Government's Policy Not to Be Defined Now London, Oct. 24.
The Lytton Report and the Manchurian Customs were the subject of questions in the Haute of Comits attitude towards the 'a whole, or towards particular proposals contained in It.
Captain Peter D. MacDonald, Conservative member for the Isle of Wight, inquired what steps had been taken by the Government to ensure the payment of Manchurian Customs revenues on which foreign loans to the Chinese Government were based.
Sir John replied that the Manchurian authorities had declared intention to pay their quota towards the service of foreign loans, No agreement, he added, had yet been reached for carrying out this intention, though the Manchurian authorities had remitted certain sums to Shai Shanghai also came up for discussion to-day when anxious members questioned Sir John Simon, concerning the situation there.
'The Foreign Secretary said that there had been an increase in Sino-'Japanese tension, but that, apart from isolated instances, the anti-Japanese movement had' apparently been kept within bounds following action taken by the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, wu the al Set Moreing, Conservative Preston, inquired about the formation of, a' local defence corps which, he lead to the gravest practic The Foreign Secretary postponed his answer—Reuter,
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