London, June 26.
The situation regarding British shipping was still obscure, but the British naval authorities were making the utmost efforts, despite local difficulties, to secure the unrestricted movements of British ships in Swatow, declared the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, in the House of Commons today, in reply to a question.
He was asked by Lt~-Commander R. T. H. Fletcher, Labour member for the Nuneaton division of Warwickshire, how far the events in Swatow were likely to prejudice the interests of British shipping and British trade Mr. Butler added that it was stil too early to form an opinion about the possible effect of the operations on British trade in Hongkong, but the position was being closely watched.—Reuter,
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