Third Salisbury administration, 1895-1900 . owfar possession of that fortified base compensates England for theRussian acquisition of Port Arthur and domination over Manchuria,and German ownership of Kiao Chau Bay with preferential rightsin Shantung, is not a question that can precisely be answer will be forthcoming when Russia takes another steptowards the dismemberment of China and is resisted by GreatBritain,—with or without China, or with or without any otherPower. But if the negotiations unfolded up to the point of theWei-hai-wei lease show a certain feebleness of purpose, v
Third Salisbury administration, 1895-1900 . owfar possession of that fortified base compensates England for theRussian acquisition of Port Arthur and domination over Manchuria,and German ownership of Kiao Chau Bay with preferential rightsin Shantung, is not a question that can precisely be answer will be forthcoming when Russia takes another steptowards the dismemberment of China and is resisted by GreatBritain,—with or without China, or with or without any otherPower. But if the negotiations unfolded up to the point of theWei-hai-wei lease show a certain feebleness of purpose, valuablepledges were exacted from the Chinese Government and considerablecommercial opportunities given to British traders by the openingof new ports. The chief pledge was the non-alienation of theYangtsze Basin. As the question of our interests in that part ofChina is mixed up, as will presently be seen, with the disputewith Russia concerning the Northern Railways Extension Loan,explanatory reference should be made to it here. During the. Drawn, by permission, from a map published by M-r Edward Stanford.
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