THE CHINA LEAGUE.
The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce. :s |in receipt of a circular from the honorary secretary of the China League, which was ! formed in London in June last. The obf jects of tho League are, briefly, the forma- ; tion of an organisation of all interested in the Far East and who desire the maintenance of the commercial and political supremacy which Great Britain -hf-is. kkherto held in those regions. The iMprJiaiicaof China as an. open market for British manufactures is pointed out# and also the immense possibilities which that country presents as a legitimate field for British enterprise. The intention of the League-ia to build up in England and her colonic--! a sound body of public opinion on tho Far Eastern ones* tion, and through a strong Parliamentary party, endeavour to assist and support her Majesty's Government in the task of formulating and maintaining a clear and consistent line of policy. The support of the Canterbury Chamber is asked for. and popular addresses on the subject are suggested as a means of furthering the object of the League. The mutter is to be considered at the meeting of the- Executive .Committee of the Chamber on f riday. - |-*v
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10760, 13 September 1900, Page 5
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