As an example of the new kind of! Interest now taken in China (as distinct from the time when. pirates and. brigands were "news" one may specially mention an, address given to a large audience of boys: and girls at the Polytechnic last night by Mr. T, 1. Sun, a former secretary of the National Christia Council of China, Other duties prevented my being present, but from the reports it is clear that Mr. Sun spoke of thoroughly serious matters, fand that he was listened to with the Keenest interest, nation Sun descrived the Chinese asa ast of philoso ae:
He admitted that improvement was} still' titde "spotty." how should it not be; but on a review of all the facts he could say" that "we have! reached a point where without being visionary oF utopian in either foreign, or domestic affairs, we nevertheless can dream dreams' without dreading {oo much the shocks of our waking Great Britain and Exteatity Sir Austen Chamberlain has " slow impressive manner in speaking, and. uses some gesticulation of the hands with good effect, He spoke of the pleasure felt by' Great' Britain at China's revival, not from a selfish point of view but from a. genuine desire that she should take her Wits due newly developed air fans:
tem gab Setween" Bresie= ast and tea cover 9 theta time ago would have taken Sif' most Important development yas on the human side. For the frat Fightful place in the world and sot the example that could be expected from so ancient a civilization. He also alluded to Great Britain's. willingness to give up extraterritoriality fas soon as conditions were favourable to such a change.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.