The March number of the "Far Eastern Review," published on the ud instant contains a notable article by Rodney Gilbert on Sir John Jordan's 43 years in China, with an excellent full ago picture, of the Minister. Mr. Gilbert has' been in close personal touch with Sir John for some considerable time, so his views on the British Minister's personality and policy are written: with knowledge and appreciation as the following excerpt will prove:
"The burden of every report which Sir John Jordan has written to his homo government in recent years and the foundation upon which all of his advice to Chinese officials has been built is epitomized in the following credo which has been given the writer by a British official who has had exceptional opportunities for several years to familiarize himself with all of the British Minister's correspondence and with his intimate thoughts as well:
"The best interest of China is the best interest of the world.
"China is nob really distracted with internal confict—except on paper.
"The credit of China is based in the soil and the people—both pro-
"Communications make unifica tion possible in all branches.
"China has no Government in the modern sense because she has never needed one before.
"China has always had effective local government and the _representative, democratic Government will come with railways and other communications and educational mediums"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.