asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs-whether, in the pending agreement concerning Wei-hai-wei, any clause is being inserted which will enable His Majesty's ships in far-eastern waters to use that port for purposes of health and for exercising the ships and their crews?

The draft agreement reached between His Majesty's Minister and the Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs for consideration by the two Governments contains a clause providing for facilities for His Majesty's ships of the nature described for a period of years, which may be renewed by agreement.