§ Mr. TAYLORasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the proposals communicated to the Chinese authorities at Peking and Hankow on 27th and 28th January last by His Majesty's Government, the British Government are prepared to consider jointly with the other Powers concerned ways and means of meeting the Chinese national aspirations in regard to the status of the international settlements as well as of the British concessions; and, if so, whether His Majesty's Government will take the lead in this matter?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONI have nothing to add to the statements made on the 28th of March in reply to the question of the Noble Lord the Member for Weston-super-Maie (Lord Erskine) and to ensuing supplementary questions.