t
598
of the
readers, discussing
in an
which appeared lately in one Chinese newspapers published
at Shanghai.
2.
It is but a
few years
age since the Chinese regarded the i affairs of Europe, and indeed of " all "outside barbarians, that is, of all peoples not subjects of the Celestial Empire, with the contempt of ignorance. It is,
therefore, a significant sign of ~ general progress and enlightenment
when sve
find a newspaper
for-Chinese
-written by Chinese for Chinese
readers
intelligent
manner the polities of Europe.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord, Your Lordship's Most Obedient
Humble dervant,
5. Mowen