"My departure," he went on to say, "coincides with' the closing of an era' in China, the era of extraterritoriality. Bat I" leave with a feeling of optimism for the future relations of foreigners and Chinese in this country. We. are passing: through a period of trona tion;.a: period in which there be discomfort, inconvenience and annoyance, but, in the course of time, all these things. will even themselves. The Chinese are~ an eminently" sensible race; I amy confident'in their ability and, given good: will-on-both sides, that they will work together with the foreigners, here, providing. that the same degree of accommodation. is found: on- the. side of the foreign:
"And,- 1 wish -you-would do-one thing-for me. T would like to take this: opportunity of bidding. farewell to my many friends in China, with the greatest. regret that Tam going away. For I am saying goodbye, not. only, to my-friends of.
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