It is said that the Viceroy in a conversation with the Commissioner of Customs remarked that Nanking was one of the safest places at the present time. He said that he would exert all his power to keep quiet in the city and if there was any cause for special fear he would let the foreign community know. We have every confidence in Viceroy Liu, and are glad to be under his protection at such a time.
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