§ 7. Sir KINGSLEY WOODasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information concerning the safety of Father C. Tierney, the superior of St. Columbia's Mission at Keinchang?
Mr. A. HENDERSONHis Majesty's Minister in China reported on the 26th February that he had sent an urgent personal message to the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs pressing him to see that drastic measures were taken, in view of the threats to Father Tierney's life by the bandits who had captured him. Sir Miles Lampson also reported that he was in touch with the Roman Catholic Mission concerned regarding the question of the ransom demanded by the bandits.
§ Sir K. WOODHas any reply been received from the representations which the right hon. Gentleman has made?