The Consul-General is still here, and the Taotais are interviewing him again, exceedingly anxious to have him set out for Huangchow, Macheng, or any wher: ing no doubt to the chapter of accident and their own blandishments to bring tu a more'pliable frame of mind, It is sincerely to ba hoped, however, that he will stand to his guns.' His Excellency is reported to have treated his dear friend this time with considerable discourtes scolded him, and paid him such a lett-handed compliment as to ask if he ever had handled any important case before. He was not anything like so nice as he was last time, 1st December.
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