§ MR. BAYLEYI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the time has arrived when it would be possible with advantage to offer the good offices of Her Majesty's Government with a view to a peaceful settlement of the differences between Italy and Abyssinia.
MR CURZONNo opportunity has yet presented itself for making any such offer with a prospect that it would lead to an advantageous result. ["Hear, hear!"]