GREAT SPEECH BY LORD SALISBURY.
THE INTEGRITY" OF THE EMPIRE SAFER THAN IN 1884. "A DIPLOMATIC CPACKER." London, May 5. At the Primrose Leigne demonstration, held at the Albert Hal J, Lord Salisbury was given an oxation, and in the course of a speech he said the integrity of the Empire was much safer than in 1884. The breakers had been shattered, and he was confident that the House of Lords would remain unaltered. Weihaiwei would be of enormous advantage to Britain. It was easily defended, while Port Arthur would have been useless to Britain. It was a great mistake for Russia to take Port Arthur, and its possession had not added to her influence at' Pekin. Despite the jargon as to her isolation, Britain was amply competent to hold her own. Her influence in China had been enhanced. Virile nations were everywhere absorbing decadent nations. Al-
though the seeds of conflict were apparent in many directions, Britain faced the future without disquietude. She would not allow herself to be tak*n at a disadvantage. The House of Commons contained splendid matt-rial. The fiscal position of the country was unequalled in the world's history. The Chinese question was a diplomatic cracker with many detonations.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1367, 12 May 1898, Page 36
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