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• ■ TIENTSIN SITUATION SERIOUS LONDON, England, June 13.— Grave fears irs that Japans blockade of the foreign settlement le- at Tientsin will lead to serious trouble ble today prompted Great Britain to propose se appointment of a joint commission to investigate es- the situation. The foreign affairs irs committee of the cabinet decided to suggest est that a committee composed of one Briton, on, one Japanese and one neutral observed meet eet immediately. The special court would be be called upon to decide whether four Chinese ?se accused of killing a Japanese customs officer ;er in Tientsin should be turned over to Japanese pa- authorities, as demanded by Tokio. ;io. Richard Austin Butler, foreign under-secre-tary, I c- told the House of Commons that the he situation in Tientsin is serious. He added, ed, however, that negotiations were still proceeding ro- and hoped an agreement might be reached.
