I am desired by Her Majesty's Government to assure Yqur' Excellency of its unalterable sympathy towards China with regard to this Jquestion and of its readiness when the introduction and the effective acceptance by the country of modern institutions guaranteeing the administration of just laws by independent and unassailable judi cciary will have rendered useful reforms possible in the matter of Jurisdiction over Netherlands nationals, to act in unison with the Governments of the Powers who were represented at the Conference of Washington with the object of examining the possibility of meeting the aspiration to which the Chinese sar utees the present Delegation at the said Conference It is learned from authoritative sources that the National Government will shortly forward separate notes to America, Britain, the Netherlands, France, Norway and Brazil urging once more that the Government. will. relinquish injmediately their extraterritorial rights in China. These notes have Jalready been drafted and upon the, approval by Dr. C. T. Wang, Minister for Foreign Afaifs, who is expected to return to the capital early, next week, will be sent immediately.
Identical notes were sent 07 April 27 this year by Dr. C. Wang to the six Powers, inviting them to consider the question of the sbandohment of their extraterritorial rights in China. In their reies, the various governments, Fithough expressing the approval fon general principles, are understood to have mentioned the various difficulties that are in the way of an immediate abandonment of their extraterritorial rights la China, The various Powers are reported to be greatly worried over the safety lof their nationals and the latter's {interests in China in case such leges are suddenly withdrawn, ing to the differences in principles Jot law and court procedures a compared between the Chinese courts fend those in their own countries, It is reported that the notes which the National Goverament will short.
despatch to the Powers, will reiterate the unsatisfactory textures
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