There are indications that the labour unions are being kept well under control. An attempt to inter-fore with the running of the China Navigation Co's. steamer, the Hsin Peking, instantly was suppressed by the police department, and as far as one can judge at the moment it woul) seem that the Council are making a determined attempt to run the city in an orderly and just fashion, In their atitude to mission schools, however, it must be admitted that they Iny themselves open to the charge of pandering to the extremists. Up to the present, they have shown no indication that they or the power to d certain cases of na school properties. It is to be hoped that the pressure of public opinion very soon will convince them of the wisdom of putting this mateer right.
The general ovtlock of the people seems to be that, if the council is allowed to settle down properly to the administration of the affairs of the city, then things ought steadily to improve during the autumn and winter months. The uncertainty lies in the state of Hangchow: any change in Hangchow means a change in Ningpo. It seems fairly certain that the present consular restric: tions on the presence of foreigners in Ningpo will be removed during the coming month,
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