§ Mr. Manderasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the fact that the Japanese by their action at Tientsin have unilaterally violated their commercial treaties with the United Kingdom, and that our obligation to give her the benefit of the most-favoured-nation Clause is at an end, he will consider the advisability of introducing legislation making it possible for all Japanese imports at present marked foreign for sale in shops to bear instead the mark Japanese or with Japanese parts?
§ Mr. StanleyI would remind the hon. Member that it is hoped to settle the dispute at Tientsin by negotiation. As regards the suggestion that a general amendment should be made to the Merchandise Marks law in respect of the optional use of the term "foreign," I 2077W would refer to the statement I made on the 4th July in reply to the hon. Member for Dumbarton Burghs (Mr. Kirkwood).