The anxiously awaited report from Lord Charles Beresford of the result of his commercial mission to China has just appeared in the form of a book as The Break-Up of Ohina. Phe work is of course chiefly valuable us a reflection of the views of Englishmen in Chios, for it is impossible that the noble Lord's dying visit to the Far East should have rendered him an authority on the commerce and politics of hina, It was already known that Lord Charles had come back as convinced as ever that the policy of the Open Door and the Tutegrity of China was the right policy for {us to adopt. But all parties are, of course, ced that this would be the best policy if it could only be carried outend it cannot be said that Lord Charles has in any way proved its practicability; We ought," he contends, to have maintained the principles of freedom, fair dealing and equality of opportunity, coupled with resolution and vigour in carrying these: principles out," instead of "taking what does not belong to us because other nations re doing the same." Lord Charles's solution of the problem how to open the door Keep it open is ' magnificent and even ie; but he signally fails to showt,—indeed he scarcely attempts to show,—how it is to be brought within the range of practical polities." But Lord Charles has collected a vast amount of information about China's condition and commerce, and ite apart from the views he puts forward this gives the work a high value. It is announced by the way, that Mr. Walton, the member for Barnsley, and probably several other M.P's. will leave for Shangisi vi@ America on the 24th of June with a view to studying the Par Eastern Question on the spot.
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