seriously contemplate embarkiry on so perilous and suicidal policy, which will alienate both Chinese and foreign sympathy, and cause a storm of protest throughout the country, If his Party emerge successfully from the present conflict, it is clear that they will inherit the control of the Maritime Customs, and it is thus to their own me terest to preserve unchanged that highly organized and eft. cient revenue-collecting organ intact—in other words, it would be folly for him to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Bub it is more than mere folly, it is, from a Chinese standpoint, un= patriotic and selfish. The Marie time Customs is a purely Chinese concern, and recognizing the spirit of the times, Mr. Maze, the Inspector General, arranged for equality of opportunity for qual fied Chinese members of the Service, and at no time in the history of the Customs have the Chinese and foreign members o8 the Service worked more harmoniously together. The Central Government, also, have recently, paid him the high compliment of placing in his hands the direct Jeontrol of important Native Cus+ toms establishments in the Anhui, Kiangsu and Chekiang Provinces, thus broadening the foundation on which the Inspectorate stands land strengthening its prestige, This liberal and progressive policy has the strong support and approval of the Chinese bankers land has reacted favourably i London and New York, where foreign loans secured on the Customs have responded accord ingly.
The Customs, therefore, in the interest of all Parties—North Net the least attractive part of the letter is the envelope addressed to "Mr. Partnership Esq. Box No—"
do not know whether he got! "the vacant," but his "authority of work" certainly seems to have Sevenar, bronze statues of the lat Dr. Sun Yat-sen, presented to the National Government by old Japanese friend and admirer of the Jdeceased Kuomintang leader, ing brought to Shanghai and will ko erected at Peking, Wuchang, Canton and Chungshan, the latter, being Dr. Sun's home district.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.