To, the Editor of the "wNontH-CHINA Datty News.
SiR—I should like to put forward the suggestion that you compile and print a resume of the Thorburn case from the beginning with Leaders which have appeared in your paper and your contemporaries (not overlooking the results of one tion, Chinese, which traced young Thorburn to Nanking) also extracts of correspondence, This could possibly be done in a similar form to which the Municipal Gazette is produced Tam sure that a number of these would be bought to send to people at Home and would give them an official history of what has happened to date. 'The China Association in London' might arrange for the distribution to the proper quarters in Parliament and elsewhere.
As far nz Lam concerned I should welcome such an edition to send to the English firms which I represent embody the facts in a letter to any or all of such firms is to achieve something rather beyond my powers and [am sure that many other people are in the same position, At the same time one cannot give proper weight in a etter to the local indignation at the way in which the matter is being handled,
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