§ Mr. MACLEANasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it is intended to take any disciplinary action with regard to the speech made recently in London by Sir James Jamieson, His Majesty's Consul-General at Canton, in which he made a personal attack on the Chinese chargé d'affaires?
§ Mr. PONSONBYThe occasion in question was, I am informed, a private one. I have been assured by Sir James Jamieson that it was far from his intention to make a personal attack and that if he did unwittingly cause offence he can only express his regret. No complaint has been received.