HC Deb 04 April 1898 vol 56 cc28-9
MR. T. GIBSON BOWLES (Lynn Regis)

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Treasury whether he is able to confirm the statement published in the Times this morning that a usufructuary lease of Wei-hai-Wei has been granted by China to England?

THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY

I think, perhaps, any statement with regard to the policy of the Government in the Far East had better be deferred till to-morrow.