to keep an eye on both Chinese and French up here, unless there is to be another Kintertaut fuss and complication. 'The French have a grievance without doubt, so far as their missionary subjects ure concerned, but so has England in a like direction.' A little foresight aided by some defining terms more specific than "sphere of influence" is needed if there are to be no after consequences of " kind injurious to British hopes, from the madness of Szochuan's mob rule, or mis-rule, of the past summer, We have wonderfal' that for so long France has remained quiet under great provocation, especi ly since "so much importance is now atta hed to the first declaration of intention,
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