Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Joseph Walton called at-if tention to the failure of the Government to uphold British interests in China. In the course of a prolonged debate the Hon. St. John Brod said that in many cases railway concessions had been obtained but no work had been done. He said that China was justified in requiring some i propre: substantial and that a serious undertaking such as that, promoted by the Peking Syndicate should be supported and pressed Regarding internal navigation, the employment of gunboats would be continued, and lather expedients considered. He denied that British influence in Peking had disappeared, and said that the policy of the Government did not look for further acquisition of land, but in keeping open the waterways the Government exercised legitimate pressure conjointly with the {other Powers with a view to trade facilities.
London, Ist Apri
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