It was too early, he added, to assess the course of hostilities in South China, but there appeared to be no immediate prospect of a cession of the fighting.
Mr. Butler answered "Yes" to another question whether the Government had done anything to protect British industries in China and to see that the Open Door had been maintained.
These queries were put by Mr. Wilfred Paling, Labour member for the Wentworth division of Yorkshire, W.R., and Sir Percy Harris, Liberal member for south-west Bethnal Green.
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