London, July 21.
The Sino-Japanese situation was again the subject of questions in the House of Commons to-day. Replying to Mr. Geoffrey Mander, Opposition Liberal member for East Wolverhampton, the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, said that the Governmen: was in constant consultation with other governments, whether th. y were members of the League of Nations or not, on the present situation in the Far East. Such consultations were now taking place daily through diplomatic channels, "As I am advised at present," Mr. Eden said, "I do not consider Mr. Manders suggestion to refer the matter to the League Council as likely to improve the situation."
Mr. Leonard Plugge, Conservative member for the Chatham division. f Rochester, enquired what the British commitments were in consequence of the trouble in North China because of the Nine Power Treaty, the Kel-long Pact and the League Covenant.
Mr. Eden replied that neither the Nine Power Treaty nor the Kellogg Pact committed the Government in the present dispute, nor had any com-Covenant. M mirment arisen under the League
The position regarding extraterritoriality in China was unchanged, Mr, Eden declared in reply to a Question by Mr. Harry Day, Labour member for Central Southwark.
Replying to Mr. Adrian Charles Moreing, Conservative member for Preston, the Foreign Secretary declared that the Ambassador's core ments regarding Chines insurance legislation had been received and mere now under consideration.—
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