But Lay himself could not consist ently hold to the idea that he was servant of the Chinese Government, and in his arrangements in connection. with the establishment of fleet of revenue cruisers, he entered fate an agreement with Capt, Sherard Osborn in which the latter engaged to execute only orders of the Emperor jeonveyed through Lay, while Lay its compilation that it can easily be conceded to be a most valuable contribution to the history of present day. China. It is not a complete survey of.the whole of the history the Customs, Service and its cnanifold activities. The author claims any intention of attempt-"ug in this volume to cover so wide 43 field, but that which he does cover 's_ exceptionally well done, and a "Nbute to the very effective manner in which he handles his imposing knowledge of a very important Avdzoeint pine, dank, goon against ARISE nouyhocks so proud' and nifRlae toadstool, tan' wilh pink pene: 'ONE tua eximeon holly Christmas ATnvallewtal, ofr biuebellé gently A Peace ang-room: with hearth fre ATES" adating child im. rompers carry plo, with Sue ike pure Alltided by some golden cheese 1 e-rey oct, og leaving Greece, gveavlets rippling, Jelly smooth 'That chivalry 1s not. yet. deag shown in'Ms, L. P. Holmes's "The Law of Kyger" Gorge" Curst Blackett, London, 9/6) when. Sherif 'Abe Burton is discussing wit rang Richards how best to lay nis hands on Cat Lenifee—a' savage, slinking deal with the whole of the history the Customs service, he has pre-undertook "to refuse to be the medium of any orders of the reason-fableness of which he is not satisfied." wane, tgscwue avent Juntery; cee S Aetthe vin dae sented this one particularly interest ery, SI, Dean of ing phase with a wealth of detail Hart, greatly perturbed, remonstrated, which makes it a valuable contribu-with' Lay. The latter was impervious tion to the history of China during to argument and his intractability led EREOY nits we Vorumes 5 commerce Hau
the past eight and a half decades. to his undoing. As Mr, Wright points The study of modern Chinese law Access to the archives of the Inspec-out, this was only one of a series of as Become each year micro necestorate of Customs and the collection held ents showing that he regarded tary to Buropeans residing In China. of documents and State papers of the himself as the independent head of he inauence of the new codes is British Foreign Office have afford great revenue department fespon-Towily entering into the manners and Mr, Wright much authoritative mat sible only to the Vice-Regent of the Customs of the country and the courts rial to embody in his book and the Empire. 'The old evil. of foreign justice are increasingly patting' result Ig a well-documented story of paramountcy in the Customs was] {hem into force. Hence the. impor the origin. and early development again raising its head, and Lay had {ance of knowing the enormous work of the service, and the important to go. He had rendered inestimable of juridical "adaptation which hes tle it played vis-A-vis of China and [services to the Chinese who' though een realized by' the courts of fus~ the nations Interested in trade with they had to get rid of him realized Bice. he codes have already been her, that fact afd-treated him with coronslated into French and Bogllsh; responding generosity.
Rovertheless such a translation 5 Measure of Reliot Tnouficient, forthe study of, Susls-'The Essential Fact [prudence imposes itself on' all. who When the enormous and important The incident is selected out of the Wish to know the rights which belong changes which have taken place large amount of rich material with them and the dangers which can China during the last ninety years which the volume abounds, because threaten them in their transactions, for s0 are taken into account, serves to emphasize how complete-Father Francis Théry, the eminent matter for some surprise that this ly his successor, Hart, on the other jurist who directs the collection "Lo important volume shows so steady a hand, followed the policy involved progress to the ultimate acquirement by recognition of the fact that he Droit Chiaols Moderne has devoted many years to the prods of tariff autonomy. For many de-was a servant of the Chinese Govern-Indispensable. work. This collection cades China had been held in a sort ment. Much of the greatness de-has Just published its 29th and 20th of tariff bondage the ~shackles of monstrated by Hart arose from Volumes. "These last two works Pre-which were got rid of, not by the recognition of that one essential fact, Sent the French translation. of the Grafting and operation of one re~ and the confidence in him: which the Principal decisions: of the " Supreme: medial treaty, but by a series of Chinese increasingly held. Bug there Gourt of Nanking during the years Inateuments negotiated as China's is another reason why some import~ {oss and 1996. As in. the preceding renascence became an ever increas-nce is given to this aspect of Mr.
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