June 10, For so many moons has Great Britain been a sort of whipping post in China for all the misdemeanours real or imaginary of other nationalities, the fons et ango in Young China's eyes of all their misfortunes, that the ha: compliments reported on two successive days from two such outstanding figures as Marshal Chang Tso-lin-and Marshal Wa Pei-fu are slightly bewilder The latter in an interview with Reuter's correspondent desires, as a private citizen, to express his gratitude to the British Government and people for their friendly act in remitting some £11,000,000 being the unpaid balance of the Boxer Indemnity; while Marshal Chang unexpectedly arrives at the British Consulate in Mukden on the King's Birthday to take a leading part in the celebrations of the day. In describing these events as slightly bewildering we would not be thought guilty of discourteous flippancy. It is easily imagined that Marshal Chang's visit was paid with all ceremony Reproduced
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