of Commons London, May 15, 'The movements in China of Hi, Minister, Sir Alexander' Cadogan, Was brought up to-day in the House of Commons, Replying to a question by Maj~ Gen. Sir A.W.F. Knox, Conservative member for the Wycombe division of Buckinghamshire, who asked' when [Sir Alexander last' visited 'Shanghai and Nanking, and also how long he had remained in these oilies,, Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, declared that the British Minister had visited Nanking on March 11 and Shanghai on April' 3
Sir Alexander had remained in Shanghai until April 8 and revisited Nanking on his return to Peiping.
Since his arrival in the Far East, Sir John continued, the British. Minister had spent a considerable Portion of his time in central and Southern China, Including Nanking and Shanghai. tu addition, he had visited other points where important British interests are situated, Last November, Sir Alexander visited Canton and the south western Alstriets.
The Foreign Secretary added that the accommodations in Nanking were cing enlarged for the purpose of enabling His Majesty's representative {o live there in tolerable comfort dur= ing the greater part of the year Router,
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