§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if any reply has been received from the Chinese Government to the note presented on Saturday, demanding a satisfactory assurance that the Customs Edict, issued on Wednesday last, meant no interference with or alteration in the administration 473 of the Chinese Maritime Customs as at present constituted; and, if so, whether he will state the terms of that reply to the House.
§ MR. RUNCIMAN (for Sir EDWARD GREY)No reply has yet been received.