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(Reuter's Service to the China Mail)
LONDON, Nov. 27. The House of Commons was crowded this afternoon in view of Sir Edward Gray's
on fere pronouncement affairs. The Bono presented an animated appenranty, there huing many disciugabhad personages in the galleries, including Am-
· basandora, Peers and officials.
momentous
| negotiations with Frangu; wo thought to complaint, MIE UNS TACE ZAAK TE Rid created possible than a suttlement might be come surprise in Germany was in itself a justiă- to between Gormany and France "on this cation of the speech, far it could not have basis withóns affecting British intorests:erunted surprise unless there had been we would be rory glad it this happened samo tendency to think that we might be and in the hope that it woulti_happen we disregarded. The speech hail not claimed had hitherto si ond saida'but I and born.mnde pything except that we were entitled to be
anxions by nows which appeared the dagensislered as one of the great nations hefure as to demands which Cermany had it had claimed pre-eminence and it ba
ado, debands which worn in area ob indicated that there was a minis. It a rectification of the frontier but a cession dealt is gouemltorms with remote contin- of the French Congw which it was obviously gencies. imappetible for the French to concede.
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The German Government had said it was not consistent with their dignity after fei Lloyd Geargo's speech to give oxplanations regnetling what was occurring al 4ndir. I felt that the tons of their communication made it inconsistent with our dignity to give explanations regarding Mr Lloyd Congo's speach Bora I would my to he Hense that explanations as to what was occurring ab Agadir kad of course boon given me by Count Metternich and that public explanations are what could not be given. I added in speaking to Count Mistbornich that it was not intended by anything which had beeo mid or would be id to embroil the negotiations between Germany and Franco on the contrary, sincerely desired the they should succeed. NABISANG But the tone of the German communiKUMSANG becontation was very, to
very unfavourable with regard to G APOAR
I had heard that the entitious were still proceeding and still hoped they might lead to a satisfactory result, but it must be understood that if they were unsuccessful
• very embarasaing situation would also. Fpointed out to Count, Metternich that to Gurnians were in the closed port of Agartir, that according to native rumours they were landing and negotiating with the tribes that for all we knew they might be acquir ing concessions there, and that oven the German flag might have been hoisted a Apalir, which was the most suitable port on thin const formal base We could notway to what extong the situation might be l'ared to our diand vantato, and if the negotiations with France came to we should be huge ce one to nothing watch over British interests and a party to the discussion of the matter. Franes sa well as to us and made it more The Jagger German remained at Agadir than over evident that a very difficult the greater would the risk of their develop situation would arise if the German nego- inga atits of affairs which would make it tions with France did not succeed. more difficult for them to withdraw and toore necessary, for us to pako kome step to Brotect British interests. I wished to in the hope that the negociation with way all this cow while wo were still waiting
Franca would succeed, for if I did not any ths now it would cause resentment later if provis silence that we did not take a Germany had been led to suppone by our interest in the matter.
Six Edward Grey, 'on rising, received an ovation, essid: Herr Kiderlen Wacchter has already made not a completa but a large disclosure of what passed in conversation' between Count Sfertermich in London and myself. In diplomatic procedura it is very agusand to make public an neeyunt of chin. versations without first consulting the ather party to them. In this case I knew nothing until I read the published account. I widerstand that tho uxigencies of tho'
Count Metternich was unable to give me situation in Germany made it impossible any information but deprecated the assump for me to be consulted. I am not making tin that what I had sketched an a possible any Tomplaint as that, butik has laid framago to British interests was accomplish- upor me the necessity of disclosing what I was sure his Government had no
intention of
nequiring commercial mono think it is necessary to put before the poliosa dunfairly prejudicisgour interest. He as to the part which we took.
Thereupon Τ observed that German. outinuous accupation of a closed port
opportunities.
Sir Edward Grey then denli fully with subsecnentdevelopments, butthe remainder of his speech has perforee to be held over will remare any apprehensions. until to-morrow, In conclusion hesaid
hope this statement as to the avanta
It is n statement of the truth and of the actual
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the starement. "ought to have 'à quietsning influence and cught to act as a ecciative to those who have grown alarmed”.
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During that day July 21st Mr Lloyd Gonge told me he had to make a sparch on an Déession of importance as the Manaian Asquith and me as to what should be ea House that evening and he capsulted fr
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airs, It contained an menace such sch, at the Magistracy this morning, for The
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British interests. Its purport was that manly course would be to keep silence!
has decided to send a warship to Agadir to where British interests were affected weling opium on board the s.8. Changsha, lend help and assistance in ense of need th must not be treated as if we were Petor Peterson was sent to prison for one till the issue is decided one way or their subjects and employees na well as to of no account. If the time ever comes month for being a atowaway on board tho the other.
protect important Germon interests in the when this "cannot be said we shall bar Sepha
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As a motive al f
d fact, the first German com-
The ongkong-Trehvary-mancini- seems to be that everything new hot aspect, the ship charged with this ments on the speech I sow were witch as
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around Hankow and Nanking. At the sailor's explanation than necompanied this Froland" the speech might have been and abilities at the beginning of the latter place General Crane has inalle statement This communication W.ZA made by a German Minister. "But the "onth amounting.t $1,61,052.82, reve- accompanied by an explanation which wart of the speach wees aan forgotten, uste during the month yielding 8060, 376.16, n gallant defence, though, the recorded it dear that the German Government and a sort of legend has grown up about it. the expenditure was $171,204.00, leaving regorded 19ja verurn to the status que ini Count Metternich, three days after the is stained by much unnecessary bar-torneen a doubtful, is not impossible, speech, came and informal we that Ger, balance at the end of the month of j
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in sending the ship to $1,853,036.07. solution herocean-question-Ait were unchanged; bt_a_man hail mán honest to the core and faithful between Germany, France and Spain. Taubeen landed; and his Gororument regret- Some of the Chinese work-people in, to his salt. His terms for surrender-The inference from it was that the real heatile quarters regarding the intention of at the present time for any little thing is
communication was male on a Saturday, ing strike-the-right note, but they objective contemplated was a definits sole. Germany, who never thought of
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Metternich that I had seen Melucinations. Caille and we considered the situation with France, if German demands were
As to the negotiations Beaumont, of the Canton Mills, had occasion to ak one of the employees toplovo the Agadir it n be ds make concessions in Morocco as well as workroom and one of the foremen put by
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Mr Reader Harris, of Hongkong.
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EVENING WEAR.spent a few days at Dalny on his way home
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Surgeon General Wyman, of the U. S. Navy, has died in Washington from the effects of a carbuncle. Ifo bad's most die tinguished.caroor."
but weerally tha important question. some information reached us loading og to-
· pprehend that the settlement contemplate
Germany might mean & partition of which it wasnot intended that we should Mordeen, arrived at by negotiationa to be party. It is quite true think we dis interested ourselves in Morocco politically by the Agreement of 1904 with Francs, but in making that Agreement the hats British Government stipulated for certain economia have been disturbed by the now acttiemant *** and strategie conditiors..
These might regarding Merccts and that was why wo were uneasy as to what might taire pince The British Ambassador in Berlin on w Herz Kiderlon Waschter on July 12tli on mingy report of conversation a trois between mattom and ho › pus a question respecting a- Germany; Franco and Spain, the lnference that we ware "oxcinded. Widerlen Waochter replied that there had never been any idea of such a conversation. Kot'urther information same from Gers
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