In connexion with the Desmond Agency project I called on the late Sheng Kung-pao (Shang Tai-jen)
Chinese gentleman. A mistake was made in pressing on from Tientain to Peking, and not more use ving to interest Li Hung-chang in our project. I met two other outstanding Chinese gentle. men, one H. E. Na Tong, when I was' British Claims Commissioner at Peking.
The third man occupied 8 much humbler position, but was in his way quite as remarkable. He, was Tani Erh-yuan, Magistrate of the Mixed Court, which was then the Maloo, He was known as important official attended the trial behalf of the Viceroy. In the course of the first day's hearing the Mandarin said he wanted to ex-proas his views on the case te the Judge. He was told he had better express them to the Consul and myself. His views shortly were that as 2 Chinaman had been killed,. if the British accused often wished I could remedy. A modest claim had been pat in Ly a lady missionary whose mission was far in the interior. Her ward-
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