§ Mr. TAYLORasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will furnish to the House the returns of arms and ammunition imported into China through the Chinese Customs in recent years; through what Furls they were imported; and whether any information is available as to the countries from which these arms and ammunition were sent?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONThe figures given in the following tables are drawn from the Chinese Maritime Customs Report on the Foreign Trade of China for 1925:
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ARMS AND MUNITIONS OF WAR. 1923. 1924. 1925. Val. Hk Val. Hk Val. Hk. Imported from Tls. Tls. Tls. Hong Kong 304,515 196,702 211,957 French Indo-China. 99,270 58,563 46,402 British India 140 2,091 — Great Britain 60,975 22,996 67,050 Norway — 50,019 1,278,855 Sweden — 4,339 141,875 Germany 172,643 689,690 3,813,644 Netherlands 1,100 — 5,980 Belgium 9,138 53,906 — Prance 58,469 96,658 96,036 Switzerland — — 396 Italy — 37,911 1,014,333 Korea 484 4,214 481 Japan (inc. Formosa). 107,105 371,401 420,899 Philippine Islands — 353 32,889 Canada 170 — 25 U.S.A. (inc. Hawaii). 11,440 2,282 77,999 Direct Gross Import. 825,449 1,591,125 7,208,821 Re-exported Abroad. 33,001 1,456 9,383 Total Net Import 792,448 1,589,669 7,199,438 Net Import into Hunchun — 102 — Antung 744 3,458 — Dairen 87,586 317,113 392,203 Newchwang 446 — 5,012,416 Chinwangtao — — 317,775 Tientsin 198,136 872,727 428,283 Chefoo — 396 — Kiaochow 575 86,000 88,282 Chungking 275 13,876 — Ichang 1,134 114,455 1,094 Shasi 323 — — Changsha 737 2,302 1,008 Hankow 32,341 — 305,331 Kiukiang — — 27,313 Nanking 7,050 — 73,653 Shanghai 238,996 78,798 598,16 Wenchow 3,557 2,500 — Foochow — 5,600 — Amoy 1,624 1,349 8,040 Swatow 77,100 100,925 5,353 Canton 4,521 14,180 1,457 Kongmoon — 305 — Wuchow — 16,046 22 Nanning — — 3,900 Kiungchow 3,952 6,151 8,196 Pakhoi 1,099 1,263 1,590 Mengtsz 145,605 80,529 44,831 805,801 1,718,075 7,318,908 Excess of Reexport over Import. 765 102,364 7,324 Total Net Import 805,036 1,615,711 7,311,584