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line . At length be said in an
annayed
moumer that it was of
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use le lack of this, that what was
past; was gond; that it was
enly -profitable to speak of the future
and he believed matters would go I go better
He also declared
future.
that he and the other.
mandarING
wish to do
of the place had e-
every what was fitting in all things,
had ever entertained this wish.
aud
The Consul said this did not
accord very
weel with the fact that
Dortive
for w year o effectually
or live past they had not
dealt with above one case
out of every twenty that he had- placed in their hands, and that they
had seemed bent only upon not doing cenything that was required to be done on behalf of foreigners .
The Soutai replied that he did not remember much about then matters
but that if the Consul would bring three cases forward again, they shouls have attention. The Consul said he would
the cusca
bring
forward
afresh, no reques
as requested; but remarked
that they
could not have been
-forgotten, as in one had successively,
at
way
イー
other, they
cessively been brought be the
notice of the lehmezo Authorities
almost daily . He actited that if the
Chinese Authorities at.
dmay
would
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but endeavour to fulfil their duties