To the Editor of the "Nontu-Cuxa Dany News."
Sm,—You have lately in your extracts from Blue Books afforded us a good insight into the working of things which affect historically the past and present of China matters, and frequently we read of Admiral Seymour who has shared actively in the interesting events of the past few years in the Far East. We are now on the ere of hearing of Admiral Seymour's departure from his present command which has sure-been the most interesting, and even romantic, of British Naval China commands for many years past. The man in authority abroad who, in these days of almost hourly Downing Street control, docs " something, as against the preservation of a steady, ne-native, pension-seeking "nothing," deserves very well of his fellow-countrymen. Our friends at home are well: satisfied with the sagacity and prudence of Lord Salisbury, but in spite of that, we know, who live so far away, how delightful it is to see the "individual," the man with ideas who. contrives to convert his ideas into action such a man we have in Admiral Seymour, and we can for years to come say that he helped to uphold " Prestige," a diminishing fe:
ure in this money-grubbing, loot-e.My comments have a motive and it is that Admiral Sir Edward Seymour should not leave this station without the opportunity being given to his fellowcotintrymen of expressing, in the form of a suitable address, their great appreciation of his unobtrusive but effective personality, so conspicuous in China during one of her many crises: To whom can we look for the 2 Red Tape or Etiquette may debar our Consul-General from enabling us to sign a testimonial to duty well performed; perhaps the Chamber of Commerce is not so tied, but in whatever event many of us know and will always remember that Sir Edward Soymour has well upheld the British " end." Jam, ete, 23rd April
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.