Miss Amy Johnson, the well-known British airwoman, presenting colours to the newly-formed British Women's Air Reserve at Romford Aerodrome, They are part of the civilian reserve being organized for war-time purposes.
The question of the reported non-operation and confiscation of Chinese mills in Japanese occupied areas in Shanghai was brought up in th? House yesterday, In reply to a request {or a detailed statement ón the subject, Mr. Butler declared he was not able to comply at present.
He said: "Although there have beer. frequent reports that the Japanese authorities intend to confiscate Chinese mills in the areas they control, I am not aware of any such actual seizure and I am, consequently, unable io make a detailed statement."
The statement had been sought by Mr, Alan Chorltom, National Conservative member for Bury.
"It is clear, however," r. Butler went on, "that the continued non-operation of many Chinese mills in which Britons are interested, whether: ty the supply of machinery or other-Wise, is bound adversely to affect British interests in Chinese textile markets."
Machinery which had been removed from the Sung Sing Mill No. 7, he added, had been restored as the result of strong representations by the British Government to the Japanese Government.—Reuter.
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