AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
PROTECTION OF BRITISH INTERESTS. STATEMENT BY LOUD SALISBURY. AN UNSATISFACTORY POLICY. UNFAVOURABLE PRESS OPINIONS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYRIGHT) (Revived August 3, 9.30 a.m.) London, August 2. In the House of Lords the Earl of Kimberley asked what the Government was doing to safeguard British interests and railways in the Yang-tsi-kiang valley. Lord Salisbury replied that it was no part of the Government duty to» construct, or provide capital for the construction of railways. The Chinese Government had always been extremely well disposed toward Great Britain, and he was sure we would get concessions equal to those of other nations. The policy of •' open door " in China would still be maintained. Sir Claude MacDonald, British Minister in Pekin, has been instructed to inform the Chinese Government that Great Britain would support China in resisting any Power committing acts of aggression, on account of China having permitted British subjects to make or support any railways or public works. The newspapers generally consider the reply disappointing. The Times says it is not of such a nature as to inspire confidence in the Government's policy in China.
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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 323, 4 August 1898, Page 2
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185AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 323, 4 August 1898, Page 2
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