§ DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any further remonstrances have been addressed to the Chinese Government relative to the closing of the Macao passages of the Canton River; and, whether representations have reached him that the alleged obstruction will cause a serious danger to shipping and an obstacle to trade?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Sir JAMES FERGUSSON) (Manchester, N.E.)Representations have been made at different times to the Chinese Government in regard to the serious loss caused to British shipping interests by the obstructions raised in the southern reaches of the Canton River; but the Foreign Office has not heard with what result. The attention of Her Majesty's Minister will again be called to the matter.