THE TIMES CORRESPONDENT.
DR. MORRISON INTERVIEWED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Thursday Island, Jan. 18. Dr. Morrison, tho Times correspondent at Pekin, hus arrived on a holiday visit to Australia. Ho states that affairs in Northern China are very quiet. Sovcn out of eleveu foreign ministers at Pekin are at present absent from thoir legations. Tho one great question before which all else pales at present is the falling of the dollar, which is lower than ever heforo. Siam, another neighboring State, having adopted a gold standard, intensified China’s dilemma. She has to pay the Japanese indemnity in gold. There is a strong Boxor movement in Far Western China. Great unrest in the three southern provinces is causing considerable anxiety and hampering trade. Russia now practically owns Manchuria, making wonderful progress in opening up the count ry and establishing herself firmly. Biitisb development at Wcihaiwei progresses satisfactorily, and there is every probability that it will become a great manufacturing centre. The Chinose as a peoplo take no interest in Australian legislation towards their exclusion, but tho Japanese feel interested, resenting restrionon as against the spirit of the allianco with Great Britain.
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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 718, 14 January 1903, Page 2
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