THE FAR EAST.
BY CABLE.
SPEECH 3Y LORD SALISBURY. BRITAIN’S! OCCUPATION OP WE 111 MW El. PEIENDLk TONE TO JAPAN. INSPIRING CHINA. ByTslegraph,—Press Association.—Copyright. Received May 19, 12.30 a.m. London, May 17. Lord Salisbury, Prims Minister, in making references to Japan, adopted a tone of marked friendliness. Ho implied that the occupation of Woihaiwoi was intended to convoy to Japan and Corea that Britain had maintained her rights in North China. He hoped tho occupation of Woihaiwoi would inspire China with courage to withstand her enemies and uvort the despairing feeling that Russian domination was her inexorable destiny.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3437, 19 May 1898, Page 3
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