CHINESE RELATIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16838, 29 December 1928, Page 6

CHINESE RELATIONS

TREATY WITH BRITAIN AN IMPORTANT STEP (British Official WireJess.l Rec. 2 p.m. RUGBY, Dec. 28. The Manchester Guardian, . commt'iiting on flic Anglo-Chinese treaty, says the commercial treaty ami formal ad of recognition together mark a turning point in Anglo-Chinese relations, the ultimate consequences of which are likely to be profound. The conclusion of the treaty required formal recognition of the Nanking Government, and the two acts together constitute the most definite proof thai has yet been given thai our assurances of sympathy for Chinese national aspirations have been sincere, and will be carried into practical effect. The Daily Telegraph also emphasises that if the direct commercial advantages likely to be gained are small, and have not disposed British traders in China to enthusiasm, the new treaty, as a diplomatic achievement, is not to be minimised. "It is no inconsiderable advantage to have placed on a regular footing the collection of surtaxes, hitherto levied arbitrarily and separately, and it is to be hoped that the whole of the duties will b-e collected henceforth by the single agency of the Maritime Customs to the advantage both of the Government and the trading community. As for the liitiii, if Nanking cannot abolish it it is certain that no other authority can."