London, Sept. 14.
The death is announced of Sir John Jordan, at the age of 73.
Later. it John collapsed and died sud-nly ata meeting of the China Association in London to-day.
Sept. 15.
The papers devote much space to obituary notices of Sir John Jordan.
AL express thy and apprecia-2 tion of his services—Reuter.
Geneva, Sept. 15. fand here we see what an enormous exactly what was called for—a fair influence the British Minister had Seid in which to thresh cat this
turn which events "The "serious ccmertic fne, took for the Manchu Royal House necessitated Yuan Shih-kai's Coop their recalling Yuan Shih-kai who These were certainly worrying had been in disgrace for years. years to a diplomat at Peking, for Yuan knew Sir John Jordan ard aiter the Revolution there was the placed implicit trust in him, and 1913 Taiz, when Sun Yat-sen the result was that Sir John foun: tarted an abortive expedition for himself not only playing an import- the punishment of Yuan Shih-k lant but an historical rule in Peking. Then came the European War, und His influence had already made the dst of it all ancther dictraeitself felt in diplomatic circles' tic fez the Peking Ditleaaty, The League of Nations Committee for the Protection of Women and Childven to-day suspended business for one minute as a mark of respect for the late Sir John Jordan—Reuter, The event which has so suddenly, come upon us is one that in its influence will not be confined to the foreigner in China, No foreign name was ever better known the Far East and their achievements states with regard to hi Amongst the mott notable of his Giplamatie. acts, war the part he. took ber, 1516, with' the "Ambac. ing: Yuan Shit-ka to onerchical movement und Wor in Burope vas Bnished, the friend Powers denting. a soalinanse the Throne would remit ina great convulsion of the Chinese motion, Guan Shibskatnssused che Minister at. the Une that there war no danger ts he stg in accordance with the Opium Treaty There are £0 many events connected with Siz John Jordan's work in China thet it is inevitable that events should be skipped. In 1910 the Powers and China took' steps ute the Opium Treaty, and Sir John tock an active part in it. It was a subject that interested fret to last, and. his nusal for the gradual' extinction of the import ut opium coneurrent-
production and import was the provinces redvelig adeptell, the great feature of this wasnre being the system of joint spection which wae inaugurated, This was by no means the only work he did for China in connexion with the opium evil, Following his retirement frum Ching he serv= ed on the Lege of Nations Opiun Commissions, ad $0 convincing. were his views on the subject, that he was made a member of the Lesgue Advisory Committee Assisting British Interests ons Cholern' Rpidemie Al
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