Mr. Eden Queried on Food Situation in Settlement London, May 8.
In answer to question by Mr. Ian C. Hannah, National Conservative member for the Bilston division of Wolverhampton, Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary stated that there had been certain difficult. ies in the supply of foodstuffs to Shanghai as the result of the present conditions in China.
No reports, however, had been received which would indicate that the Japanese capture of Ningpo had resulted in any food shortage in Shangkok The situation there in this respect would, however, continue to be closely watched.
Meanwhile, the Council of the International Settlement was doing everything possible to ensure adequate food supplies for the areas under their control.
When Mr. Hannah asked: "Is not a fact that Shanghai is suffering a good deal irom the way in which the Japanese, like locusts, have drained the Yangtze valley. of food?" Mr. Eden's reply was inaudible—Reuter.
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