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Chamber of Commerce, by
giving their
saying that in giving
previous approval they had
paid
attention only to the
points, such as the tariff of
charges,
which
specially
concerned them.
22.
Though the
affair
is thus happily terminated, it has revealed some points of our position which cannot
23.
be regarded as satisfactory.
One of these is the evident absence of sufficient Official
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official" "touch" with Chinese feeling, and the consequent difficulty of avoiding unnecessary irritation, and of dealing with
it when it arises, chiother is the state of the Police Force.
24.
As regards the-
latter point, I may
mention
that though there was -unquestionably much
intimidation and some violence in connection with the late strike, not a single arrest was made; and
moreover
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