Nanking, May 18.
distinet_ and sharp change in Chinese opinion toward British icy in China is now, apparent from. the exceedingly favourable comments in the Nanking press.
"he official "Central Daily News," which recently paid a warm tubule Yo the peace efforts of the British Mloiier Sir Mileg Lampson, in the janghal negotiations, "to-day devoted a lengthy editorial to the
Great SinosSapanese dispute as fecting "The journal expresses gratifies tion and admiration for the friend ship which, it declares London tras deen courageously showing towards China, It warns Britain, however, that in her own interest' she must Ing that only China is capable, of firm, step, towards. recogni maining her friend in the Far ast, is.a success or a failure," says the "Whether British policy in China Journal, "depends entirely on how the Sino-Japanese question eistould Great Britain mak efforts to enable a settlement based Hihould Great in make site "principle. of. international Saaice apd Oriental peace, she. wil be able to maintain her interes and position in the Far Exst. Other-Wiser she will have nothing to} in but everything to lose with her var East policy suffering a complete collapse."
The paper points out, that there Unued" SinoJapanese disturbances wil'mean a serious blow to British Braue in China, because of unsettled Sengitions, and also the fact that Chinese Furchasing power will be reduced, Second gt Jenin over allow any real "open door" in Mancouria and thirdly, hat Canada, Australia and India ate all menaced feeause since Japan started an in; Wision of China fe has been exposed Yo'the world that the Britsh Navy unable to-do: much in the Pacie The journal. finally expresses the Velief, that with their experience and. foresight, British statesmen could not. overlook, the, seriousness of the. present sitaation—United Press.
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