It is reported here that a foreigner travelling without a passport, shot and wounded a native in the Pingtingchou district lately. It is said the trouble arose over the refusal of the Chinese to supply the stranger with a particular post horse he fancied and'wanted. It is satisfactory to hear that he has been escorted to Peking to be dealt with. Such conduct will make the Chinese authorities eager to define their powers and find out the legal status of strangers. The Japanese professors' are giving lectures in this city on foreign intercourse and the treatment of aliens. This on-lightenment should be welcomed. Tt may curtail present license,' yet'it will foster true liberty, and prevent friction.
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