At question-time in the House of Commons to-day Sir Austen Chamberlain, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, regretted that the continued uncertainty of conditions in China delayed the legislation necessary to enforce the recom mendations made by the Buxton Committee regarding the Boxer Indemnity.
He added thet meanwhile the Committee had considered whether, in anticipation of the passing of an amending act, there was any Possibility of initiating preliminary work and undertaking some of the Committee's minor proposals, but this, for various reasons, was unfortunately impracticable—Reuter.
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