THE CHINESE QUESTION

West Coast Times, Issue 10672, 28 December 1897, Page 2

THE CHINESE QUESTION

[Per Ukited 'Press Association ."]

(Received Dec 27, at 9.50 a.m.) '

_ Sydney, D_e.c 27. Eastern news reports 1000 bandits raided the Haifong 1 district- in -China, sacked -the Wn^andikilled 24 mebj ; 2 women and 4 children-. '- •- '

The Hong Kong Daily press of Dec- | ember 2nd 'contains an unofficial state, raejit that Russia, and Germany and France hpw - agreed upon <& .policy of territorial -aggrandisuient in Cbrria under which Germany .is to retain Eaio-Chao and eventually, annex the. whole Shantung province, France to have' Formosa 'and Tokien province, ancf Russia, annexes Corea and Manchuria "and the whole.. o f the north-eastern psrtipn of China as far as Shantung border. " Shanghai, Dec 27.

China declares if the Hong Kong bank insists onlikinor custom .duties being placed nndar foreign control she would prefer to raise a Russian loan of a hundred million taelson 'the" security "of herrailways and mines, north- of the Great Wall. She would also divert her- commerce to the advantage of Russia" and appoint 1 a Russian as successor 'io-Sir BoberfrJEtarfr Inspector- General of Custom^.' ' ••'• -"■'•