§ MR. R. G. WEBSTER ( St. Pancras, E.)On behalf of the honourable Member for the Ecclesall Division of Sheffield I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has yet received any information as to the reports that the Belgian Syndicate, which holds the concession for the Pekin-Hankau Railway, has transferred its rights to the Russo-Chinese Bank, whose capital has been mainly supplied by the Russian Government?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR, Manchester, E.)The information in our possession-does not enable me to give an answer to the honourable Member's Question. The agreement referred to is now under discussion with the Tsung-li-Yamen at Pekin, by whom it has lately been received from Shanghai.
§ MR. R. G. WEBSTERI understand that other Questions on this are to be put presently on private notice, so I will, not press for further information now.