Aug. 1.
Larse of time does not help one to take a more enthusiastic view] of the wisdom of the British offer at the Washington Conference to] hand back Wethaiwei to China.
Two and a half years have passed since that offer was made and still there is no certainty of what is to happen. One does not precisely perform spontaneous acts of generosity with the idea of being thanked, so that there is no space for commenting on the! conspicuous absence, on the Chinese Government's part, any sign of appreciation of Brit-quixotism. Indeed _there has been rather more abuse of Great Britain, more insinuations of her alleged-plotting in Tibet, more unrepented" violations of her treaty rights, since the it, And as gratitude does not! enter into the question, it would
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