The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-02
ANGl0-GER LOAN
Further Movements in the Partition
OF the Chinese Empire.

Pekin. March 1.-The Anglo-German
| loan contracts were signed yesterday
! The interest was fixed at AZ per cent re-
/ deemable in - years. The contract price
/ is 63. The final Kioa- Chau treaty is no,
yet signed.
! London, March 1.-The Peldn correspond
! ent Of the Times says that the Anglo
/ German loan contract Is purely CONNER
( cial. free from political conditions and VIII
! be advantageous both 20 China and 70
/ foreign trade.
/ London. March I'm tho house Of com
mons today the parliamentary secretary
/ Of the foreign office. Mr.. Curzon. answer
/ ing a question put by Sir Ellis Ashnead
I Bartlett. Conservative. as 10 whether
/ Russia had occupied Deer Island said
/ Russia was believed 20 be negotiating
/ with Corca for coal depot ~ Deer
/ Island. where Japan already had a SINH
/ lar site. but Mr.. Curzon added. nothing
+ has been heard officially Of Russian oc-
( cupation Of the island.
/ Referring 10 Port Arthur. Mr. Curzon
said no forts existed there now. and the
government was not aware that any Rus
sian land forces were az that place.
/ Sir Ellis Ashmead bartlett. having
I brought up the Chinese question and the
+ advance II Russia M CUrzou after some
( debate said that British interests in chi
I na were paramount but not exclusive"
/ The British nation. he roufended would
not be justified IN regarding legitimate
competitors with jealousy. but ought
rather 10 use AL Efforts % keep IN m axe
. % competition what wac won lu an age
/ OF monopoly"
They could forszse that China would DO
/ confronted by greater dangers IN the ~
ture than she had been 81 the past Great
Briiaiu's policy was to prevent thc dis
I ruptIon and 70 oppose the alienation -
/ Chinese territory. and f. was not likely
( that Great Britain would regard with
/ satisfaction attempts 81 others in the O.
rectlon Of such disruption and aiiena-
F ton.
/ Mr.. Curzon reviewed the ioan rnrofia-
tlons pointing ogt the generous and g1-
+ selfish nature of the British terms 90
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/ suspiclons being aruusnH t1at hzs pre-
/ vented the granting - the loan China.
I however. had assured Great Britain ths,
( ere would not ask Joan of any ether
I power. and today he or Curzonl nad
I learned that the loan would - negotiated
( tbr0ugh powerful bank.
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