Britain in Favour of -Handing No Weakening of the Authority Over Mixed Court of the Diplomatic Body London, Aug. 3.
London, Aug. 2.
Replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day Mr. Locker-Lampson, Under-Secretary of, State for Foreign Affairs, said that His Majesty's Government favoured rendition of the Mixed Court at Shanghai. troduce legislation to amend the!
Asked when it was intended to in-
China Indemnity Bill Mr. Locker-Lampson said that it was hoped that the necessary legislation would be introduced during the next session, when the report of the delegation to China headed by Viscount Willingdon would have been published—Reuter.
Sir Austen Chamberlain, Seeretary of State for Foreign' Affairs, replying in the House of Commons to-day "to a question suggesting that" Great Britain was acting in the Far East independently or in ce-operation with the great Powers only, said that while he recognized the' difieulty which might rome-tines arise in securing unanimity among those Powers having treaty relations with China there were obvious objections to the British Government taking any step which might impair the solidarity of the {Diplomatic Body in Peking or which might be regarded as contrary to the Washington Trenties—Reuter.
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