To, the Editor of the 'wNonta-CHixa Daily News." inguie Britain, as to the fate of John Thorburn, merely' confirms what fers domieled in China Jexpected, viz:—a completely brazen denial on the part of the. various Chinese officials concerned "as. to [Thorburn ever having been appre: herded by' them, Here for all the world to see, fis the net" result of Britain's fatuous foreign policy, in not. demanding definitely and decidedly hat Thorburn should be immediate.
handed over te the local British authorit fave been the fiat sten that_a British Consulae "represen: tative in possession of all the facts disclosed ty Mr. Scott, should one of the. commission' of what T—and 1 am sure most other Britishers—want to Jknow: Is our government going to ignore this wantonly deliberate slap in the face, and lot the matter be forgotten?
What is the St. George's Society thinking about that it leaves the work of protesting to the St. Jdrew's Society? "As the leadinye English society, it should have been the first in the feld; it should have started a petition which all Beitishers here could have signed, whether members or not. Why does the B.W.A., representing that most potent of all forees—the [British women—sheltor behind a feereen of silence?
It fs not too late yet for them to redeem thomnslves! Will one, Jor both: Societies, start a petition addressed to the mosabers of both Houses of Parliament demanding that the Foreign Office give H. M. Minister to China power to demand that Thorburn, dead or alive, be handed over at once! Better his feribbled lines for T am a great friend of the British, T should be ead ady' than. a period of hush-vary pleased. rage has been perpetrated.
certainly hope the great strong British nation will rise up in this [tures or monetary support if the ture they would not Taek for, sgn
enough matey, for it has dragged on long Would ut make the effort. In the meantime, if Sir Miles "Aw Ow Resioext Lampson would cut' short his holi-
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