Palmer on his ranch in the north-feast corner of Manchuria on July 20, has already deen reported in your columns. I take this oppor-sending you a brief preciation of one whom I have [counted a friend for over 10 years, land whose virtues and graces. en-feared him to all who knew him. During the recent Russian Relief work in. Kirin we often had the privilege of having him as a guest qn our home. As director of the [American Red Cross Relief work he twas delightful to work with. He was s0 simple and unpretentious that his relations with the local [Committee were of the api Hracre was nothing of the dictator lout him, but much of the wise adviser and friendly colleague.
China has lugeed lost a friend, not" because he did not see the faults of the Chinese, but, beeavse he saw and always kept before him their good points. He knew Chin-jose official life from the inside, thaving for many years served in the Salt Gabelle and having been' Drought in contact with the highest in Manchuria and Peking.
Having started off with what it probably" hoped would' be "looked Spon at a gesture signifying its having st heart the true welfare of those at Canton the Cantor Scart ven the "prevention vernment has mn obliged to
beer vance of its pious. axpi tions in Tegard to the. suppression of opium and other evils, says toe "China Mail." It has now granted permission for the resumption of opium boiling and the fees obtained from this source are to be paid into strike funds.
Gambling houses, also, are to be re-opened, and the' money obtained from these sources is th be used for the purpose of making the new road from the East Bund to Whampoa, which is "to. commemorate the strike.
The hold which the strikers have even in thq administration of so-called justice, is apparent from the following incident Two launches used for the purpose of towing at Shek Ki have Been seized by strikers and used for the purpose of visiting junks and boats. When the owners protested to the Magistrate Heungshan the latter made an order for the return to them discrimination made him "persona Vise "Chung-hol, whereupon ths innate, politeness, and delicate talloted by sending a telegram to [Son muncben, The sinter
in ofclal circles." To, me it] M82, CONE NO derived. of his
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