London, Apr. 1.
China claimed much attention in the House of Commons to-day, when Ministers were bombarded with questions concerning, among other things:
1.—The appointment of Gen. Frederick Hammond, the railway expert, 10. amine and advise upon the organiza ton of the Chinese railway system.
'2—Road development tu china, S—the status of the British Lene Peiping.
's—Communist activities in Szechuen, 'SChinese export duties.
Mr. A. C. Moreing Conservative member for Preston, set the ball roll~ ing by raising the question of the a paintment of Gen. Hammond, In reply, the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, said that the General, accompanied' by two railway experts, would: leave for China on April 4, They expected to remain in that country for four months to advise upon the reorganization of railways, Gen, Hammond's appointment, added 'Sir John, was the result of an entirely spontaneous invitation by the Chinese Government, and the Mission represented an independent technical' Inquiry without any political associa-ton.
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