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to be little likelihood of its stopping

- stopping unless 3.

strong measures are taken. China, if left toherst, will make-beliève to spamine and punish. Hely may put to death a few Cookies or offer a money

are not likely to do more, unless : impelled. Hy har- again and again in such inatters neade ur

indemnity, but they

laughing stock in the

sight of the Nation by such miserable compensations. This was notoriously the case at the so-called expiation

the Icention Neansacre.

کیا کہیے

The Chinese themselves alle the Heads of the Government in the Bouices and Departments permally responsible for rising in theen jurisdictions. Why should not one Evernment compel the Chinese Government to carry out this principle witte reference to such a rising as that

long in brewing. Mutterings Riccheng? It

a year a

of the storm, loud enough for Forciquers to hear, continued during the poteter part of These mutterings were heard and understood. for nuve

redistinctly by the Chinese officialsin the Povnice of Fukien. The Viceroy could not- but have heard their, whether the De ippatel matemed above were sent or not. He and the Margielenter County where the rising took place and the sunders me committed are in Chinese law responsible. if a Viceroy and save leading Officials were really

Whe

brought-

brought to account and made to suffer, these

horrors would soon clase.

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We have been deceiving masses

For years in respect 7 China. She never entered, nor indeed understands what is meant by, the "Comvity of Nations." She has reot taken in

our meaning of the word Civilization. The hater Foreigners just as much to-day as she did when Lord Elgin concluded his first Beaty with ha.. The Government therefore has no idea. It Educating their reading

the mawo

of the population as to their duties to ward Forsigners.

Let it be remembered Hut I

specck of

the Chinese Government ony. China

is a splendid land and the people have bevang miellent qualities. They welcome as aming them. But the Official Class, as a class, is bitterly opposed to us, and till we out serve way of restraining that continue to stir

shife.

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we find bass, will

I have the honor to be,

sor,

your obedient vervant-

:: S. Victoria