As regards China her government was faced with great difficulties but it had a constructive programme and he hoped the government would prove strong enough to give effect. to that programme. He believed Britain had been successful in her tworfold endeavour in China, firstly to protect her own people and secondly to take all practicable menaures to meet the natural pirations of the Chinese themselves.
Phe despatch of the British Defence Force to China had undoubtedly saved the lives of many peopl not only British but Chinese as well and had preserved a great city from what might have been a catastrophe, He said the good relations between Britain and the Chinese National Government, especially since the settlement of the Nanking. Incident, was the best proof that the Chinese themselves were appredating Britain's friendly feeling and, now they have definitely re~ jected the counsels of the Third Internationale, having, realized that were given not of China but of world revolution, We believe that if they turn to us for advice and for yyatem they will mot find us unive." (Cheers).
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