§ Mr. LINCOLNasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether, in view of the fact that the Japanese Government had opposed the construction of the Chin-chow-Aigun Railway, which, apart from the junction, runs throughout on Chinese territory, he would say what action he proposes to take, in view of the Anglo-Japanese Treaty of 1905, one of the objects of which was the preservation of the common interests of all Powers in China by ensuring the independence and integrity of the Chinese Empire and the principle of equal opportunities for the commerce and industry of all nations in China?
Mr. McKINNON WOODThe hon. Member's question is based on a misapprehension of the facts. The Japanese claim participation in the line if it is built.
Mr. STEWARTasked whether His Majesty's Government had received from their Minister in Pekin a copy of, or details regarding the nature of, the agreement between Messrs. Pauling and Company and the Chinese Government, providing for the construction of the Chin-chow-Aigun Railway by Messrs. Pauling and Company?
Mr. STEWARTasked whether China has replied to Japan's demands for participation in the Chinchow-Aigun Railway; and, if so, what is the nature of the reply?