Home Societies Urging Upon Government Revision of Treaties and Abolition of Privileges: Notification to Chinese Minister and Foreign Office The followir telegram is dated London, November 25, but bears no signature and we do not know by whom it was sent. From the letter received to-day from Mr. Lobenatine and other information, there can be no doubt of ite authenticity.
British missionary societies which work in China have been following recent events with close concern.
The Standing Committee of the Conference (of these societies) have [just sent a letter to the Chinese Minister in London stating that the Societies welcome the action taken by His Majesty's Government entering upon a comprehensive revision of the treaties which now regulate the position of foreigners in Chi The Committee informs his Excellewey that the lead societies in China have passed resolutions expressing their desire that future rights and liberties, instead of depending upon the existing treaties between China and Great Britain, should be, freely accorded by China as a sovereign power and mutually agreed upon in equal con~ ference between Great Britain and China, The communication adds:—The Committee have taken steps to make their views known to his [Majesty's Government and the hope is expressed that the outcome of the now forthcoming Conference (om extraterritoriality) will serve the Vhighest interests of the Chinese people and lead to a closer ce-opera~ tion betwen the peoples of Great Britain and China, man of the National Christian Council. Under the direction of Sir Skinner Turner mud: this Council Mr. Lo has visited Pe-(Continued from Page £74) king and quite' recently has been speaking in Japan not entirely on spiritual matters as evinced by the In following extract from an. article 16 he was appointed by-him in the Bulletin of the Na-int Judge of H. M, Court for tional Christian Council for Novem-succession to Sir Frederick ber:—id in the following month, taking his seat on the TEER 0s, Gpetfence 1 Judge, that "From my experience I judge tha ich here, received & very hearty some from a full attendance of Tocal British Bar. In April, 1920, on. the departure on Home eave of Sir Havilland de Sausmares,
i*|Court,'and rather more became Acting Judge of 2 later he. wan promoted to be Judge reason. why. the on Sir Havilland's retirement, while reticent lems which ° their on December 2, 1921, he became ight to ave never received.
Did not Mr. Lo suspect the reasons for reticence on the part of the Japanese?
The following is a translation of an article appearing in the "Chinese Christian Advocate" of June 17 1925:—
Tue NavionAt, Cnnisttan Counctt member of the Full Court of Hongkong. He was knighted in January 1928, among the New Year Hon-
All our readers, we feel sure, will us in offering hearty ' con-Sratastione to" Sir Bkinser wusser on the well-deserved honour he has received.
The Japanese Delegate The National Christian Council which ents 8,000 Chinese churches call:
special meeting of their Executive to. discuss the cruel events lay 30." Members frost "al coos? tries were present, cruel case which "often Ofce. "Treaty Separt. ment, ill be appointed Chief Japan-De te on the Extraterritori-
Commission with three as sistant. ihe Churches aprond. for jurtce ati the 'Municipal "Caunell' weard:
Follows then the translation of the letter into Chinese in which the following characters appear It is understood that the Saghalien concession negotiations will probably be extended two or three weeks—Reuter's Pacific Service,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.