In the'House of Commons to-day, Captain P, D. MacDonald, Con: servative menibor for the Tsle of Wight, asked what steps were being taken to prevent British sub-Jecta who'had been extricated from Positions of danger in China from returning to the danger areas until conditions were more settled.
The Foreign Secretiry, Mr. Arthur Henderson, replied that the attention of British subjects had been drawn to the peril of return: ing to dangerous areas, but said that no compulsory measures could be taken to prevent British subjects exercising their free will in the matter, Sir N. Gratton Doyle, Conserva-ive'member for the Northern divi-ion of Neweastle-upon-Tyne, suggested that in view of the loss of fife involved in carrying out rescues of persons captured by Chinese brigands, the Foreign Office should for the present not issue passports} to persons who declared their ins tention to proceed to China to take up work or r¢sidence inland.
Mr. Henderson replied that no] British lives had been lost in the circumstances mentioned and he hati no knowledge that any others had been lost In regard to pos ports, the For-Jign Secretary said that he was obtaining the views of His Minister to China in regard practicability of carrying out the hon. member's suggestion—Reuter,
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