Foreign Minister on Securities for British Loan to China London, Feb. 4, The security of the Hankow-Canton "and the Tientsin-Pukow railway bords was the subject of a Question in the House. of Commons Yowlay and it is probable that more ill heard of this particular sub eet. "hin, A, M. Samuel, the Conserva: tive member for Farnham," asked Me. Avthor Henderson, the' Foreign Blinister, if he would ascertain from the Chinese Government. when ther it had placed the bonds {these oilways as a charge on the Maritime Castoms. in accordance with its contacts to the British Subscribers to the railway loans, In view of the fact that there had been a revision of the Chinese and kin Mr. Samuel was of the opinion that the bonds should ha. sectted In this way.
"Mi. Henderson replied that the proposals tabled' by the Chinese re-Dresentatives atthe Nanking' Conference: which opened in November teemed to point in the direction Mr. Samuel desired.
He added, however, that, the cans could' not be. treated me dependently of the Chinese Gorernment other obligations and he etter not 0
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