ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.
— » INTEGRITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF CHINA. LONDON, May 2. In the House of Lords, Lord Salisbury stated that Britain agrees neither to under- • take nor encourage railways in China north j of the Great Wall, Russia giving a similar undertaking regarding the basin of the Yang-tse. He said the agreement was of | great importance, and a sign of good feeling, which prevents the "possibility of a collision in China. ' A Reuter's despatch from St. Petersburg declares that Russia and Britain have de-: cided to uphold the integrity and independence of China. ! , • May 8. | The Anglo-Russian agreement has been ! published. Britain and Russia recognise the economic geographical gravitation of certain parts of China, hence agree on railway questions and disclaim any intention to infringe China's sovereign rights or treaties. Newspapers complain that the agreement is restricted to railways,
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Otago Witness, Issue 2359, 11 May 1899, Page 13
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