The news that China has rejected the Manchurian Convention is received with satisfaction in this country; and, it has been made public at the same opportune time that England agrees with Japan in regard to the latter's inclusion of Manchuria in the scope of the Anglo-German agreement. Japan in fact communicated direct with England on the matter immediately after Count von Billow's declaration, and England's frank answer to the abore mentioned effect. has satisfied the Japanese completely." If the signing of the treaty has been prevented," wrote the "Japan Times" a few days ago "and there is no ground to believe other wise, the event must be regarded as ina}, even if momentary, triumph of the lo of the open door and territorial egrity—an achievement for which China is indebted to the liberal attitude of the commercial Powers in general, and to the firm and friendly exertions of Japan and England in particular. The in@ldent. has afforded a striking evidence, if evidence were necessary, of the solidarity of interenty between Japan and England who appear to have throughout stood by each other with a loyalty and constancy which, fora goes, augurs well for the maintenance of peace in the Far East."
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