The situation on the Upper Mr. Pratt pointed out' that in|Yangtze in the neighbourhood of view of the is was impossible for him to accept|Hittle signs of quietening gravity of the offence Chungking and Wank:
the apology then and that he must anything like the tre ality which first be 7 satisfied that the gui was formerly known the China of leers had been adequately punish: [some 10. or. 15. years One foreigner, Mr. Lawson Hall, azo, $0 price of opium in the same time One of the houseboats belonging ed. The question of compensation [One gatha was shot through the thigh. from a party of Shang has fallen from 4,200 to 3,800 cash }to the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, must wait to be fixed later.
The houseboat, the Dori hal residents, some seven in number, ver ounce, and it is said that more ing to the Acie when going up river last Wednes-'Admiral Yang replied that Petroleum Ca, the|Who returned on Thursday from opium will soon be arriving on the day was fired a: in the same place, officer of the watch on Saturday {rip to Chungking and were inter-3 returning from Minghong. market which will send the price but fortunately nobody was hit. addition to Mr. Lawson Hall the on board the gunboat Tung! lewed by a representative of the down still further. which had done the shoot party included Mr. and Mrs, F. A.
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