PROBLEM OF CHINA

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 41, 12 November 1926, Page 9

PROBLEM OF CHINA

DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS THE PRINCIPLE OF EXTRATERRITORIALITY i • --- Bi Telegbaph.—press association. ■ •-•i .- .. . Cop yright. : ] 1 ' (Rec. November 11, 5.5 ’p.m.) London, November 10, In the House of Lords Loid Parmoor raised the question of China, and urged a large. measure of patience on Britain’s par.t. Every l effort at conciliation should be made in order; to avoid unpopularity. He quoted • missionary' opinion in favour of the abandonment of the principle Of extra-terriotoriality iti exchange for a new system for the protection of foreigners which . would not be inconsistent with' China’s sovereign rights. The Earl of--Balfour denied that any enlightened (Chinaman could or ■ would' complain of the British policy,' which did .its best to meet every legitimate demand. - The -difficulty was that the Chinese ''had no single, representative for the purpose of? lt was only possible to find generals waging war with varying fortunes,’ As regards. the Shanghai' Court, .a,' local agreement had peen signed for the rendition of a ■ mixed court. Broadly speaking, Lord Parmoor’s policy Bad already been successfully adopted. The Commission on’ extra-territoriality was now reporting. He believed that the report contained unanimous reCon»mendations of the Chinese and foreign members that no satisfactory policy was' possible for the Western Powers until China set her house in order. : ' ' SUN CHUAN FANG’S TROOPS’ DISORGANISED . - I '■ • • Peking, November 10. Sufl Chuan Fang has arrived at -Nanking. His armies are officially stated to have withdrawn from Kiangsi. The troops are very much disorganised. The Southerners advancing from Kiukiang are confident that tljey will soon be outside the walls of Nanking.