London, June 23.
Mr. Geoffrey Mander, Opposition Liberal for East Wolverhampton, asked in the House of Commons yesterday how far China's requests, made at the Council of the League of Nations last May, being Mr. Mander referred to China's requests for an extension of League of Nations health services in China to prevent epidemics, for loans and for action to assist her under Articles XI and XVII of the Covenant Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, replied that the general position regarding assistance to China was as had been stated in the House of Commons on June 14.
Regarding the last part of the question, he continued, the Chinese representative at the Council in May had not demanded action by the League of Nationis under Articles XI and XVII.
The Council, however, he added, remained seized of the original Chinese appeal under Articles X, XT and XVII
Referring to the resolution passed by the League of Nations in favour of giving assistance to China, Mr. Butler declared in the House of Commons on June 14, that the "Government has done its best within the-limits of the situation and is continuing. an examination of the question, which raises many dificult 's—Reuter, phosphate, and other, products.
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