25 DECEMBER 1915, Page 3

A meeting of members of the Houses of Lords and

Commons was held last week to discuss the desirability of establishing closer relations between members of the British and French Parliaments. M. Henry Franklin-Bouillon, Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French Chamber, addressed the meeting, and a resolution was carried accepting his invitation to form a Committee to consult with the French Committee as to means of further strengthening the cordial relations between the two countries. The meeting represented all shades of political opinion, and an Executive Committee was formed, of which Lord Bryce is Chairman and Lord Sander- son and Mr. John Hodge are among the officers.