Aprit 30.
'The effect of the dilatory processes produced under the administration of Chinese law on the position of landlords and, in particular, the credit value of' mortgages in 'Shanghai has been frequently noted these columns. On the basis of fan actual cage taken at random from a number of those now before' the Courts—but described without} precise reference to actual names dates and figures—an exposition of! the difficulties confronting landlords preserving their legitimate rights is vividly given elsewhere in this issue. It affords an opportunity to draw attention again to the seriousness of the situation and the urgent need for remedy. In the House of Commons questions have been asked in emphasis of the im-Portance which is attached to the representations now being made to the Chinese Government through the British Ambassador. The prop-letty-owners concerned are-Chinese as well as foreigners, Nor is it incorrect to assert that the damage
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