CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922 — Page 328

EXTRACT A LETTER FROM THE REV S.D.CHOWN D.D.L.L.D GENTRAL SUPERIN- INTENDENTOF THE METHODIST CHURCH OF CANADA TO HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF

DEVONSHIRG. 1st SEPTEMBER, 1921.

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Shortly after your arrival in Canade you kindly Vice- gave me an introduction to Sir Michael Sadler, Chancellor of Leeds University, when I was promoting an Educational Conference in Canada which later took place

at Winnipeg.

Knowing of your continued interest in affairs Canadian I venture to ask your assistance in another matter. I recently paid a visit to Japan and China. In Japan it was my duty, while at Kobe, to take part in the installation of the President of the School called at present Kwansei, Gakuim, but soon to be merged into a The Institution is one University of the same name.

of the foremost seats of learning in Japan, and is destined to reach a much greater development.

In China it was my pleasure to address the Canadian Association at Shanghai, an organization corresponding to a Canadian Club in Canada.

I found in both places a strong feeling that the British Consuls were not seized of a satisfactory sense of duty in regard to Canadian interests in those distant

lands.

For instance, after the Installation at Kobe

a public dinner was held in the Oriental Hotel to celebrate that event. It was attended by members of the House

of Peers, and other very prominent representatives of the national life of that Empire. The Consuls of other natims were present, but the British Consul was absent. in itself would not be worth mentioning but for the

This

fact that Canadiansallege that it is symptomatic of a

In China a similar feeling

general line of treatment.

prevailed.

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