The Archive · 1929

Chinese Chamber and the Premier

Plea for the Discarding of All Unilaterial Privileges The Associated Chamber of Com-mere of Shanghai (Chinese) has sent a special telegram to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the new Labour Premier of the British Government, congratulating him on his assump-ion of the Premiership. After expressing dissatisfaction with " the China Policy of the British Con: servative Government, the Shanghai Chamber urges the Labour Gover ment to discard all unilateral privi leges which "the h enjoy in. this country!as a stepping stone towards the promotion of Sino-Brit-trade and friendship. The {telegram says:

"We are happy to congratulate you on your assumption of the Prefmiership of the British Government. firely due to the popularity of the [Labour Party and the deep confidence it commands with the people. This shows clearly that equality, freedom and national emancipation ore three important requirements of modern times,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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