CO-OPERATION IN CHINA
NEGOTIATIONS WITH BRITAIN
RECOGNITION OP JAPAN’S SPECIAL POSITION
(TOTTED FBESB ASSOCIATION—COPTSIGHT.) (Received June 7, 11.35 p.m.) LONDON, June 6. Discussions have begun between Sir Frederick Leith-Ross (Chief Economic Adviser to the British Government) and representatives of the Japanese Government and business men.
The “Sun-Herald” News Service understands that the Japanese are willing not to oppose British and Japanese co-operation in China on condition that Britain recognises Japan’s special position in China. Sir Frederick Leith-Ross will also discuss smuggling, which is unabated. IMMENSE REVENUE LOSSES v“ SMUGGLING IN NORTH CHINA
(Received June 7, 13.30 pm.)
SHANGHAI, June 6,
The persistence of smuggling in the demilitarised area of North China is not only robbing the authoritative government of immense revenue, but is causing hardship on merchants carrying legitimate stocks, which the others undersell.
Customs officials stopped 300 tons of smuggled goods at Tsinan, but Japanese Korean roughs beat the officials and released the goods, the Japanese consular police merely looking on.
CO-OPERATION IN CHINA
Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21803, 8 June 1936, Page 11
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