The community is losing the services of Mr. F, Newman as Postal Oficer. Ho is being transferred to Chengtu. It is nearly five years since he came to this port, and it is not too much to say that during those years no community in China could have been served by a more obliging or painstaking officer. To mark their apprecia-
residents of Chungking drew up an tion of his services, the English-speaking igned the accompanying letter of thanks, which was subsequently presenta! to Mr. Newman officially by Mr. C. H. Wilson, Commissioner of Customs. Want of time alone has prevented the carrying out of a suggestion that the letter should be accom-
"for Mr. Newman personally. The letter, nied by. some' tangible token of regard though quite iundequate, Will, we trust none the less assure Mr. Newman that his Dubliospirited and obliging services in his ing Post Office of Chungking have been geatly appreciated. Wo heartily wish for im speedy and well-deserved promotion in the service.
Chungking, 2nd January, 1902.
F, Newsas, Esq., Imperial Postal Service.
Dear Mr. Newmax,—We have heard of your official transfer to Chengtu in connection with the extension of the Imperial Postal System, and are anxious to tell you in a collective way how much we have'aprecited your helpful and obliging services When in charge of the Post Office here. We have not failed to observe the prompt manner in which you have always attended to public business; and. the admirable and duties of your office—duties that must often enough have been very irksome—has fairly won our admiration and respect. The very least that we can do is to offer you our best thanks on the occasion of your departure to another centre. We also have a lively recollection of your thoughtful and kindly. j assistance in various directions—notably in connection with the weekly circulation of the time-clock at considerable expense to your private pocket, and it is only right that we should now express our indebtedness to you.
Will" you therefore accept our best thanks, and at the same time rest assured of our sincere wishes for your future prosperity in every sense.
We remain, Yours gratefully, (Signed) J. Wallace Wilson, I. 8, Wilson, W. Hyslop, F. Hyslop, LW. Ramsay, H. Parry, B. Parry, MIN. Livingstone, K. E. Moses, M. J. Davidson, R. J. Davidson, J. H. McCartney, McCartney, Esther B. Lewis, Joseph Beech, S, Takamazu, Tomati, A. Noble, Nicolson, Win. Laughton, H. C. Somerville, L. A. Baiss, H. Clarence Ramsay, W. Kitley, A.W. Barham, Walter T. Herbert, Lucy E. Harris, Myra L. Cumber, Leonard Wigham, ©.N. Wigham, A. W. Davidson, H. Davidson, Ella Manning, Nell M. Decker, Osman F. Hall.
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