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wardness and cautiousness, and he attributes his success in life to honesty, foresight, carefulness, courtesy and perseverance. He is a keen believer in reform and abandonment of bad customs in China, as is shown by his public and private actions. Sir Robert has in late years interested himself in a solution of China's present political troubles and conferred with political leaders trying to bring about a peace conference on the part of the various contending elements.
