Volunteers—Annual Inspection.—The following letter is read and ordered to he published From the General Commanding in China and Hongkong.
Head Quarters, Hongkong, 23rd March, 1897.
Sm,—With reference to your letter No, 97/28 dated 2st January, 1897, i have the honour to inform you that, I have detailed Colonel C. Gordon, Commanding Ist Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, to carry out the inspection of the Shanghai Volunteer Corps oe the 10th of April.
He will arrive a day or two previous to the above-mentioned date.
have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, W. Brack, Major-General. To the Craras, Municipal Council, Shanghai.
Polunteers—New Commission.—The following letter is read and ordered to be published Shanghai Volunteer Corps, tead Quarters, Shanghai, 24th March, 1897.
1z,—With reference to my letter of the Qad inst. Ihave the honour to inform you that Driver Ruff lus passed the necessary examination, and to request that his Come mission as 3nd Lieutenant in the Artillery may be issued.
Tha the honour to be, Cattle in Native Daivies. Return of animals kept at the native dairies, 2nd April Manicipal Council, Shanghai, 3rd March, 1997.
S1n,—Your letter of the 26th February to the Municipal Engineer applying on behalf of the Shanghai Gas Company for a permit to build their new storage and distribution works in Seward vi, and the accompanying tracing showing block plan of the pre ened "works, have been submitted to the Jouncil, bu' fore deciding about the mit they desire me to request that. you will inform them whether it is iutendec wufacture gus, or any residual from the manufacture of Gas a8 there are a good many foreign house la close proximity to the site.
Tam, Sir, Your obedient servant, Secretary. H, Kixe Brurr, Feq., Engineer, Shanghai Gas Company.
The Shanghai Gas Company.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.