Gt. BritainAlleged to Be Cancelling Rendition if China Prove Unreasonable Peking, Oct. 26.
According to to-day's Chinese press reports, the negotiations with regard to the rendition of Weihaiwei have been brought to a deadlock. The general outline of affairs in connexion therewith is as follows The memoranda recently exchanged between the British!-and Chinese delegates were immediatejy notified to their respective Governments. As a result of an interview, lasting many hours, which tock place at the end of September' between Sir Ronald Macleay, the British Minister, and Dr, Wellington Koo, Chinese Minister for Foreign Affairs, on China's concrete plan, which had been revised on the basis of the memorandum submitted by the Chinese delegate, the British" Minister asked his Home Government for instructions as fo what steps he should take. A -reply has now been received from the British Government, and was recently handed to the Waichiaopu. The gist of the reply is reported to be that the British Government by no means approve of China's claims and that. in case China insists upon the modification of the memorandum from the British delegate, Great Britain will withdraw her intention. to return Weihaiwei to China—Rastern News Agency.
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