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I doubt if he is strong enough for it:

M: Wodehouse has applied for the post dis

good enough for it

M: Russell

would be very good for the post

M. Russell & Mr Wodehouse

whater, if one of

are the 2

magis: them is appointed the

vacant magistracy might be given to Stewart who has applied for it

Mr Russell has acted

as

registrar general

before: if he held it in addition to the Treasurership his position would be precisely

that lately held by

a strong

man and

good

Chinese

Scholar; but on the other hand he aims at legal promotion & I doubt whether he

would take it unless it was

very strongly

recommended to him. Mr Wodehouse has acted as reg.gen.

and has applied for the permanent post & I believe would do well in it: if appointed

Stewart would be

magistrate

& Coroner:

in the other case (that

of Mr Russell's

Appointment) he would be magistrate only.

The only

objection

against

Mr Wodehouse

is that he has been chief clerk in the col.

Secretary's office and therefore would know

little of the outer

world which

a Chinese Secretary

should be acquainted with.

I would telegraph as follows.

"Your telegram 11th" - I Consider Stewart Competent for Registrar general or finally

if he

refuses, offer it to Russell & if he

refuses

then

the appointment, Wodehouse must remain

Interpreter

Inspector of

schools and

await

answer. Wire reply

Despatches 28 and 29

CPL.

received

18 May

After much deliberation suggest the above Telegram.

Dr Stewart Though perhaps

not as brilliant a Scholar

in

Chinese

as Mr Russell has always been understood to be equally with Mr Russell and Wodehouse a competent chinese teacher. He is Head master of the Central School in which are hundreds of Chinese

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I doubt if he is strong enough for it: M: Wodehouse has applied for the post dis good enough for it M: Russell would be very good for the post M. Russell & Mr Wodehouse whater, if one of are the 2 magis: them is appointed the vacant magistracy might be given to Stewart who has applied for it Mr Russell has acted as registrar general before: if he held it in addition to the Treasurership his position would be precisely that lately held by a strong man and good Chinese Scholar; but on the other hand he aims at legal promotion & I doubt whether he would take it unless it was very strongly recommended to him. Mr Wodehouse has acted as reg.gen. and has applied for the permanent post & I believe would do well in it: if appointed Stewart would be magistrate & Coroner: in the other case (that of Mr Russell's Appointment) he would be magistrate only. The only objection against Mr Wodehouse is that he has been chief clerk in the col. Secretary's office and therefore would know little of the outer world which a Chinese Secretary should be acquainted with. I would telegraph as follows. "Your telegram 11th" - I Consider Stewart Competent for Registrar general or finally if he refuses, offer it to Russell & if he refuses then the appointment, Wodehouse must remain Interpreter Inspector of schools and await answer. Wire reply Despatches 28 and 29 CPL. received 18 May After much deliberation suggest the above Telegram. Dr Stewart Though perhaps not as brilliant a Scholar in Chinese as Mr Russell has always been understood to be equally with Mr Russell and Wodehouse a competent chinese teacher. He is Head master of the Central School in which are hundreds of Chinese
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I doubt if he is strong enough for it:

M: Wodehouse has afflied for the post dis

good enough for it

M- Russell

would be very good for the frost

M. Prussell & Mi Wode hense

-hater, if

one of

are the 2

magis them is appointed the

bacant magistracy might be given Stewart who has applied for it

Mi Russell has acted

مه

to d

registrar general

before: if he held it in addition to the Trasuruship his position would be precisely

of lately held by

strong

Hat

he is a

mi fecil Smith

and a

man and

good

Chinese

Scholar; but on the other hand he aims at legal promotion & I doubt whether he

bould talke it conless it was

pest strongly

: he has

to him. Hi Wodehouse has acted as reg.gen.

applied for the fermanent post & Ibelicos would do well in it: if appointed

I?

Stewart would be

magistrate

2 Coroner:

in the other case (that

M. Russell's

The only

Appointment) he would be magistrate only.

against

M: Wodehouse

too has been chief claith in the col.

Secretary's office and therefore would know

the sort

world which

the Chinese Secretary.

would be

I would telegraft as follows.

required

"Your telegram 11" - I Consider Stewart Competcut for Registion general of finally

withi

refuses, offer it Russell say

refuses

57

Treasurerski

of Russes the appoint, Wodehouse Eital must remain

Interfueter

Inspector of

schools and

answer canlge Wire reply

Despatches 28 and 29

CPL.

received

18 May

we

After munt de leberation suggest the above Telegram.

Dr Mewart Though perhaps

hot as stallent a Schedar

Chinese

as do Sitel has always been understood to be squally with dust. Russell and Wodehouse a competent chinese peather. He is Head master of the Autral Whoot in which are hundreds of Chines

une

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