§ 25. Mr. MOREINGasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, having regard to the fact that the Chinese railways are in default to British bondholders to an amount exceeding £4,000,000 sterling, he will open negotiations with the Chinese Government to ensure that interest and amortisation shall be secured on the Chinese Maritime Customs, on the precedent of Article 9 of the Tientsin-Pukow Railway loan agreements of 1908 and 1910?
§ Sir J. SIMONHis Majesty's Government have already approached the Chinese Government on the lines suggested in regard to the Tientsin-Pukow and the Hukuang railway loan agreements.