One of our advertisers notified in our columns recently his desi to engage a typist and recei amongst others, the following ply:—
On seeing of your advertisement.-of this day's ''North: China Daily News." I perceive that your firm is in want a typist.
I beg the permission the candidate for your acceptance.
T am twenty-four years old_and graduate of Nanyang College. I have a good efficient experience of typewriting but I am possible to type any form at rapidly and distinctly and do it as easy as my nature.
I most respectfully notify that I have acted in Banque Industrielle de Chine for two years, then, I therefore was dismissed "at May 30, 1921. For the reason, they got a big loss in value of silver exchange, v who had the mind to dismiss those staffs as he many staffs to be impossible to fu our banking transaction in the days of the course, Paris came a telegram to Shanghai in which stated, "Banque Injdustrielle de Chine had got a great deal of loss in cotton as in value of France in Head Office. It since had been determined this proposition to close up and cleared the balance.
As above mentioned. my dismission is very wonderfully for banking closing.
to my salary, I shall content be with $25 start with.
Desiring that you reply me in anticipation and shall be much obliged.
It is to be hoped that the gentleman's acquaintance with banking! was more profound than his knowledge of English. But, anyhow, it is " nice chatty little note and it is to be heped that our ad-dvertiser replied him in anticipat tion," for his "dismission" must have come as a hard blow to the bank, And even if he fails to obtain the coveted position on this attempt he should take heart for so fair a flower cannot long waste its linguistic sweetness the on desert air.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.