《字林西报》的星期周刊 The North-China Herald,Supreme Court and Consular Gazette,早期均以一篇16开一个半版的 Leading article 开始。Leading article 以讨论中外贸易、中国及其属国的政治经济军事形势为主。1882年1月3日刊载的文章标题是 Reforms in China。在1898年的维新变法运动前许多年,《北华捷报》的这篇文章已指出中国体制的严重缺陷和变革的艰难,但还是预言将有自上而下的革新来拯救大清帝国。 The North-China Herald, the Supreme Court and Consular Gazette, the weekly of The Letter, all started early with a 16-out, one-half, Leading article. Leading article discusses the trade between China and foreign countries and the political, economic and military situation of China and its host countries. January 3, 1882 article title is Reforms in China. In the years leading up to the Reform Reform Movement of 1898, this article in the North China Jie pointed out the serious flaws in the Chinese system and the difficult changes. However, it predicted that there would be top-down innovations to save the Qing Empire.