To the Editor of the Nonru-Cntxa Dany News, tied by the Viceroy Li himself at one of
tungling QB Joint Commander-me Chief: the style Fu Tung-lin Deputy or Vice! was refused in tio Ga) est language possible by Captain Long when the terms of his agreement were under discussion; this later style was never used by H.E. Li in his despatches or conversation, though it was used by others, to save the face of the Chinese the foreigner must of course be the subordi e! Further Captain Long had the honorary or brevet rank of Minty conferred on him by the Throne and surely tiis combined with the other title of Joint Commander-in-Chiey gave ample authority for the use in English of the word Admiral, which title likewise was frequently used by HE. Li. Ting in 3886 was a Brigadier General in the Chinese Aymy and Commander-in-Chief of the Pei Yang Squadron, Long. in 1886 had equivalent rank of Colonel in the British Army and was Joint Commander-in-Chief of the Pei Yang Squadron, Ting was not appointed © Admiral of the Pei Yang naval forces" till the wi 1888 and he has not—high officer as he is the right to memorialise the Throne out he is, in this respect, inferior to the Ad-nival, say, of the Yangtze, and this was a sore point with some of the Naval Captains, Save me from the admiration of Name:
bh T believe no one with a spark of sel respect. would fly and flaunt before the official public a flag made to please himself and the meaning of which no other officer would know. Children are pleased with dolls for they ' make believe" their dolls are real live babies Orders in the squadron tore wot neces sarily issued in Admiral Ting's sole name, they were generally issued in the joint name of Ting and Long and Captain ang, had authority to issue orders in his own name, which was frequently done.
It was when Captain Long perceived that his position was only intended to be one of "courtesy ""—despite written statements to the contrary—tliat he felt he must re ign; "make belief" does not suit him, suit Nameless"?
If "Nameless" has " copy of the Memorial he will 1 think see that the character used for Captain Lan 's name is 3 and not B—the former is the character used in all Aespatches which I have seen and in the Peking Gucette of 2nd June, 1886; this however is a minor point and inaccuracy here may be pardoned.
'There are other remarks I should like to yoke on Nameless' letter but T must Tam, ete., A. B, Aannts, Weston-super-mare, 22nd September.
Day, 24th October, 1890, —Lapres' Pense.—j Mile. For Chi Ponies.—All previous winners at this meeting dibs. extra, Mr, Frank Smith's dun Blarney (Stunthe). - 164.1 gone) ~152.,.2 Eekford's "grey Tron Duke (Bur-Won ensily.
2—Tavrar's Ccr.—i} Mile. For China Ponies.—Weigit for inches as per scale, Mr. Burton's dun Jubilee (Burgoyne)
Wake's grey Fuxcy (Owner)...
Saundersons dun Qof (Munthe)
Uriarte's black Destor (Owner)
Won easily, 8.—Consonatioy Race.—1 Mile. Forced entry for all losers, Sm,—In the Noth-China Herald of August 15th appears a letter signed by "Nameless" on which, if not too late, Would like to make sonic comments. Mr. Playfair is right when he suggests that the words Fu-chiang refer to Captain Long's in the British Navy, for I have seen sed with that signification: further Fuechiang was a rank that the Chinese Governnient bestowed on Captain Long when he was with the Squadron in 1883-4.
That Fu-chiang should be translated Colonel is evident from this fact; a naval Captain has the equivalent rauk of a Colonel.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.