Available for Defence in the North if Required London, May 22, In the House of Commons this afternoon at question-time, Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replying to" Commander the Hon. 'J.
Kenworthy (Labour), said' that battalion, less two companies, of the Shanghai Defence Force had been despatched from Shanghai to Weihaiwei, primarily for training' Purposes and to give the troops the benefit of the more congenial climate; but they would be. avail able, if necessary, for the defence of British lives and property Tientsin, He added that he was unable to state what action was being taken in connexion with the telegram sent by the Nationalist Government to' the League of Nations. The Council was not deliberating on the. matter, The appeal made by the Na Government to. the League had nothing whatever to do with the British Government, It was the business of the acting' chairman, who, he believed, was 0 Chinese, and of the Secretary. General' to convoke a meeting of the Council of the League, Replying to Sir Frederick Hall (Conservative), Mr. Locker-Lampson said that' it was contrary to ructice to circulate as a White Paper the despatches containing the Japanese and Chinese versions of anfu incidents, Both vere the pointed out, had been printed in the press and the public therefore had the whole ease before them.—Reut
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