Rt, Hon, Mr. J. H. Thomas in a message to the annual dinner of the China Association in London, at which he was to have been the ineipal speaker, made known the requirements of H. M. Government as to what China must yet do before extraterritoriality can be abolished.
He sympathized with the Chinese in the Herculean task which they had before them in the matter of reconstruction, and pointed out that it was not completed yet and that, until it was, H, M. Government would be unable to give the fullest possible expression in terms of action of their sympathy and goodwill.
He pointed out that the ultimate goal at which Britain aimed was a condition of complete reciprocity, when the Chinese would undertake the responsibility of protecting Britons under their law, as fully and completely as Chinese were protected under British law, London, Nov. 6.
The annual dinner of the China Fair Hotel last night; the chai was taken by the new President, Lieut, Gen, Sir George MacDonough, and over 150 people were present, Unhappily the Rt. Hon. J.-H, Thomas, who was to have been' the chief guest, was prevented from coming at the Inst moment by matters connected with the Imperial Conference. He wus represented by Mr. G. M, Gillett, MP,, Under-Secretary of the Department of Overseas Trade, who road a letter from the Minister. But it is inevitable that such communications should lack the effect of a real speech, which is the more regretted wince, as will be soon below, Mr, Thomas had some important things to Among those present were Sir Francis Aglen, Sir R. Waley Cohen, Sir Edward Crowe, Mr. Lionel Gortis, Lieut-Col. Dawnay, Sam Fay, Sir Harry Fox, Sir Herbert Goffe, Sir Gilbert Grindle, Field Marshal Sir Cloud Jaco, Wiee-Admiral Howard Kelly, Sir Joseph Kemp, Sir Oswyn Murray, Gir Henry Pollock, Sir John Prats, Sir John Prestige, Sir William Rees-Davies, Sir Edward Rhodes, Sir Thomas Richardson, Lord Russell of Killowen, Lord Sout Dorough, Sir Newton Stab, Montagu Turner, Brig-General Wil-Joughby and" Brig-Generat Sir Samuel Wilkon. Among the "old territoriality as "what we give the foreigner here in England, namely, justice justly administeres deserve attention "and can be warmly endorsed.
The quotation of Mr, Stanley Dodwell's letter to the British Bey nomic Mission to China, shortly before their departure, urging them to study the influence of extraterritoriality on trade will also be noted.
Mr, Gillett hoped that more us> would be made of the Economi: Commission's report than had usually been made of the repor's fof similar missions—a biting remark for one in his then position.
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