"I am one of those," concluded Dr. Morrison, "who have hope in the satur of this great country, and of those who believe that the policy followed by the British Goveroment in in ite dealings with China has been at heart good one, (Hear, hear.) We have treated the inese with consistent moderation and fairness. Oyportunities of territorial expansion have been given to us many times daring the past tilty yeare, but we have never availed ourselves of these opportunities, with them fairly and squarely, (Hi hinese Government for the first time in its his history made serious effort to suppress the cultiva-of the poppy, we gave the movement active support, We met their wishes in a conciliatory aad reasonable spirit. We undertook to make great sacrifices. We are told that we ought to have constructive policy in Ohina, forgetting that China is an inde-every it that has made for propendent Empire, We have encouraged
grosse. We have supported every scheme that has tended toward the improvement of the conditions of the people and the increase of their wealth and happiness, We have loyally fulfilled out engagements, and all we have asked on their side should fall their Treaty obligations as loyally as we have done." (Cheers.)
Sir Walter Hillier said he was as much interested as anybody in the Hel awakening of Chins, bat there was another side to the question, and personally be was not so sure that he did not prefer the sleepy old China of past years. There was of course, a great deal' to be ssid for the progress in Ohina, bat he noticed that everybody interested in the awakening of that country was more or less financially interested in the question, There was an immerse amount of commercis! prosperity in Chios, and he believed that if the people of this great Empire were not pressed they would awaken fast enough. When they did, he eometimes thought that the awakening might be rather more than some of them expected,
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