London, Nov. 29.
Mr. R. A. Butler, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, was asked in the House of Commons yesterday whether he was aware that British merchants desiring to send export goods to Tientsin, from the interior of China, had to negotiate for railway transport with monopoly} transport companies, under Japanese control, and that unfair discrimination was exercised in the allocation of space for cargo.
He was also asked what steps he was taking to secure proper treatment for British traders.
In reply, Mr. Butler stated that he had no information on the subject, but was enquiries—Reuter, be ascertained, about 35 or 40 of the suspects have been in police hands before and charges will be framed against these men before action is taken against the rest.
Acting on information obtained from the suspects already in custody numerous police parties scattered over. wide areas of the Settlement and French Concession yesterday and many more arrests were expected before the end of the drive, which will be today, Ás a result of the raids it is certain that crime in the city has received a shattering blow and many of the Shanghai's unsolved crimes are expected to be brought to satisfactory. solutions as the men face the Judge.
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