Washington, Apr, 27.
Leading speakers at the American Society of International Law toxlay. advocated that the foreign ports in China should volunta modernized Chinese law, thus paving the way toward abolition'o®. extraterritoriality.
Judge Charles S, Lobingier, ly of the U. S, Court. for ud "Mr, William Dennis, egal adviser to the Chinese Govern: ment at Poking 1917-19, urged that foreigners should adopt Chinese law in cases where Chinese were con cerned as a solution of the extras territoriality dispute, because ws variety of foreign laws was declared' to be confusing and complicating even to foreign residents of China, Judge John Wu, formerly prose ident of the Provisional Court. in urged complete abolition of extraterritoriality on the grounds that China now had' codes whick were modern and applicable to all.
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