GREAT BRITAIN’S FOREIGN POLICY.
By Telegraph.—Press Association. — Copyright. ■ London, January 11.
Speaking at Manchester, Mr Balfour, First Lord of the Treasury, said that negotiations of an anxious nature were proceeding with France with a view to the settlement of the Niger difficulty. Speaking of the situation in Crete, he said that personally he was disgusted at the delays in the settlement of the government of the island, and he suggested that the Powers should tos's to decide who should be governor. With regard to the campaign on the Indian frontier, Mr Balfour explained that the Government had no desire to invade the independence of the Indian frontier tribes so long as they did not interfere with British interests, and did not impede the fulfilment of the treaty obligations with Afghanistan. Referring to the situation in_ the Far East, the right non’gentleman said British interests in China were commercial, _ and not territorial. ’ While Great Britian desired freedoqi of trade for the whole world, she would resist any attempts to destroy equality of opportunity in trade.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3331, 13 January 1898, Page 3
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