MANCHURIA,

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 235, 27 June 1908, Page 5

MANCHURIA,

JAPANESE AND CHINESE RAILWAYS, U LMi'OKTAiYI WITHDRAWAL. BY TELH3RAPH—TRFSS ASSOCIATION— COFYRIOnI London, Juno 25.... At the- instanco of Great Britain, japan has withdrawn hor objection to the construction of the Hsin-min-tun to Fa-ku-menn railway, and.agrees not to oppose the development of Chinese territory in Manchuria. ' A QUESTION OF COMPETITION. 1 Japan's objection was that tho Hsin-min-tun •to 14-ku-meun Railway would compete with . Japaii's Manchurian railways, contrary to treaty. In tho House of Commons on March . 3 Sir. Gilbert Parker, Conservative member for Gravesend, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir Edward Grey) whether . tlie Government had any official knowledge that •Japan was contesting the . right of China to extend northwards her railway system west of the LiaU Kivor; whether it supported the Japanese position, which was a practical extinction of Chinese sovereignty in the region affected;, and whether this would bo in keeping with' tho torms of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. ' ; Sir E. Grey: As far as his Majesty's Governmetit are .aware, Japan is not contesting the rijjhfc' in principle of China to extend her railway system west of- tho Liau River. Japan is : . opposing the application for tho construetion' of a particular line on the ground that ah agreement was arrived at in 1905 betweon China and Japßn by which the former country' engaged not to construct any main line of railway in tho neighbourhood of, and parallel to,'i the South Manchurian'Railway, or any branch lino which might bo prejudicial to that railway. Tho existence of this agreement is not disputed by tho Chineso Government It is open to the contractors to prove, if they can dp so, to tho satisfaction of Japan that the proposed railway would not prejudice the South Manohurian'line and so would not violate tho agreement.

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