, May 10.
wese raids on Chunkinit wore the subject of many questions in the House of Commons today. Teplying, to these, Mr. R.A. Butler, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated that in the course of the air-raid on Bay 4, an "explosive bomb dropped on the native staff quarters sulate-General. and Japanese Government not to enter into a fuller alliance with Italy and Germany for military and other purposes, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, would take immediate eps. to propose to the Japanese Government A cessation of is aggressive action. In China: withdrawal of Japanese troops: and The immediate holding of a fence between all with a view to Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary for Foreign' Affairs, replied that Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary. had only seen newspaper reports of such decision on the part of the Japanese Government.
The views of His Majesty's Government, continued Mr. Butler, had eon fully sot out in its Note of January, 14 to the Japanese Govern-iment, which clearly emphasized Great Brilain's intention to adhere to the principles of the Nine-Power Treaty. Reuter.
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