To the Editor of the Nozra-Cuiva Day News, Stn,—I read with some surprise in your issue-'of the 5th inst. that "the story recently published in' the' Peking ant Tientsin Times that the French and Russian Ministers at Peking are doing their~ best to prevent the promised increase of pay being made to the Customs Staff is confirmed by the latest advices from Pe-King," inasmuch as the Russian authorities: at- Port Arthur willingly paid the Customs. Lighthouse staff, both foreign und native, i ing under them, at the rate of', to the Haikuan tael, i.e. a.
oned as $2.50, not $1.50.
Itis true that six days' pay' for June, the: Ist to the 6th, and Petty Cash for the sane. period, still remains unpaid, but promises ave been repeatedly given by the Port. Arthur Russian authorities that these items: will be met. How'can it be otherwise, considering that' on the night of the first day the Laotichshan Light was taken over by the Russians, the 6th ut June, one of the Customs' foreign lightkeepers was called up tore light the lamp, which had gone out.
Tam, ete, 10th September.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.