"Then why are these reports not denied?" queried a correspondent, whereupon he was told that the prov test had been lodged yesterday. Asked whether it was true that when Third Power nationals accompanied Britishers, they were permiticd—to proceed whilst the Britishers were subjected to the search, the spokesman Teplied in the affirmative, persons are searched alike," the. spokesman added in referring to British men and women, res, but it depends on the way. in which this ig done"
That is Just the question at issue, the spokesman said and facts ce cerning the searches have been dis orted and twisted in accounts roceived from British and other foreign "As an example, the military spokesman mentioned the case of a Canadian. Subject who had been searched and whose nationality was subsequently. given as American in" news. dis-
"T have never seen this news dispatch and it was not released here because it wouldn't work In China anyway." the spokesman replied.
Asked why only British subjects were being searched, the spokesman said in view of the general. British attitude in Tientsin it was found that they were contrary-wise to Japanese interests, Purposes of Search the purpose of these searches:
To find arms and documents and such other matter which may be used to the detriment of peace and order in China, jas anything been found?"
We do not receive reports on the subject here:
Asked to amplify on the matter of British subjects being searched whilst other nationals were allowed to past he sentries unmolested the spokes ian said that $0 long as the British were showing a definite antieFapan ese attitude and openly assisted th Chiang Kai-shek regime, this only natural, few dayy_axo, we were told there, that all fore in china were being treated alike. Is the pre-Sent. statement from which we are Ted to believe that discrimination is being shown against British subje hot directly contradictory therewith? queried a correspondent.
"When this subject was brought up 4 previous occasion, Tientsin was veiny discussed, hors in other parts of China not just ae fikely to ald the aleshek regime, as they are worked the percent Whilst i saan termed all dispatches concerning strippings Britishers malicious, he did not deny that they had actually occurred.
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