(Labour) in the House of Commons to-day, the Foreign Secretary (Sir Austen Chamberlain) said he hoped lay. the papers with regard. to the Wauhaien incident very shortly. The Admiralty had promised to send Foreign Office the naval report:
week and the report. of the ish Consul at Chungking had lof Peking on November 15.
Mr. Clynes asked whether any steps had been taken to expedite receipt of this information, He suggested that in view of the re peated questions on this subject in the past few weaky the House was entitled to this information before rising.
The Foreign Secretary replied that he was anxious to give the House the information as soon as he was Jable to get it himself, He believed the report of the Consul at Chung~ king wats coming by the shortest youre, without awaiting the usual bags.
Captain GarroeJones (Liberal) asked why these vital and urgent reports should not have been cabled.
The Foreign Secretary replied that if the Foreign Office had to conduct all its business by cable he was afraid Captain Garro-Jones ould soon find fault with ite estimates.
(Captain Garro-Jones contended that this case wi nal importance, involving the question of pence or war.
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