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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