Nevertheless, it must be said that, apart from official occasions, one sees For the first time for at least a century a Queen Consort visited the House of Commons on March 29. when Queen Elizabeth sat in the Speakers Gallery with Lady Austen Chamberlain, and Mrs. Fitzroy, wi of the Speaker. The Queen was mos! interested in the procedure when Black Rod summoned the Common to the House of Lords Later she heard Mr, Walter Elliot, the Minister of Health, move the second readin of the Government's Camps Bill few signs of fraternizing between the two races. Even on the streets one seldom sees Chinese and Japanese walking or talking together. Nor have I heard any expressions of condemnation by Chinese in private over the political assassinations of officials working for the Japanese The ordinary man laughs quite iously and says "Well, he knew what he was letting himself in for," while even those officials who are in the same boat merely smile wryly and say fatalistically "Nothing to be done!
Perhaps the most illuminating comment on Chinese-Japa ions in Peiping was made b; intelligent Japanese cabaret-keeper who had taken more saki than was perhaps good for him. He was hi ing of the various ways in they were soaking the Chinese and how Peiping was an Eldorado where he meant to stay for the rest of his life.
But supposing, said I, "supposing that you did have 10 clear out of Peiping and North China, after at. What then?"
"Nonsense. Impossible.
Out of the question."
"Still, just as a matter of curiosity supposing your army did decide to withdraw for some reason or cther?"
"In that case," said'he laughing "In that case I and my y have left by And probably he would be wise. Remembering what has happened in the past, it is not difücult to picture what might happen in Peiping, however peaceful and submissive it may appear at present, if suddenly. the Chinese were once more to find themselves masters of their fate.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.