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From the Shuntien Shih Pao of November 29th, 1905.

France agitates for a loan to China. The French deputy Monsieur Deloncle together with the French Minister Monsieur Dubail and interpreters has called on the Wai Wu Pu. He said that as France in her Far Eastern policy was not covetous of Chinese territory there was no question of partitioning China. He had been commissioned by the French President to investigate trade affairs in China. Every year France had surplus funds to the extent of 1,050,000,000 francs which, as only three per cent interest could be obtained in France, she was very anxious to lend to China for railway, mining, and other industrial enterprises and so obtain larger profits. Of course if China was undertaking these enterprises herself there was no need for him to mention this but if China should borrow foreign capital it was only fair that she should spread her loans among various countries. China had now bought back the Yueh-Han concession from America although that country was very distant and had no

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From the Shuntien Shih Pao of November 29th, 1905. France agitates for a loan to China. The French deputy Monsieur Deloncle together with the French Minister Monsieur Dubail and interpreters has called on the Wai Wu Pu. He said that as France in her Far Eastern policy was not covetous of Chinese territory there was no question of partitioning China. He had been commissioned by the French President to investigate trade affairs in China. Every year France had surplus funds to the extent of 1,050,000,000 francs which, as only three per cent interest could be obtained in France, she was very anxious to lend to China for railway, mining, and other industrial enterprises and so obtain larger profits. Of course if China was undertaking these enterprises herself there was no need for him to mention this but if China should borrow foreign capital it was only fair that she should spread her loans among various countries. China had now bought back the Yueh-Han concession from America although that country was very distant and had no

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} ranslation. C 99 From the Shuntien Shih Pao of November 29th, 1905. France agitates for a loan to China. The French deputy Monsieur Deloncle together with the French Min- later Monsieur Dubail and interpreters has called on the Wai Wu Pu. He said that as France in her Far Fastern policy was not covetous of Chinese territory there was no question of partitioning China. He had been commissioned by the French President to investi- gate trade affairs in China. Every year France had surplus funds to the extent of 1,050,000,000 francs which, as only three per cent interest could be ob- tained in France, she was very anxious to lend to China for railway, mining, and other industrial enter- prises and so obtain larger profits. Of course if China was undertaking these enterprises herself there Was no need for him to mention this but if China should borrow foreign capital it was only fair that she should spread her loans among various countries. China had now bought back the Yueh-Han concession from America although that country was very distant and had no

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From the Shuntien Shih Pao of November 29th, 1905.

France agitates for a loan to China. The French

deputy Monsieur Deloncle together with the French Min-

later Monsieur Dubail and interpreters has called on

the Wai Wu Pu. He said that as France in her Far

Fastern policy was not covetous of Chinese territory

there was no question of partitioning China. He had

been commissioned by the French President to investi-

gate trade affairs in China. Every year France had

surplus funds to the extent of 1,050,000,000 francs

which, as only three per cent interest could be ob-

tained in France, she was very anxious to lend to

China for railway, mining, and other industrial enter-

prises and so obtain larger profits. Of course if

China was undertaking these enterprises herself there

Was no need for him to mention this but if China

should borrow foreign capital it was only fair that

she should spread her loans among various countries.

China had now bought back the Yueh-Han concession from

America although that country was very distant and had

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