Yo the Editor of the "Norru-Catya Darty News."
Thear 0 good authority Committve in charge of the arrangements for celebrating King Edward's Coronut intend to make @ very much boozer she than would have been the case if t'1e event had taken place on the original date. My informant tells me that there w Ul net be uny arches or any public illumination on the Bund, and that the lighting up of a few lanterns on the foreshore will be deemed sufficient for this auspicious ocean sion, Teswould be courteous on the part of the Committee if they would lo: subscribers know what is intended to be done.
It is said that lack of fands is the reason for thes cutting down expenses, but I fei sure that if they were only asked, the suh-scribers would come forward again with farther contribution. Te was realised after-warts, T bellows, that it was ami limiting the al donation to Tls. 19, The idea in view was an excellent one no doubt, but there are many Brit'sh firms who would gloily have given their one or two hundred ravis and felt it far less than the clerk with his ten taels.
These occasions for public rejoicing (and ought we not doubly rejoice now that the King has recovered /) are few enough, and it would ill become the British section of this community if they allowed the present one to pass without' celebrating it in a a manner as would compensate us for I our anxiety and suffering, I really Seannot but. exp s extreme surprise at the Committees present arrangements. If it is for want of funds that the Commitieo are abandoning their former arrangements Tam sare all Britons will only be too willing ¢o increase their subscriptions, Iam, ete., 24th July
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