London: "Nov. 19.
Perhaps the most important Jaction taken in this country in re jeard to the Chinese situation is supplied by the following resolution which the Archbishop of Canterbury has forwarded to Mr. Chu Chao-hsin the Acting Minister in this country. It is as follows:
"Resolved that Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts is heartily thank(l for the action of the Britisa Government in conferring* with'
China under the Agreement made by the nine Powers at Washington. It fully agrees that the Government should include in that Conference the question of the!
retention of _extraterritoriality and the question of the speci privileges for missionaries which are based on the existing treaties.
The Society is confident that China and Great Britain in equal conference will arrange for reli fous liberty and the conditions of missionary work on 4 fair and the serious effect upon the trade of this district, and upon employ~ ment resulting from the unsettled conditions in Canton and South China in general, which have paralysed the import trade of Hongkong, Not only have the exports of woollens.and worsteds suffered a very serious decline, but the circumstances are such that new. business from Hongkong to give work to Yorkshire Jooms is practically non-existent. The Chamber fully recognizes the difficulties of the situation, and that it is further complicated by the disturbed state of Central and Northern China, but the matter is of such vital consequence to the West Riding of Yorkshire, and the future outlook is so full, of anxiety,. that the Chamber of the Secretary of State to th urgent necessity of every possible step being taken to remedy 60 grievous a state of affairs."
Mr. Chu, who has been definitely appointed to Rome, is not likely to leave this country until the end of February or March. Last week he being shown to Chinese matters this country, ang this despite the; fact that internal situation in China is represented as going from bat to worse. Very little stress is laid upon these internal trouble though they receive plenty of pub-city. Perhaps the missionary aspect, fof the whole question is for the moment very much to the front, Dr. 'A. C. Read presiding at the Not-bingham Branch of the Medicel Missions Ausiliary of the C. M. 8 at Nottingham, discussed missionary work in China, saying that "the fFrievous situation in the country came as a challenge. We were up! [against a new setting of the problem lof Christian missions. A new motif was required. Missions to-day! could not be separated from the! larger social and political question We were realizing the larger implications of the foreign mission-movement. The situation to-lay in China was of some! difficulty and delicacy.
Dr. H. Gordon Thompson, who was captured by bandits in China Jquite recently, was to have addresyfed this meeting, but he was taken ill on the journey from York and bad to return.
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