Peking, April 20.
A sensational report was recently circulated by a Lisbon correspondent, to the effect that war was imminent between China and Portugal. Strained relations tween these two countries had, it was stated, been caused by China's refusal to permit the Portuguese to construct_an efficient harbour at Macao. The correspondent went on to say that Britain was supporting China on this question, as Britain feared that the harbour at Macao would prove a dangerous competitor to Hongkong.
The British Government brought" this report to the attention of the Portuguese Government, and the latter issued an emphatic denial which completely removed the misapprehension created by the report. The report was telegraphed to Rio de Janeiro, among other places.—Reuter.
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