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shif

ford

As a

to the

voyage

J

the

you

and Kowloon

go one side to the other is not more than seven minutes. The

some time has been between

shilling and ninepence farthing

I am of the filling and ninefence and one fable for ten rides, now

the

note

got a ticket.

a

Con

travel with.

art NoPTI

about

on a concession that the British have here. how as to the food. Being a foreman joiner here I fitted out and the mainland

the bulkheads, lie this ferry company have at some time or other been granted troopship and I saw and nailed up stating the food that must be supplied. I have not got any monopoly of the ferry traffer

between Hong-Hong these lists just now, but I know that the items specified on they the government here. The time taken by the ferry bout to although

not those of an hotel menu, evere

fairly reasonable. I also know that the chief steward of a troopship can clear a atue of the dollar for certain amount through bleeding to opinion that the chief steward of the "maniton" was of this mefore the war one and I would like if you

would report this matter in the money have been raised to sixteen rides per two dollars. now this

brother says

the only ferry that respectable Europeans quarters and demand an explanation. My

was scandalous compared with other troopships. This refiret there is no

other company apparently allowed to compute which she carried sovee of the 5-and L. F.A. K.A.Now why should we be forced to pay at the least two pence for they are chief & Il now.

seven minutes ? This company's shares Glasgow. ] bring to your

notice one or two little three times their original value and they pay good dividends affain that I know to be going · Hong Kong but I the Colonial secretary. find out the details of the cannot prove them so I would refer them to

you s

that company's affairs, because he has the power, and he will su you might bring them to the Colonial secretary's notishe need for stringent reform.

my opinion this colony is for enquiry.

by a few monied men to their own as

advantage. In Hong-Kong here, there are some

here, there are some territorials of t should

you

think these items worthy of your attention Shropshires, there

government surveyors who are shall, like yourself, be pleased to have done doing volunteer service. Now my oldest brother at home is a

oldest brother at home is a furtherance of the cause and its objects

the Royal school teacher in Edinburgh, and is a lieutenant in

Thanking you he has been doing

Fremain began duty at Such keith, Leith, and now at Peebles. He receives to ammy on territorial pay and the School Board makes up difference between his civilian pay and the Army now, if the matter is

enquired into Fam sure find these Surveyou

ame

also

sest's Territorials. Since the war

the

is

drawing

oui

that you their surveyors payt their volunteer pay, while these Shropshire Femies are ge

the

ordinary soldier pay. Sots of them

uled

tau

In

in anticipation

growt

yours sincerely James

Foreman Joiner

-CL

little to the

Kowloon Dock

Hong Kong,

are tradesmen like oud. I shall be pleased to hear of any developement. The ferry

ar

the

me and that little, the

only things that affect rest is for the good of thone who deserve it.

selves and I don't understand why they should do all the fans sacrifising, while others do all the grabbing.

Then is

between Hong-Kong

Herry Company here whose beats ply

and the mainland, Kowloon is siturated and