I heard of some foreign traders who had travelled as far as Tsingkiangpu and beyond, and one recently as far ax Yangchow, whose conduct had been disgraceful in the extreme, and had made the name of foreigners to stink. It is to be hoped the Consuls will not permit this breed of trader to pass into the interior, for they will stir up mischief wherever they' go and ruin the now clean reputation of Westera men and women, Some of these.traders have been drunken and quarrelsome and have visited brothels and given "points" in vileness even to the natives, Such a thing is scandal, and a shame! In this every decent man, whether he be a Christi not, will concur, 4th October.
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