'The questions of the unequal treaties, extraterritoriality, tariff an tonomy, are deal with separately, ave the affairs of the Customs, Posts and Salt, the Treaty ports, and of Shanghai' in particular. Other chapters tell the story of the Leased Territories and the position as gards the Chinese Government in relation to the Kuomintang and the Communists, loans, railway concessions, currency, wireless and mining enterprise are similarly analysed, as well og various other subjects, The result. is a volume so divided that any reader requiring information and understanding as regards a particular subject has only to turn to the chapter which deals with it, What he will find may be judged by the fact that most of Sir Erle Teichman's service has been spent in the Chinese secre tar lat of the British Legation, and that his position, especially during his last ton years as Chinese Counseller, enables him to write with authority about all important matters affecting British interests. Naturally, he generally expresses the official view, but frequently ventilates his own''opinions with point and force, Ho Is often critical of what he calls the Treaty-port view, and what he says in this respect is worthy of consideration, though perhaps not wel come to ome who may read.
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