Joseph Walton asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether His Majesty's Government can say whether the Chinese Government is contemplating the engagement of German reserve officers for the training of her Army; and, if 80, what steps they propose taking to prevent this and the increasing intrigues of Germany's Consular and Press agents in China, against the interests of the Allies, a by the "Novoe Vremya,"
The Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Lord Robert Cecil): In reply to the first part of the question, I have no information on the subject; and as regards the second part, I regret that I can add nothing to the reply given on the '7th instant to the hon. Member for Wirral.
Sir J. Walton asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether ware that every German conin China is hot-bed of Allies, and whether His Majesty's Government, jon with our Japanese the concession and exercises jurisdiction over German subjects; whether he can exercise his jurisdiction on our concession as long as he can rent premises on it; and, if 80, what is the length of lease which has been accorded to the German Consul and were the terms of the lease submitted to the For-
\eign Office for approval.
Sir E. Grey: His Majesty's Government hold the concession on perpetual lease. I am not awa whether or not the German flag is flown over the German Consulate at present, but the Consul exercises jurisdiction over German subjects by virtue of the authority vested in him by his Government, and not by virtue of residence at any particular spot. The lease of the German Consulate was made in 1883 for ninety-nine years, with the authorization of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
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