§ 9. Mr. Moreingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has 1400 received from His Majesty's Ambassador in China the expected report on the recent case in which a British subject, as the result of successive proceedings in the Chinese courts, suffered a loss of $30,000 on the capital sum of $75,000 advanced on mortgage to a Chinese merchant?
§ Mr. EdenI understand that there has been some delay as the case in question was not made known by those concerned to His Majesty's Ambassador. He is obtaining further information, and I will communicate with my hon. Friend when I receive it.