duly 25.
IN yesterday's issue we suggest: led that the proper people to undertake a settlement of the affair of May 80 were the) [Municipal Council, that they had Ithe power to do so and that what-Jover they did would have much Imore effect with the Chinese than jarly settlement arranged by third [parties. It is also to be recogniz-led that, from the outset, the (Council explored every possible Iway of coming to an agreement actly, but their efforts were frustrated by the high feeling Iprevalent, by the impossibility of finding Chinese ready to take the responsibility of representing the [Chinese side, finally by the intervention of the Diplomatic Body.
To-day public temper has calm-led considerably and overtures Iwhich would have had no effect six weeks ago would stand a far better chance of fair hearing now.. [Also we may believe that there is] la clearer understanding among jthe Chinese of what the Council san and cannot do. For example, Hik.is useless to-ask the. Council to' agree to the rendition of the Mixed Court: probably it would
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