The Question of Deanship of Diplomatic Body Peking, July 22.
Dr. Schurman will leave Shanghai on August 16 for the United [States on leave. Probably he will not return to Peking before the end lof the year. Ax regards the Deanship the position is that before leaving Peking M. Ondendijk—informed Dr. Wellington Koo that he Iwas going to Japan and would be away about four weeks. 'The Netherlands Minister then suggest-jed that in the event of any: important que arising which' would require the attention of the Diplomatic Body Dr. Koo should lcommunieate with the Senior Minister then in Peking. Meanwhile the archives of the Deconate remain fat the Netherlands Legation, and routine matters are being attended to by the staff of the Netherlands Legation, who are familiar with the regular routine of the Deanship. Dr. Schurman is now the Senior Minister in Peking. - This, practical arrangement made by the Netherlands Minister was tthe fact his absence Deconate, particularly. in, view, of, ithe absence from Peking of several Jof the Senior Ministers—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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