THE POSITION IN CHINA
AN ARGUS SPECIAL INTERVIEW. LI HUNG CHANG ON THE IMPERIAL ATTITUDE. | UNITED PRESS ABBOCIATION.I (Keooived November 24, 11.4!) a.m.) Melbourne. This Day. Tho Argus special at Shanghai interviewed General Li Hung Chang, Prime Minister of China, yesterday. He said ho admired the English for their blunt, honest characteristics, and he looked upon them as the natural allies of China against Russia. He ascribed tho rccont riots to the influence of Fionoh Josuite and a number of discharged soldiery. Tho latter, ho said, wanted war, in order to fill their pookets, but they would not get it. Concerning tho attitude of tho Chinese Government towards tho rioters, he spoke very confidently. The Ministry was a despotic one, and had ordered the Viceroys in the various provinces to onforoo peace, and to Bhow favour to capable foreigners settled in their territories. The Genoral continued in the following words t — " You may say that China is friendly and that order will be maintained. I havo telegraphed similar assurances to Lord Salisbury asking him to toll tho English that tho rumoured rebellion against Imporial authorities is fudge, and that a Russian invasion is not possible." An official telegram rocoivod by the Chinese Government ascribes the recent raid at Mongolia to robbers who massacred 100 Christians, burning the Belgian mission stations at Sakou and Simchi. Troops have been despatched to the locality to punish the perpetrators.
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Evening Post, Volume XLII, Issue 126, 24 November 1891, Page 2
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235THE POSITION IN CHINA Evening Post, Volume XLII, Issue 126, 24 November 1891, Page 2
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