§ 4. Mr. FORRESTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, seeing that the diplomatic body, as a result of its investigations of the recent trouble in Shanghai, recommended the dismissal of one of the chief British police officers, any effect is being given to this recommendation; and whether he has received any advices from China indicating that the postponement of remedial action will be likely to have a prejudicial effect upon British prestige and commerce?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI must refer the hon. Member to the reply given yesterday to questions by the hon. Members for South-East Essex (Mr. Looker and Saffron Walden (Mr. Foot Mitchell).
§ 5. Mr. FORRESTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, according to the latest reports received from Shanghai, there were any arms stored in the police station in that town at the time the attack was made on it and in connection with which numerous lives were lost?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINIt was stated in a telegraphic report from His Majesty's Chargé d' Affaires at Peking dated the 11th June that the police station at Shanghai was full of arms. No modification of that statement is contained in any later reports.
§ 9. Mr. TREVELYANasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Report of the diplomatic commission on the Shanghai shooting has now been received by the Foreign Office; whether the findings of the commission were unanimous; and whether they will be published and acted upon?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe Report is on the way, but will not reach the Foreign Office until the middle of next month. The answer to the second part of the question is in the affirmative. Until the Report has been received and considered, I cannot answer the last part of the question.