Fae Our Own Consraronpent.
London, Jan. 28, This week Professor Soothill and Dame Adelaide Anderson left for the Far East where. they will join Lord Willingdon on the mission which is to investigate the best means of employing the balance of the Boxer Indemnity. Mr. Cha Chao-hsin, the Chinese Minister, had entertained Lord and Lady Willingdon prior to their departure for China vid Canada, and on Monday he gave a farewell lunch at the Legation to the two other delegates, at which 30 to 40 people attended.
Among there present were:
Dame Adelaide Anderson, Professor W. E. Soothill, The 'Vice-Chancellor of the "University, 'London, Mr. George Mounsey, Sir Edward 'Sohn 'Sir Somers "Vi Ross, 'Mr. 8. P. Watetlow, ton-Gwatkin, Mr. J.T. Pra Malcolm Delevingne, Mr. LIT. Sil-'Sir jock, Mr. Cecil G: Farrer, Mr. Archi bald' Rose, "Mr. Ti. A. Ottewill, snneth McLennan, Mr, Mr. W. W. Grantham, Paish, Mr, Macrae M Angier. Col.
Phil Burtt, "Me. Warren Swire, Me.
A.V, Bowra, Mr. W. V. Jenkins, Mr. C. Peter Sandberg, Mr, Frederick Emett, Dr. Lionel Giles, General. Lu, Mr. Lu Sion-Lion and Dr, W. ©. Chen, After lunch Mr. Chu made a [speech which was really a farewell! message on his part. After the! usual complimentary references to the chief guests, he said:
"I understand the three British delegates are going to meet the three Chinese delegates in China and will discuss with them—the best way of utilizing the Indemnity Funds for purposes mutually beneficial to both countries. I am sure you will find the three Chinese members are very agreeable men, and their views are representative and reasonable. You will find Chinese public opinion will pay! much attention to the movement of the Mission and suppost whatever decision the Mission as a whole will make. The result of the British will not merely benefit China alone, and it will bring about a better understanding and a more friendly feeling between the two peoples, 100 per cent, Pro-British Mr. Chu then spoke of the life work of Dame Adelaide Anderson and Professor Soothill and continued During my five years' stay in this country I have always been, to the best of my ability, working. for one common aim, namely, the improvement of mutual good understanding between the two countries. 1 am leaving soon and I wish to take this opportunity of offering'
farewell message to my British friends. But before I lay stress on the subject in view, I must ask you to remember that I am pro-British—100 per cent. pro-British so I am speaking to you not froma purely Chinese standpoint.
"What I would like to say is this. All the troubles now in China reported in the newspapers, such anti-foreign boycott, extremism and the like, should be attributed to one single issue, name. ly, the existence of the unequal treaties. If you study the Chinese mentality of to-day, you will find that what I tell you is absolutely true. If you were a Chinese you would feel the same and would no longer tolerate the inequalities which China is suffering under the existing Treaties.
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