Chinese Crisis

1898 to 1900

three mentions

The first assurance was a mere repetition to Sir Claude MacDonald of instructions which have been repeatedly given him as to our Treaty position in China since the commencement of the Chinese Crisis.

_{Civil Service Estimates.}

MR. CURZON - Aug. 2, 1898

COLONEL MILWARD (Stratford-upon-Avon): I beg to ask the First Lord of 946 the Admiralty whether, in view of the deep interest taken in the Chinese Crisis, he will, in conjunction with the Postmaster General, issue a Sunday telegram to the post offices throughout the United Kingdom when there is important news to communicate.

_{Sunday Publication Of Despatches At Post Offices.}

COLONEL MILWARD - July 9, 1900

SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT (Sheffield, Ecclesall): I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information to show that Japan did not at the beginning of the Chinese Crisis despatch a sufficient force to restore order at Peking owing to the opposition of the Russian Government.

_{Chin A— Anti-Foreign Outbreak— Co-Operation Of Japan In Suppressing Disturbances.}

SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT - July 10, 1900

1901 to 1927

four mentions

over 26 years

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The present phase of the Chinese Crisis is perhaps the last opportunity that will ever be offered to this country of dealing with this tremendous question victoriously for England.

_{China—Present Position And Policy.}

SIR E. ASHMEAD-BARTLETT - March 28, 1901

I do not say that it was the most perfect method of addressing ourselves to the solution of the Chinese Crisis, but I say that it was essential, that there was no other means of solving the crisis.

_{China—Present Position And Policy.}

VISCOUNT CRANBORNE - March 28, 1901

I suppose it is a little difficult at the present time, but we do hope that, when the Chinese Crisis is over, the Admiralty will consider once more the question of the high cost of living in these foreign ports, and give an adequate messing and victualling allowance in those cases.

_{Mr. Bridgeman'S Statement.}

Viscountess ASTOR - March 14, 1927

Mr. RENNIE SMITH asked the Secretary of State for War what is the total number of extra troops now despatched in connection with the Chinese Crisis?

_{Shanghai Defence Force.}

Mr. RENNIE SMITH - May 4, 1927

1934 to 2007

two mentions

over 73 years

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I have here a list of those occasions, spread over the last 50 or 60 years, culminating in the immense assistance that India gave to us in the Great War—when I suppose it would be fair to say that, without the assistance of India, both in men and money, the result of the War, if it had not been different, at any rate might well have been considerably postponed—and ending in the period of 1730 Chinese Crisis in 1927, when India sent a mixed brigade to Shanghai.

_{India Office And Services.}

Sir S. HOARE - March 6, 1934

The Chinese Crisis and the UK problem to which I have referred matter also because they are part of an increasing problem faced by Governments across the world; that is, a persistent and continuing rise in food prices.

Lord Northbrook - June 7, 2007