NÁVAL NOTES
From Home Papers.)
The Australian Station. It appears from files of Sydney exchanges received by last mail; that there has been a
good deal of serious sickness among the blue Jacks serving on Her Majesty's ships cruising off the Fijis and the Samoan groups The Sydney Telegraph's Suva (Fiji) correspondent nsserts: There are several cases of typhoid fever in the hospital nearly all from the British warships in Samoa. Three more cases of ty phoid arrived by the Tapiunt from the British warships at Samoa on 20th July
H.M.S. Goldfinch, after a thorough over- haul and refit necessitated by a dusting in a cyclone, left Sydney homeward bound on 5th August, H.M.S. Ringdove put into Lyttleton for shelter, from a storm aud was to remain there until about roth-Angust, The German cruiser Falke (from Samoa) was to leave Sydney homeward bound about 12th August.
Appointments.
The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty:Lieutenant F. G. P. Butler to the Tamar, to date August 25th
Vice-Admiral Hildebrandt has left St. Peters- burg in order to take over the contmand of the Russian Pacific Squadron at present held by,
Petersburg in the nutumn.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1899.
As it is, the chief feature of the manauvres appears to be the success of the wireless telegraphy, which The Times Correspondent describes as a veritable triumph for Signor Marconi," and which has evidently come to stay as a method of signalling.
FRANCO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS.
VIEWS OF A DIPLOMATIST.
BERLIN, August 8th. The Tageblatt publishes from St. Petersburg to-day an interview with a retired Russian Di plomatist of distinction whose view, it thinks, coincides in all essentials with those of Count
Mouravicft,
Moro impartial observers will doubtless he struck by the faithfulness with which the state- ments of the Tageblaits informant reflect the opinions of German Diplomacy.
ment pressure had been applied by the Russian Government at Peking insisting on the making of a branch line to the Chinese capital
Lord C. Beresford believed there was no danger of war in China in the near future. Reference had been made to his proposal to take over the Chinese army. He had only suggested that that army should be placed on the same footing as the Maritime Customs in China A.British bank was at the head of those Customs, and with British control over the army it would be easy to get foreign officers for it and to invite other countries to invest their capital in China. When that step was taken there would be very little chance of war. Hb described the agreement between Russia, and Great Britain as nothing but a railway agres
ment.
Mr. Provand asked was there any claim Russia for twelve months, let alone five years. pending on the part of Germany, France, ar (Opposition cries of "Hear, hear") How was every case, while this country never did? He it that those countries obtained satisfaction in hoped that when the House met next February the night hon. gentleman would be able to say either that this matter had been settled by arbitration, and that if a decision was given
Government intended to enforce it.
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Mr. Drage said he wished more particularly to direct attention to the new reform movement We Russians," he observes, "can offer in China, and to ask the Under-Secretary for France no more than a guarantee that we will Foreign Affairs whether he could give the not permit an attack to be made on her in ET-
House any information as to the attitude of rope. Unfortunately, this guarantee useless
Her Majesty's Government in regard to it. A to France in non-European questions. In these--new-reform party had arisen in the course of defeat after defeat threatens her, since Great the present year, and was supported all over Britain is well aware that the Franco-Russian Alliance applies only to European matters, and the provinces than at Peking. Information had the provinces-indeed, it was far stronger in will not spare France wherever she opposes reached him that the Dowager-Empress, who her way.
"We Russians are too much occupied by
had hitherto been strongly pro-Russian, had the tremendous problems awaiting us in our
been converted and was willing to give her own land and in Asia to afford France any
strong support to the new reform movement, This reform movement was further supported is opposed to every kind of adventure. In the Rear Admiral S. C. Holland for the appoint-involving the complete upsetting of the present defensive alliance with China on condition that The Lords of the Admiralty have selected past year or two the most monstrous project Japanese were being solicited by the Chinese ment of Admiral-Superintendent of Chatham order of Europe have been laid before us in Dockyard, which becomes vacant at the end of all seriousness by French Statesmen and Japanese model. Now, if his information was the administration should be reformed on the the present mouth by Rear-admiral H. E. Generals, and have caused us grave misgivings Andoc completing his term of office.
as to the wisdom of relying in any sense on a
even approximately correct, we should find Unioers and Crew for the "Azuma." brains of this character.
State whose affairs, are guided by political inves face to face with the rivalry of Japan Sir E. Ashmead Bartlett hoped the valuable The Japanese mail steamer Hakata Maru,
and interesting information which the hon. arrived at Marseilles on 8th ulto, with ninety
member had given the House might prove to be Japanese officers and men who are going to St.
well founded. One of the main reasons for Nazaire to take over the Japanese cruiser
pressing for a speedy settlement of the Transvaal dauna, which is being built there at the
trouble was that. if such a settlement was not Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée for the
arrived at, we might next year find our. Japanese Government. She is a first-class
selves confronted with 3 armoured cruiser, of 9,400 tons and 22 knots
Chinese crisis speed, and is due to be completed in December
next.
A New Battleship.
The Admiralty have passed plans for an entirely new class of battleship to be laid down at Devonport in November next on the slip on which the Buiuark, is now building. She has been designed by Sir W. H. White, Director of Naval Construction, and although of a thou- sand tons less displacement than the Bu ward, will be the longest and broadest battle- ship ever laid down in a Government dockyard. Her total cost, when completed and ready for sen, is estimated at 1,150,000. Her speed will be a knot in excess of any existing British battleship,
The London,"
"There is no doubt that our feelings to-day towards the Republic, which reels through the political world like a lost comet and may at any moment be the cause of nameless evil, are considerably cooler than was the case three or five years ago."
In conclusion the Tageblatt's informant argues that Russia can only rejoice at the in- dications of an intention on the part of France to abandon the idea of "revanche." At the same time he does not believe in a remote possibility of an alliance between France and Germany, and he interprets the inclination of the Republic to seek support in Germany as the first sign of the extreine, exhaustion of her State organism."
Government to enter into an offensive and
in China.
opposite. He contended that the result of the Sir E. Ashmend-Bartlett entirely.agreed with what had fallen from the hon. gentleman past methods of the Foreign Office had been to
make it almost a disadvantage to be a British
subject in a dispute of this kind." le admitted scrupulous in pressing the claims of their sub- that foreign Governments were more an-
improvement in the general support the jects, but he thought there was room for great
interests of British subjects abroad. (Hear, Foreign Office ought to give to the commercial hear.)
CHINA AND JAPAN. Sir E. Ashmead-Bartlett asked the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether the Russian Minister at Peking had protested, against the alliance proposed between China independence of China, and Chinese reforms, and Japan for the purpose of establishing the
cluded; and whether China and Japan could, in and had threatened China with most serious consequences if such an alliance be con- face of such menices, depend upon the support of Her Majesty's Government.
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right hon. gentleman pronounced on the Gothat they could not waft indefinitely for the vernment both for the advice which they had settlement of the claim or for a reply as to tendered to the Chinese Government in respect arbitration, and that if they could not see their of the possibility of a railway to Peking from way to submit the matter to arbitration the Manchuria, and also, as he put it, for the way in which it was announced in that House. All
claim would be treated as one which must be dealt with in some other way. (Hear, hear.) that they had said was this-they could not look without concern upon the predominance inaction of the Government, but if it was de It was very easy to speak stity about the of any Power Power at Peking. (Hear, hear.) sired to push the claim at once forcible measures Ile thought is not impossible that the right might have to be taken, and he did not under THE Company's Steamship hon. gentleman would find that other Powers who might not actually speak in the same
stand the hon. gentleman to suggest that forci- ble, and by that he meant warlike, measures, tones would not be found to be backward in
should be taken with China on this matter. showing that they shared nur opinion if any The Government fully hoped to obtain a set- occasion should arise. There was to doubt tlement if arbitration it, should prove that that the present position, of the Chinese the Chinese Government was responsible Government was a most anomalous one: they
He entirely repudiated the idea that there had were protected not merely by the vast bulk of been inaction on the part of the Government. the empire, some parts of which were not
On the contrary, he thought the Government altogether under their control, but by tradition had taken the proper course, and one which which forbade their hastily taking up many would end in the recognition of the claim by measures of reform which would probably the Chinese Government. (Hear, hear.) save the Government very much difficulty: the they were also none the lessin position that they were too weak to resist the assalt of any great European Power, or those circumstances the position of the Chinese as had been proved, still more of Japan. Under Government must remain a matter of doubt and uncertainty, and in some respect of peril, for the peace of those who were engaged in operations in China. But he would venture an one of the last days of the Session to call
and to the operations of the Government, and confidence which, prevailed both in regard to the position of the Government in China which had been showen by the discussions in that House in the course of the present Session, When they parted last year the air was full of alarmist rumours; there was a general disposition to believe that British diplomacy in China had been defective and that we had, lost all along the line, either owing to supineness or to want of nerve. did not think there had been any evidence of
He that feeling in the speeches delivered that evening. He thought it had been realised that if progress had been slow it had been sure, and that we had not fallen behind, certainly in the commercial race, and he hoped also, in the political race in China. There was no doubt his noble friend thought that they had not taken sufficiently strong steps to preserve the open that they still, as they ever did, took their stand door, and that our agreement with Russia was useless. He would remind his noble friend as regarded the open door on the provisions of the treaty of Tientsin to which the Chinese Government was a party, and his noble friend could not point out any case in which, up to the present, the provisions of the, treaty of Tienisin had been disregarded as against us. The open door remained open, and although he Mr. Brodric said: A variety of questions would say that it must be clear to any of those had been raised in regard to China, and the who watched the course of events that they right hon. baroniet had brought forward the could not undertake to protect British com question of our position in regard to certain merce if it was pushed into the uttermost concessions, remarking that, although by a provinces of China, to some of which the recent agreement with Russia Manchurin vas Chinese Government itself hardly extended, Yangtsze remaind our sphere, there was a large place which would prejudice the entry of ons left a Russian sphere of concessions, and the yet they had not allowed any operations to take and important strip of territory between us to trade. Under these circumstances he hoped which no agreement had been come to. Look the House would recognise that the Gavern- ing at it simply as a question, of concession,ment were fully alive to the responsibilities and leaving the political side over for a few which lay upon them. He knew perfectly moments, he did not think there was any well that it would be much more effective on reason to complain of concessions in that sphere. the platform to make vigorous statements of A general agreement in regard to that sphere our claims based on our long commercial pre- would be extremely difficult, though undoubt dominance, but the position taken up by the edly while Manchuria was the sphere where Government was far safer and surer.
Our Russia was excrcising practical control, equally policy in China at this moment was one of the Peking Government it was supposed would patience and watchfulness, a patience which allow concessions in the spheres of other was absolutely necessary in dealing with Powers. So far as Her Majesty's Government country which had so many centuries of quiet were aware negotiations were proceeding satis sitting still to make up for, and a watchfulness factorily with the powerful syndicate who had which had already produced good results. He been much encouraged by surveys made and hoped the House would continue to give to the decided to extend their operations along the
Goverment in this matter the confidence which line of the Yangtze, and Her Majesty's Go he thought they deserved. (Cheers.) persuade the Chinese Government to facilitate vernment would be glad if they were able to their operations. Their difficulty in making a report upon the other concessions which had aires had hardly got to work; a great deal had been given up to this time was that concession-
been promised on paper, but at present actual results were comparatively inconsiderable. There was no reason whatever why we should regard concessions which happened to vinces with which we were not particularly be given to some other Power in pro- connected with mistrust or concern. He was asked just now what their attitude was with regard to the Reform party in China. Well, a reformed administration in China was probably an administration that commended itself to every man in this country. One thing was quite certain, however, we could not expect to remove in a few weeks all the encrusted tradi- in China, and he thought we were lucky if we tions of centuries with regard to official effort found other nations in provinces with which we were not immediately connected who
at the same time. There was no doubt that Russia was pressing her way forward to the northern provinces as fast as she could, and we were encouraging ourselves in a fond delusion the Yangisze would escape being affected by if we supposed that our sphere of interest in the iron grip which Russia was placing over Manchuria and the other northern provinces of China. He maintained that our only policy in The Berlin ress comments but little on the China was to maintains the integrity of the toasts that passed between Count Mouravielfempite and to insist on the removal of Russian and his French guest on Saturday. Several military and political control. It was only by papers note the fact that the speech of the working with Japan that we could hope to carry limits of conventional courtesy, Russian Foreign Minister did not exceed the nut the salvation of China.
None the less, the Vossische Zeitung is in clined to think that M. Delassé's answer is couched in the tone of one who has succeeded in accomplishing something.
How well pleased the Emperor William is with the manner in which the Diplomatic rela The new battleship London is to be launched tions of Germany with France have been con at Portsmouth on Sept. 21st. It is understood ducted during the trying period of the Dreyfus that the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress will crisis is illustrated by the be asked to officiate at the naming ceremony.published to-night that he has conferred on The London is one of the greatest battleships Count Münster the title of Prince.
as conferrent on ever built.
The “Raleigh” and “Cincinnati."
Two warships built by the American Govern. ment at the New York and Norkolk Navy Yards have proved to be failures for craft of their class, and are to be altered and and modified at a large expenditure of money These ships are the cruisers Raleigh and Cincinnati. Bach has been actively employed.
THE FAR EAST IN PARLIAMENT,
GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA.
reading of the Appropriation Bilt, Sir C. Dilke August 5th. On the order for the second shid in his opinion the question of with China, and the future of that country, was
of
our relations
during the war period, and now that their ore importance than the South African
services may be dispensed with it is proposed to put them out of commission and begin the work of reducing their engine power and in- creasing their steam radius by enlarging their coal supply, It is proposed to bring their horse power down to 7,500 by the substitution of water-tube boilers for the Scotch boilers, and to make other changes in the interest of great economy for these vessels. To complete this work will require the attention of the Navy Yards for at least two years, but when they are again commissioned they will present far more serviceable ships then they are to-day,
The "Edgar."
On her return to England with relief crews from the Mediterranean the Edgar has been paid off, and is to be refitted at Devonport at a cost of £4,000. The work will not be completed until October, and the Edgar will then take out relief crews for ships on the Australian Station. She belongs to that efficient group of first-class cruisers to which she has given & name, and which comprises the Crescent, Gibraltar, Royal Arthur, Theseus, and others and she boasts a highly ereditable record, After a full commission on the Mediterranean and China Stations, she has steamed 37,000 miles as a transport cruiser under the modem system by which cruisers not otherwise required are employed to carry out relief work. The whole of that distance has been covered with- out the development of any, serious defect in her machinery, and this says a good deal both
The
THE SINKING OF THE "LOWSHING," (9th) On the order for the third reading of the Appropriation Bill Mr. Ure called attention to the circumstances attending the loss of the British steamship Rowthing off the coast of Korea in July, 1894. The vessel was chartered by the Chinese Government to convey Chinese officers and soldiers to Korea. Shortly after she sailed war broke out between China and Japan, and when she came close to Koren the some shots across her how, and the captain fell in with a Japanese cruiser, which fired had no alternative but to submit to the Japanese command to surrender. The Chinese officers and man thereupon threatened that they would massacre the captain and crew if they surren dered. The Japanese cruiser then ranged up alongside, and fired a broadside into the Kow shing, with the result that several of the officers af the ship, all British subjects, were killed. ternational law the Chinese and not the The Foreign Office having held that in in Japanese Government was responsible, a claim was made against China for compensation, but, although more than five years had elapsed, no satisfaction whatever bad yet been obtained. disputed. At the end of the first year the So far as he knew the claim had never been
excuse put forward was the illass of a Chinese Minister Unhappily his illness was consult the law officers of the Crown, but absolutely nothing was done and paralysis seemed to bave seized on the Government, flis (Mr. Ure's) complaint was that excuse after excuse had been made, and we were no nearer settlement than we were five years ago. He apposite referred to an alliance for this purpose the Foreign Office in the matter. They laid eloquent speeches. His right hon. friendstrongly complained of the dilatory action of
such word as alliance) Everybody was DOW with Germany, Sir C. Dilke said he used ne themselves open, he said, to the gravest charge anxious to discard the word alliance(laughter) Administration, that, with a righteous causa that could brought against any British with the agreed. He thought that very often behind them, they deliberately turned their
very
for the ship herself and for her successive kind of joint action in China-of a peaceful regard to provinces which were not in the prolonged Then Lord Salisbury decided to
engine room staffs.
The Water-tube Boiler.
In view of the attacks which are still being made upon the water-tube boiler it is interest ing to read that the cruisers of the A fleet performed splendidly during the war. Accord ing to the prophets, they ought to have come back to port in a disabled condition, with their boiler and enginercom staff in a condition of
Russia affected only, the Yangtsze Valley and afengement which had been made with Manchuria, and took no account of those" enormous and important positions of the Chinese Empire which lay between the Yangtsze and Manchuria. Even the northern part of the Yangtsze Valley was not included, in the arrangement, and, therefore, it did not even preserve our interests in the Valley as a whole. Still less did it guarantee our position in this intermediate country, which included Peking, and which, as Lord Salisbury and the late Under Secretary had told them, contained the most important concessions that had been granted to British subjects in China He wished to know what were the present 'rela tions of this country with the Chinese Govern- menti reference to the concessions granted in the province of Shan-si, which was within this intermediate region. Last session Lord Salisbury and the late Under-Secretary spoke of these concessions as most valuable and of granting of them as one of the principal pri- vileges to the people of this country that the Government had secured. He wished to know whether matters were going on satisfactorily In that direction, and whether the Government believed that we had, under our existing arrangements, any means of protecting these would bear their share in opening up China, interests against invasion by other interests. This intermediate district also included the
which was not likely to be a work of great ease German sphere of influence. The noble lord those who undertook it. A much more impor or one entirely unaccompanied by danger to the member for York, in his book and in his speech before that House, brought forward a
tant point which had been raised was that of our possible co-operation with Germany in as he understood it with the United special sphere of any Power. The whole ques States, Germany, and Japan. The Government tion of alliances as regarded China was one replied that whatever might be the case which was always cropping up, and on which for Japan,
as regarded the United States those who advocated alliances took different in the way. It was said that the United an alliance of four Powers, and he had made and Germany they saw great difficulties views. His noble friend behind him wished States were willing enough to act with us in regard to commercial rights, but they would not, as the noble lord admitted, be come entangled by promises that might in the future be inconvenient to them. With regard panie. Instead of that, they have returned fit likely that Germany would entangle herself in for any work after some of the hardest steam-China, looking to the importance to her of the Greek sald of womer-that the best were. Ing. Yet the bias against the water-tube in friendly relations with Russia in Europe and to those that were least talked about. (Hear, hear, certain quarters is such that even this practical the dangers which might menace her line of and laughter.) His hon, friend the member argument does not convince,
frontler if she adopted an anti-Russian policy for Shefield did speak of an alliance with The Naval Manoeuvres.
in China. He thought, however, having regard Japan. Taking the question as regarded Ger- to the fact that the German sphere of influence many, he thought we might look forward in The mimic war in the naval manoeuvres has was in this intermediate district, that the ca- many parts of the world in more than one- been won by the B fleet Admiral Doravila's pital was there, and that we had great interests part of the world, anyhow-to good results voy of slow ships, the protection of which was else, and without in any way pointing to an aquadron having socured the safety of the con- there, that without menacing Russia or any one from friendly co-oporation with Germany. He Its object, and therefore gained the victory. armed occupation of the country, there might between ourselves and Germany in these did not see what was the divergent interest The convoy has been brought safely into Mil-be common action between Germany and our ford Haven. The objective of the manoeuvres selves merely in defence of rights already se
matters (Hear, bear.) No doubt we were both was a convoy of British ships coming from knowledged as existing. The province which in that respect, but on the other hand we great manufacturing nations, and we were rivals Nova Scotia The admiral commanding the Germany occupied was the natural outlet of were, ar ought to be, partners in the desire Bfeet had the advantage of knowing the exact the province of Shan-i Germany had already to open up and to keep open all parts of point in the Atlantic where he could find this indicated some willingness to co-operate with the globe to our manufacturers. That was a convoy to afford it protection: Consequently, al- us, and he should be glad to know what was though he could not leave Milford Haven for the policy of Her Majesty's Government with
great identity of interests. The point which nineteen hours after the declaration of war he regard to this important intermediate district that we ourselves had a comparative Im must divide us in regard to China was was able to proceed without delay to the effective In this district lay the seat of any future Russl. munity in any co-operation we might agree point It appears that Admiral Rawson's fleet, an railway to Peking. He regretted the advice upon, because we had no land frontier on which is the weaker but the faster of the two, which had been given to the Uhinese Govern- which our neighbours might operate, whereas, and had ninotean hours, start out of Belfast,ment and the manner in which it had been re- in the case of a Continental Power which never succeeded in coming in touch either with ferred to in the House He did not think that entered-intp agreements or arrangements of the convoy or with the enemy, who had the our magence at Peking was promoted by our this character in China they had to consider that advantage of knowing where the convoy was to giving advice on a subject when we were not be found Apparently, the search of the A fleet likely to push it further, and where the course
even if they were not intended as a menace to was hampered by fony hours foge It is bit of trade, and railway construction seemed to mail they might be taken his
any-particular Power, as the right hon. fortunate that for thosecond year in succession show the certainty that in the long run it would 99 out of 100 of its interests lay in Europe it the opposing feels have failed to come in touch be disregarded and the railway made. with each other, and thus the lessons have been wanted to know what had happened on this for the hundredth interest, which lay in Asia, He was almost impossible for a Power to say that loat which might have been gleaned from more subject since the last debate. Statements had it would engage in hostilities, (Hear, hear.) active conditions of warfare Admiral Donelle been made to the effect that the Russian Go- Therefore, he thought, while we might appear to is to be congratulated as his bloodless success, verament had assured Her Majesty's Govern very often to be proceeding alone in these and upon the perfect manner in which his ment they did not intend to press this scheme, maiters, we were very often voicing the opinion plans worked out but all the same the results but it was also stated with the same show of of more Powers than appeared on the surface: would probably have bech more iteresting if authority that on the vary day on which this In that respect he should like to say one word things had not run quite so smoothly for him. Atkment was made to Her Majesty's Govern withdraid to dil ke censure, which the
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Mr. Brodrick; We have received no informa- tion to this effect I am afraid I cannot state what the policy of Her Majesty's Government will be in a hypothetical case.
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ber which ensures the supply of Fresh Provi sions, Ice, &c., throughout the voyage. Mr. Brodrick said the hon. gentleman char-
This Steamer is installed throughout with the ged the Government with very belated action Electric-light. in this matter, but he thought it was only fair
A Stewardess and a duly-qualified Surgeon that be should remind the hon. gentleman that are carried.***** last moment of the Session was a little belated pany to and from AUSTRALIA, are available for his action in bringing this matter forward at the Return Tickets issued by this Com also. (Hear, hear) it was quite true that this return by the Steamers of the CHINA NAVIGA The hon. gentleman had given claim was made five years ago, on July 25, 1894. - TION COMPANY and vice vered.
# not altogether
For Freight or Passage, apply to inaccurate history of what occurred, but the
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co., truth was that the hon. gentleman had himself
Agents. said that it took a considerable time to decide given the answer to his own speech when be
Hongkong, 9th September, 1899. whether by international law the claim should
CHINA NAVIGATION COMPANY, LIMITED.. be made on the Japanese or on the Chinese FOR PORT DARWIN, QUEENSLAND Government, and although Her Majesty's Government came to
PORTS, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE. the conclusion that
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the Chinese Governnient in the circumstan-THE Company's Steamship ces were responsible, that view was not regard to the delay, he did not think that the WEDNESDAY, the 27th instant, at Noon. shared by the Chinese Goremment. With Captain Nelson, will be despatched on action of Her Majesty's Government in relationThe attention of Passengers is directed to the Chinese Government ought to be judged the Superior Accommodation offered by this by the treatment of this one claim. In the past Steamer The First-class Saloon is situated few year the Government had had to address forward of the Engines. A. Refrigerating number of subjects, and they bad, he thought, Provishes during the entire Voyage of the Chinese Government on a very considerable Chamber ensures the Supply obtained fair satisfaction in most cases. On very much regretted it. Her Majesty's Gov- this subject long delay bad taken place and he ernment had, however, recently proposed to the pared to recognise the Justice of the claim they should submit it to arbitration. Though they expected to receive a favourable answer to that suggestion, they had not yet received one; but they had intended the Chinese Government
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