London, May 6. being taken to protect the integrity An unusual number of" important of the International Settlement questions about British interests in Mr, &. Acland: Is the hon, Member China have been put in the House of aware that that could not be done Commons this week. without a war?
Although there have been cabled Mr. Butler: Representations on the epitomes of some, the verbatim re~ subject have been made by our Am-port as follows will no doubt be bassador at Tokyo.
Sir J, Wardlaw Milne: Is the hon. Member aware that no question of Wool Monopoly in the North war arises in the case of the Inter-Sir John Wardlaw-Milne asked the national Settlement which Is not on Prime Minister whether he has yet foreign territory received a report from H. M. Am-Freedom for Shanghai Trams bassador in China on the organization formed by the Japanese author!
Mr, Moreing asked the Prime Minister whether his attention has ties In. North China' to secure a monopoly of wool exports from North been drawn to the obstacles placed China to the prejudice of established by the Japanese authorities in the British firms? 7 way of Chinese workers desiring to return to work in the British fac~ Mr, Butler: So far as is known, the Kalgan organization referred to in tories in the International Settle-my answer of April 6 has not yet ment, particularly with regard to the actually done business, but owing to refusal to allow the necessary ser~ Japanese military control of the main vice of tramways; and what steps is wool-collecting centres, British mer= he taking to remedy this state of chants have been unable to make affairs? purchases. An additional dimieulty Mr. Butler: Yes, Sir. His Majesty's arises from the fact that in present representatives both in Shanghai and circumstances it is impossible to Tokyo have done their utmost to obtain railway transport facilities. bring about an improvement in the T understand that Information situation, more detail Is on its way to me in Mr. Moreing asked the Prime reports from His Majesty's Ambassad-Minister whether he will instruct H. erg in China and Japan, who are M, Ambassador in Tokyo to request naturally watching the situation very the Japanese Government to refrain closely. from preventing the British-owned
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