The Anglo-Thibetan Treaty

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1123, 19 October 1904, Page 3

The Anglo-Thibetan Treaty

Gorman Lie ferance

,J riw» \wiolntioil.--OoDyrilht. London, October 18 Dr. Morrison, correspondent of the Times, slates that Germany, in dcferonce to Russian wishes, in 1901 aftiruiod that Manchuria was outsido agreement, and that now, for the purpose of embarrassing Britain, she has persuaded China tlmt if the Thibetan treaty is continned us it stands, Qormany may demand a prescriptive right iu Shantung, Franco similarly in Yunnan, and Japan iu Tokion, The Oliinoso representative at Lhassa has been instructed to seek at Calcutta a modification of tlio treaty in order to savo China's (nee, Tlio Times Vienna correspodont saya lhat Gonnany has possibly ovorrcached herself, Considerable embarrassment, almost vexation, is folt in St, Potorsburg at Germany's proclaiming atl'ekin tlio solidarity of German and Russian interests in Asm. Tlio interference is intended lo imply thai Germany and Russia are united in their antagonism to Britain. Russia and Britain, as tlio grantor Asia* tic Powers, admit their mutual right to spoak as to a now adjustment of their own diil'oroneos and both rtsent tho gratuitous interfcrenco of a third, the latter having no claim to speak as an Aaistic Power Russia has informed tho Cotut iitMin that objection will bo taken to certain clauses in tho Thibet treaty, but that it is not iutended to imply tho slightest animosity to Britain.