C.
D.
they
do so.
do not always
Those vessels that
do work do a o as
rule in order to
OU
reach Woosung Bar
to catch certain
tides and therefore it is important to
lose no time here
lest they
should
be" neaped" at Woosung.
Anything that
will interfere in the smallest degree
with the absolute
freedom of the port as regards
its labın cannot-
to have some
fail
effect, and it seems impossible that the effect
can be other
than
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than bad, especially when the restriction
applies to Chinese.
The Chinese do
not regard Dunday
as
day of rest, and
a d
it is not desirable
to place restrictions
ou some sections of
the comm
mmunity and
noe on the others.
I would
suggest
a compromise that all labour on board deamurs
should be stopped at room
Sunday, but if
such compromise is
possible then the
ourly
course will be to adopt
a
system of Dunday" permits"
force
similar to those in
at the Treaty ports of China. Any Agent
ent or noner un
wishing
Az
t