Action of the Commander M. 8, Cockchafer at Wanhsien Justified London, Dec. 17.
In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Mr, Lansbury (Labous) With verard to he Commander of HEALS. "Cockchafer threatening to 'Wanhsien, Mr. Bridgeman that a report' on them wad. been Received from the' Commander through the Commander-in-Chief of the China Station, from which and from other reports it iwas clear that the pressure pub by the Commander on, the local authorities lidd been entirely justified, that the trial wax held in aecordance with Clrinese law and that. there was no rawson to doubt that the men who had been sentenced to death had been primarily responible for the murder of the Ameri can, Mr. Hawley, 'The First Lord of the Admiralty was not prepared to publish the report. He said the matter occurred a long' time ago and he thought that "we know enough about it,"—Reuter.
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