In endeavouring to make the flesh of some imaginary opponents creep, Mr, L. K, Kentwell genially perse-yeres in holding up the abolition of extraterritoriality as a kind of rod in Pickle for the present possess that privilege. "If their plight, the abolition. is correctly forecasted by Mr. Kentwell, is not that all the more justifeation for maintaining the necessity for the present safeguards?
point of fact the essence of the case for abolition of which Mr. Kentwell seems to be so difldent and equivocal an advocate, is that when the time has come for extraterritorility to be dispensed. with no-one should be eénscious of any differ ence: To argue otherwise is to do a disservice to all parties to that change, which, be it noted, has been aecepled in principle by most For-ign Powers. It is therefore dificult to understand the motives which govern Mr. Kentwell's.disserlation. It he. seeks to. imply—ar certain phrases suggest—that the abolition of extraterritoriality would be followed by disorder and chaos, he is presenting to whoever wants answerable argument against abolition. Chinese opinion in its true expression is not usually devoid of Feason or logie. Mr. Kentwell does hot seem to have been fortunate in Securing interpreters of It, If his con-dent menaces are to be accepted as well-founded.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.