CHINESE CUSTOMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 5

CHINESE CUSTOMS.

SIR ROBERT HART BACK, TO HARNESS AT 71. (By Telegraph-Press Aesociatlon-Oopyrlght.) London,-November 4. Sir Robert Hart (who came back to England last year after 65 years' unbroken sorvico m China! is now, at tho ago of 74, returning to tho East. He has temporarily resumed tho Inspector-Generalship of Customs in China, in order to readjust local difficulties which wero caused by some of tho British merchants, who opposo Sir Robert Brodon's appointment as his successor. . . --> , ,rt ,„, 't r — i»,- , VETERAN'S UNSATISFIED DESIRE FOR WORK, . , 'The reported appomtmont "of Sir Robert Bredon to succeed his biother-in-law, Sir Robt Bait, as Inspeetor-Gelieiol of Chinese Imperial Mnuhmo Customs, was considerably criticised last year 1 by Euloneans in Peking, it being maintained that Sir Robert Hart's successor Bhould bo a stronger man, Subsequently it was announced that Sir Robt. Hart had not definitely rotirod, that he had applied for an extension of his year's leave, and .that bir Kobort Biedon was Actmg-Inspector-General or Customs. Referring to Sir 1 Robt, Hart an English paper not long ago remarked :-"It is known that ho neatly desires to return to China and con-i tinue the great woik he has dono for the Chinese Government, who are very anxious to have ' him back. Evidence of tho satisfactory working of tho splendid system he established in China is continually being received by Sir Robert. For instance, ho has just hoard that m the last year the post office at Tientsin produce a profit of .£2190, though in tho profit o ?'' y ear thcre tad been a considerable doSir Bobt Hart, now 74 years of age, was among the besieged in the Peking Legations i£ f',1 B ,"™ a V.C, won as a subaltern in ;™ki ?T ° l ?' mp Hls MoestGK have been China P Ambassador to