Captain King expressed the opin fon that it was most creditable to the military, civilian and Board of Trade staffs concerned that the force was sent 10,900 miles and was landed within two months from the day the first orders were given. The whole movement had been Jcarried out with very little fuss and ostentation. The country might be proud of the way the War Depart ment had carried out its, duty (cheer Mr. J._R, Clynes, re-stating the Labour Party's policy as regards China, declared that the Opposi had never attempted to nego ith anyone in China. That wa the responsi (Conservative cheers).
called for peaceful neg tions and there was not a single objectionable word dangerous to the by anyone authorized to speak for the Opposition, Mr. Looker (Conservative) an! Mr. Jan Macpherson (Liberal) supported the Government's policy.
Commander Kenworthy (Labour). opposing the sending of the troo} to Shanghai, arked whether th wealthy Shanghai colony and municipality were going to contribute to the cost of the force. He remarked that the troops were being seit" from India without sanction of the Assembly and it looked very much as if the British Government would have to pay Estimate Carried
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