§ SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETTI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is now in a position to give the House accurate information as to the sinking of the Kow Shing?
§ SIR E. GREYThe accounts of what happened are still conflicting. The full depositions of the officers of the Kow Shing who were saved are on their way home and will be received about the 24th of September. The Japanese Government have been informed that, in consideration of the circumstances as set forth by them, Her Majesty's Government must hold them responsible for any loss of British life or property.