In congratulating Sir Skinner Turner on the honour done him by the British Government in appointing him its representative on the Commission on Extraterritoriality, we feel sure we express the universal foehn China in saying that the ment will meet with their warmest approval and pleasure. The question of the revision of treaties is one which calls for clear thinking. Few, if any, foreigners who are at all alive to the spirit of the times refuse recognition of China's claim they would admit that claim tomorrow if they were assured of the normal protection of their rights, to] their property their busines which they would have ino That is the gist of their whole position. Foreigners have spent varying numbers of fairly a up basis like ordinary citizens, Now they are threatened with the Is of all that they have and of all that makes for stability in life. Possibly their fears ure exaggerated, But between the warrings of—the Tuchuns, and what ordinary Chinese are' seen to suffer therefrom, the extremists among students who seem to desire nothing less than the eviction of all foreigners and the deadly machinations of Bolshe vism, bent on destroying all property and all middle and upper classes, foreign and Chinese alike, it cannot be wondered that foreigners cling to the treaties as the orly safeguard in a reeling world Lat them be assured of the most ry measure of security—anl the demand cannot. be considered unnatural—and they will make little difficulty about the satisfaction of China's "mour propre. In Sir Skinner Turner, if we may say #0, the Britich Government has chosen an ideal representative for the Extraterritoriality Commission. By several years' residence in China he has gained practical experience of the situation, It is not in him to be unsympathetic with China's aims, but neither will he be Mind to the facts which cannot but be moved against the danger, for her as well as for others, of too hasty acquiescence in them; and the ju@lcial nature of his mind, born of hia years of Judgeship, should be in-'Valuable in eaabling'the Commission to steer along its difficult course to fan end beneficial to In was reported in native circles on the 18th, says the "Central China Post" of Hankow that the railway bridge at Tsechow which was blown up and thus interrupted the running of the Kin-Han Railway was completely repaired on the 17th instant and that through communication to Peking is now possible. However, on account of the heavy movement of troops along.the line express service has not yet been restarted by the railway autho Ar a reception given to ite delegates who went to Peking connez: ion with the Chinese demand for tariff autonomy, members of the Qhinese. General Chamber of Commerce on Monday passed a resolution to send a telegram to Peking in connexion with the granting of Customs autonomy to China and abolition of likin. The telegram says that the Chinese demand "is based on vovercign rights and likin is but an internal matter. If likin is treated as a condition for the granting of autonomy it will weaken the Chinese case so far as sovereign rights are concerned and there will rindless troubles. be Likin, they promise, will be done jay' with as soon: es possible but in the meantime it is their topo that its abolition will not be a condition for: enitoms autonomy, which trust: will come into force ta, year's time.
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