Be Explained; "Intolerable Insults"
London, June 23, HHEERS rected an announcement in the House of Commons today by Mr, Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, that Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, had requested Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu (ihe Japanese Ambassador) to see him today in connection with the latest outrages involving Britons in Tientsin.
Members, the Premier declared, doubtless had seen reports of further indignities to which British nationals had been subjected.
Mr. David Adams, Labour member for the Consett division of Durham, asked if the Prime Minister would inform Tokyo that indignities to which our nationals are being subjected might have serious consequences for Japanese nationals in various British territories throughout the world."
"Lord Halifax," the Prime Minister replied, "doubtless will make it very clear' to Mr. Shigemitsy what we think of these intolerable insults?"
Mr, Arthur Henderson, the Labour cader, sought Information regarding the situation in Swatow, following the Japanese ultimatum, 'The Prime Minister replied that he had received no official information today, but that newspaper reports made' it appear that the Japanese had somewhat withdrawn from the view that they had held.
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