Regarding the blockade of Kulany ru, a correspondent asked whether maintained in order Settlement there, to which the spokes man replied that the mainland inthe hands tthe present. measures marder to prove tration "of undesirable ok vents lite the Settlement.
In passing to the Tientsin problem.
correspondent asked whether the United States were involved in the Ma The reply tw this question." the spokesman" said, "can be found in Mr. Cordell "Muir's recent statement when he said that his country was not directly interested in the hands ing over to the Japanese of the four but that "other ease were of interest the United States and," he con rined, "as this statement was made the America we have (0 take his word for i On dwell {sin affair, the spokesman said that Incident started over the refusal the part of the British authorities there, to hand over the four suspects nid that British propaganda then began to make it appear as party interests in China were being In referring to the Japanese landing at Swatow, the spokesman said that the popubition was rapidly returning to the 21, Asked whether foreign shipping would be permitted to call at that port, once peaceful conditions have been! restored, the naval spokesman said that this question will be discussed when the lime comes.
Admitting that only small Chinese forces were stationed North and South of the city. the spokesman said that minor' skirmishes have occurred but that no more than ten Celebrating 30th Anniversary ber of business associates and colleagues gathered to honunr Ar, B.S. Gibbiuns, managing director of Messrs. Dunlop Rubber Ca. (China), Ltd., on the occasion of his 30th annwer-Pictured are a group, from the large number attending, din honour.
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