Chairman, Municipal Council.
Shanghai, 4th April, 1888, Sim,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 30th March intimating that at the Annual Meeting of No. 2 Company S. V. C. Mr. W. Bright was unanimously re-elected to the post of Captain and that at a Meeting of the Artillery on the 26th ultimo Lieutenant Lamond was elected Cap. tain vice Dallas resigned, and Mr. E. W. Noel was elected Lieutenant vice G. W. Noel resigned.
Yourletter has been submitted to the council who approve of and confirm the above appointments and enclosed I beg to return to you Capt. Bright's Commission which is renewed for a further term of three years from the ith March.
The Commissions for Capt, Lamond and Lieut. Noel shall be issued to them so soon as they have passed the necessary examination and in the meantime they are authorised to perform the duties of the posts to which they ave been elected.
Thave the honour to be, Your obedient servant, A. G. Woop, Major Me
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