London, Mar. 13, {solated occurrences in China are till attracting some attention here, although there is still no desire to press the Government unduly on the negotiations now in progress 4nd affecting the abolition of extra territoriality. Everybody. realises that these must proceed slowly. The following questions and anewers in Parliament are taken from Hans Mr. West. Russell asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any negotiations are now in progress with regard to the abolition of foreign inland ni tion rights in China; and, his he any estimate as to what would be the effect on British trade if this proposal were accept ea_by the British Government, Mr, A. Henderson.—There are no euch negotiations in progress Seizure of British Paper Mr, Allen asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether de is aware that on February 12 38 the local committee of the Kuomintang seized in the post copies of a British daily newspaper pubished at Tientsin, which had protested against a statement inthe Jocal Kuomintang newspaper to the effect that foreign missionaries enxnged in the trafic in drugs and rms; whether he is aware that the mayor of Tientsin, who is chair-aman of the local Kuomintang committee, professes his inability. to ¢ontrol the committee's actions: and whether he wil make representations 0 the Chinese Government with a view to assuring freedom expression of opinion to the British' colony in China, Mr, Henderson—As_T informed the hon, Member for Kidderminster (Mr, Wardlaw-Milne)-en-the Sra Instant Laheve instructed His fajesty's Minister to make representations regarding this incident to the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vut T have not yet received any' further report.
Mr. Allen.—Are those proceedings consistent with. the declaration of the Chinese Government in that coun-if extraterritordal rights are. relinquished?
Mr. Henderson.—I must wait for the report before T come to any waters and therefore makes it all ithe more advisable that there should these. guards?
Mr, Alexander—I think that the thon. and gallant gentleman had better make himself more acquaint-led with the conditions.
Rear-Admiral Beamish—What are equate measures that the hon. gentleman thinks are considered possible for the merchant shipping companies to take.
Mr. Alexander—It is impossible to go into details like that thi afternoon. They have been discuss-led at great length by the shipping companies, who are fully in touch with the Government on the matter.
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