The "Times" on Extrality Negotiations London, Aug. 81.
Anxiety regarding the future of [Shanghai is expressed in an editorial article in the "Times" this morning.
The "Times" says it is unfortunate that the negotiations between Great Britain and China for the abolition territoriality were suddenly resumed and rushed to a conclusion in June, especially as, if current reports are to be believed, the proposed agreement la on a basis which the Feetham Report recommends should not be adopted, Happily, however, the paper continues, it seems clear that the agres reached" in June was only and there is still time for Government to give the recommendations made cly Mr. Jus tice Feetham the full consideration they deserve.
A wrong decision, the paper addi would not only he ruinous for Shanghai but prejudicial to the whole future of China, Nobody wha the Feetham Report, i can doubt that abolition the seeusity' provided by the Con! slay Courts against arbitrary mis: rule would undermine the founder tions of the system tinder which Shanghai has' been transform froma mud-fat toa great city.
The unexplained disappearance JJohn Thorburn and other notorious teases, says th have shown that there is not at present a Gov-jemment. in Ching able to prevent for punish "most, flagrant violations fof the law on the part of its own fmilltary authorities and local polit feal associations, nor is it safe to in the next years there will be a Government to Fwhich, it will be safe to hand over JVand material interests of for which the Treaty Powers are at present trustee The article concludes by stress on the fact that the reli between the Settlement, the Chines Government and the Treaty Powers Jean, in fairness, only be decided at fa conference at which all the patties Jare represented equally. Clearly, the paper says in conclusion, no such Jconferenco can safely disregard tha Feetham Report-—Reuter,
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