To the Editor of the Norra-Cuina Day News."
Sin,—The system of scoring as advocate ed by your correspondent "An Englishman" and practiced last Sunday, appears to me to be somewhat defectir Assuming that No.3 had not finished, the totals would have been, English $9. French 36. If No. 33 had been absent instead the score would read, English 40, French 40 or tie.
As it tumed out last Sunday the English team, besides its own effort, actually depended on every man No. 16 to 33 in-elusive, for success. Hones my conclusion, in which you will no doubt agree.
Might I suggest through the medium of your widely read columns that the principle of the Relay Race be employed in future. In other words, the team making the minimum time total wins.
In such @ case the results would have been unalterable and thus, French 13 hours 5.25 mins. English 13 hrs. 17.5 min.
Tam, ete., 19th October.
Aw Entuvstasr. of ice "to the Pung Jen Charitable (2) Decree giving an additional Grant
institution for distribution to the poor of Peking.
16th October.
The Grand Secretary Ching Sing has memorialised us stating that although the sick leas ted him has already expired his maladies still remain uncured, He therefore prays that he be allowed to resign his various posts in order that he may confine his whole attention to Japanese Decorations for Chinese Officials, A number of Japanese Decorations were received yesterday by Mr. Odagiri, the Japanese Consul-General here, for presentation to the Chinese officials connected with the late tariff negotiations with Japan. Thi loueies Li Hai-huan, Wu Ti Ting-fang ai Sheng Kung-pao were decorated the First Class of the Order of the Rising Sun, whilst the secretaries were given, the curing of his maladies, he: prayer 22me the Third, and others the, Fourth grrtpetiageen pire ba ep ge geod fom and by exis ut of Imperial grace he in Executions in to retire on full pay.
17th October.
(1) Yi 'T4, Assistant Grand Seoretary, is appointed Comptroller-General of the Affairs of the Mongolian Superintendency.
(3) Yung Ching, President of the Board of Revenue, is appointed Captain-General of the Manchu Red Banner Corps, and his former post of Captain-General of the Mongol Bordered Yellow Banner Corps is given to Prince Ssu. the affairs of the Rilo Brigade of the (4) Prince Li is appointed Director of
Imperial Bodyguards.
(5) Prince Tsai Chen is appointed Director of the Artillery and Musketry Division of the Imperial Guards.
(6) Na-I4-b6 is appointed an Imperial Chamberlain.
18th October.
Order, having been appointed an ial Na Usho, Prince of Shunch'tng, 2nd Chamberlain' te hereby granted, by sire snot of Imperial grace. the decoration of the three-eyed peacock's feather.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.