A correspondent writes:—
"Exception has been taken some to the letter appearing your issue of Monday, the 18th, Fegarding Hangchow, saying that Portrayed conditions in a more favourable light than is warrante by the situation, It should be noted mat the etter" referred to events faking place after March 27, the late on which all foreigners left Hangchow.
"The lotter was a series of answers, by a Chinese pastor, 0 body. of residents, who ave not very deopis: stirred by the proposals in rerird to. Chinese law and law Courts, The Chinese law courts as they stard axe regarded as useless for any purpose except bribery and corruption, and Chinese law isan Unkeown quantity the application of Whish varies, like the currency, the} weights and measures, the language} and. customs, and everything else, in diferent parts of the country and in diferent parts of the same pros Wut. might perhaps be Puede warlable in British Courts British Judges. Taxation would not be objected to any more than water rates or electric light, bills, provided. that it were equitable Revied acd collected by reputable offciais. and that something were
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