LO, THE POOR ANGLO-INDIAN -- .
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.")
am in perfect agreement with Major Clement Hopkins, now stationed at Lncknow, about " the degenerate phraseology " which is maintained in India in official matters. I have suffered unpleasant things in consequence after retirement. I was once Treasurer to the Whitechapel Art Gallery. A subscrip
tion of £20 came from a retired grocer. I acknowledged formally the receipt of ..£20 only, following the practice of the retired bureaucrat. Next arrives a letter from Canon Barnett. " Please see this letter from the outraged Mr. A. He complains that you have insulted him by suggesting his subscription of £20 is too small. Please soothe him down. By the way, I myself do not quite understand why the only was inserted." The unfortunate Indian bureaucrat had to sit down and write a long-winded explanation.—I am, Sir, &c., GERALD RITCHIE.
Winchester.
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