Singapore, 24th September.
Lord Charles Beresford on his arrival was met by. the Acting Govertor and Delegates from the Chamber of Commerce and Straits Settlements Associntion. He dined at Government House and after wards addressed a crowded meeting. The ion in China, he said, was critical for ritish trade. His mission aims at focusing the views of Britishers''on the spot in order to impress the people at home, He advocates a commercial alliance between Great Britain and Germany and states that Japan is bound to advance. Peace is Great Britain's chief interest. Such union as he recommends would be irresistible and a political alliance might be the possible outcome. Adequate security must be given for capital invested in China. The waterways should be developed and the observance of treaty provisions and the tariffs insisted upon.
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