Jan. 12, The opening session of the Extraterritoriality 'Commission was held this morning, when Mr. Ma Chun-wu, Minister' of Justice, was elected honorary president, and Mr. Silas Strawn, the American delegate, was elected chairman, The session was held in the same. room as the Tariff Commission held in, many Chinese and for officials being present.
Sir Skinner Turner proposed the election of Mr, Wang' Chung-h us to-day's chairman, the resolution being curried unanimously. Mr. Wang then called on Mr. Ma Chun-wu to deliver his address of welcome. conceded Il hands that the In s0 Mr. Ma said it was!
status of foreigners in China calls for readjustment, since China the only great independent country where the extraterritoriality anomaly continues, China had sadfastly introduced reforms into her legal system and the work of codification had been going on for 20 years and would soon be complete.
Mr. Hioki (Japan), replying, said: "We all' rozegnize that the duced here vivendi and to abrogation upon the removal of the conditions which called it into being. We sincerely hope that the present inquiry will enable us indicate how soon, and in what manner this end will be attained.
the unfailing aid of the Chinese Government I am sure we will be able to prepare a fair and M. Toussaint then proposed that Mr. Ma Chun-wa be elected honorary president. Mr. Hioki proposed the election of Mr. Strawn as chairman, and the Portuguese representative, M. Bianchi, proposed Mr: Hsu Wek-chen, who is a Shansi Judge, as Secretary-General. All these proposals were carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned, hav-lasted barely half an hour—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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