In last month's Parliamentary records appears the following:—Sir B, Peto—Then there is no change in. the policy of His Majesty's Government, due to the fact that the Red Government, to join this surrender of British rights was made, has now appeared into the blue'
Sir A, Chamberlain—No, Sir No change has taken place.
Mr. Looker asked the Secretary of State for. Foreign Affairs whether he is in a position to mal any statement og to the propre of the negotiations for payment of the interest in arrear on the Han-
Municipal Debentures, or as to whether the Municipal Administra tion of the late British Concession may now be considered to be work ing satisfactorily or not?
Sir A. Chamberlain.—As regards the first part of my hon, friend' question, I have no information Beyond that given to him on February 20. I am not prepared to go, so far as to say that the Municipal Administration is work= ing as well as I could wish, but recent telegram from His Majesty' Consul-General at Hankow says speaking generally, the Sino-Council is functioning as can be expected in the dif fault circumstances of the moment.
Nice, April 2:—Mies Soumi Cheng, 'a member of the Nanking Government, has arrived here to stay few days for the benefit of her health before proceeding to Paris and
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