A meeting of Chinese tenants of the Taternations! Settlement was held in the Western Garden at 3 p.m., on Sanday, for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the public as to what means should be used to bring about the desired reduction of route, and what attitude should be taken in case the means adopted should tarn out His Honour the Shanghai Taot: cipating that trouble might arise, sent an order to the Mixed Court Magistrate, Mr. Pao, to publish a notice, exhorting the people to assume conciliatory altitude and to control their temper in their deliberations, '5 to avert any chance of disturbance or behaviour on the part of the The meeting did not come to any definite decision.
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