Meanings of international courtesy in English

Mr. Balfour, who simply cannot be outdone in international courtesy, saw the ten and raised it to twenty.

I shall demand that his recall be requested in the regular manner, in accordance with every principle of international courtesy.

A naval regulation provides that salutes shall not be fired on Sunday except in cases wherein international courtesy would suffer from the breach.

Old Mrs. Noxon may have invited him for spite against Kedzie or just as an international courtesy to the most distinguished foreigner in town.

Shuh Hiang's letter is of interest as showing the pitch of philosophy, common-sense, and international courtesy to which the statesmen of China had attained

Looking at these records, we are reminded of a not-very-well-known story of international courtesy which connects itself with the third and ill-fated journey of Franklin.

It was a year of fêtes and international courtesies.

A continual exchange of international courtesies and friendly amenities, marks the intercourse of the kindred peoples who dwell upon opposite sides of the Niagara River.