Lord Elibank referred to the recent meeting in Shanghai of representatives of the foreign Chambers of Commerce, and to the identical re presentations which each Chamber had made to its Government with regard to resisting Japanese trade aggression in China "To such an extent do they feel that action is necessary," Lord Elibank, continued, "that, although they know that any retaliatory action might seriously inconvenience them, they are prepared to face up to those inconveniences, for the sake of the future of foreign trade in China.
Another aspect, not usually noticed sufficiently, Lord Elibank continued, was the attitude of China towards Great Britain.
"I have reason to believe," he declared, "that there are strong feelings engendering China against Great Britain, owing to the fact that we have done nothing whatever to assist them in their extremity.
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