§ MR. NORMANI beg to ask the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can say whether the German Government is endeavouring to acquire from the Chinese Government a lease of the Tung-ting Lake, in the Yang-tse Valley, for the purpose of naval manœuvres; and can he make any further statement on the subject.
§ EARL PERCYNo Sir. We understand that there is no truth in the report referred to.