London, Dec. 21.
The order for 23 Magister training aircraft, for the use of the Egyptian army and air force, placed scme time ago by the Egyptian Government, will shortly be fulfilled The first batch is about to be di: patched to Egypt.
As a lowering monoplane it is convenient for training pupils who will afterwards have to graduate in high-speed service types of aircraft. Wireless through Reuter, APAN has no ground for raising any objection to British and American loans to China, declared a Foreign Office spokesman British loans were intended as After pointing out that the Japanese proposal for a tripartite bloc of Japan, Manchoukuo and China, or a "new order" in East Asia, is aimed at the establishment of Japan's hegemany ín East Asia, the spokesman declared that such a proposal is in direct conflict with foreign rights and interests in Far East treaty cannot be considered inapplicable," said the spokesman, "simply because of the violations by one of its signatories.'—Reuter, British Interests Endangered London, Dec. 21.
Public attention has been so closely concentrated during the last year on events in Europe that it is doubtful whether the effect on Britsh interests in China of the Japanese attack against China has been sufficiently realized, declares Mr. J, W. Nicholson, Chairman of the China section of the London Chamber of Commerce, in a letter published in "The Times" today.
After stating that nearly half the goods leaving or entering China are carried on British ships, as well as 45 per cent. of the China coastal trade, and that £300,000,000 of British capital are invested in China, Mr. Nicholson adds:
"British interests in China are worthy of a great deal more public attention than they have yet received.
"Apart from those actually engaged in China trade, it seems generally assumed that Great Britain is merely suffering interference, which is to be expected by neutral countries during hostilities.
is the conviction of those engaged is China trade that the ultimate Japanese aim is to eliminate all western influence and enterprise in the Far East,"
Giving the details of the instances of Japanese interference with British interests, Mr. Nicholson concludes:
"Protests alone are shown to be unavailing unless Great Britain and other powers are prepared to see China become o closed market.
"The time has come when a more vigorous policy should be pursued,"—
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