§ Captain ERSKINE-BOLSTasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Japan has made any new demands for the extension of her influence on the mainland to the Peking and Tientsin district; and whether, in view of the British trade in those areas, he can state the nature of the demands?
§ Sir J. SIMONIt would appear that my hon. and gallant Friend has in mind the reports which have appeared in the press that the Japanese military authorities in North China have demanded the inclusion of Peking and Tientsin in the present demilitarised zone. According to my information, no such demand has officially been made.