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kaperor ani avoid bloodshed,

luson endeavoured to soothe His Excellency, who as prostrated with

grief and the mental anxietion of the last few woont, and cald

"peaking not as His (ajesty's Conaul uuneral to the uler of the

two Xuang Provinces, but a one man to another, I think you have

done the right thing: you have put your duty to God Almighty above

everything else: if you find it impossible to stay here, my house

on chemien is at your disposal whenever you wish to une 11." Aia

azcollency said "Do you mean that?" end on being an: urod *certainly!*

expressed sreut gratitude.

He hopod ha had done rightly, ir Jan-

however,

ér Ja ieson then left, with the impression,

Buch me His Bacellency's stats of mini, that within the next

Souty-four hours Chang ding-ch'i would seek a solution of 1 dirri-

culties in aulelde.

ihuruday, dovestor sth.

Captain Corbett and the writer awaltod Ar Jualeson'u raturn from

the city, which was at a quarter to one. Lhortly ftoresniu we re-

tired, but at half past two ir vel izo-chin, m: of the wovernor vena

eral'n rocretaries, woke up ir Jucisson an agid that Alle #xoclisney

wau bolow seeking protection until a palace could be arranged for him

te now/kong. He was in such a feeble state biteb r Jalusun at oneo

helpon him to bor. Ho manage, however, to set a few hours sloop arg

was nakened at 8 s.a. and put on board the "hudy" which had arrived.

the left at once for Hongkong.

ir Jamieson conuidered it advisable this morning to rucull the

Colonial cañeta am the missionaries in the city. dis also placed a

guard of Burines over the chation telegraph office to ensure com RJ-

nication with Hongkong.

At noon the Ples of independence, blue with white oun in th. centre

Wab holsted amidst great jubilation sil over the city.

arines patrolled the back bund and the Defence corps on duty fron

8 p.m. to 6 4.2.

Friday, November 10th.

Denior Con-ul received a despatch from Chẳng sing-ch'i dated

November @th, stating that the Provinciel Assembly, the 78 Guilds,