'The whirlwind of pro-foreign measure: which we were led to expect would be upon us with the advent of our new Governor, Yunn Shih-kai, lias turned out to be a vers mild zephyr of interest in the Uitlanders' welfare. Seventy-six copies of the regulation proclamation, half the size of an army Dlauket, have come to hand. It appears that the foreigners were expected to send the proclamations around theough the prefecture and post them! A polite note to; the Governor, pointing out the limits of an alien's prerogatives in that direction, brought prompt response, and the streets of seventy-six towns and hamlets are supposed to be in process of decoration by the excellent sentiments of the proclamation. Whether this is the cause or not, the fact remains that we are enjoying 'a refreshing respite from anti-fur stration
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