§ MR. NORMANIs the noble Lord the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs in a position to give any information or explanation as to the statement that Germany proposes to retain her military force at Shanghai?
§ *VISCOUNT CRANBORNEIn September last the German Government landed a certain number of troops at Shanghai for the purpose of assisting to keep order in that region. We understand that the Germans intend to continue the maintenance of a garrison there, at any rate, for the present.. I am not aware that any explanation has been furnished to us of this intention.