§ Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will seek the co-operation of the Government of the United, States of America in a combined effort to assist the Chinese Government to capture vessels engaged in smuggling goods into North China?
§ Viscount CRANBORNEHis Majesty's Government have been in touch with the United States Government in regard to the general problem of smuggling in North China?
§ Sir J. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information as to the nature of the representations made by the Government of the United States of America to the Japanese Government on the question of smuggling into North China and of the reply of the Japanese Government thereto?
§ Viscount CRANBORNEI understand that the representations made by the United States Government were on similar lines to those made by His Majesty's Government; and that the reply returned was also similar to that received by His Majesty's Ambassador on 4th May, and outlined in the answer given on 20th May to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury (Mr. Chorlton) and the hon. Member for Romford (Mr. Parker).