The Ausiro-Hungarian Army has entered Bosnia and Hertzegovina.
There is one feature in the minutes of the Municipal Council's meeting of the 22nd July, published on another page, which can only be regarded as the reverse of satisfactory, especially when taken in conjunction with the decrease in the number of inhabited houses, as shown by the tables in the Council's minutes, published in the North-China Herald of the 6th July. We allude to the decrease during the past six months of the dues on merchandise. Can it be that Shanghai is thus practically and injuriously feeling the effects of the'stagnation of trade in the famine-stricken districts? or can these reductions in Municipal revenue be trace. able to any less apparent cause? The subject is an important one, and is worthy of ventilation for mang reasons. With respect to the diminution in the number of inhabi. ited houses, one correspondent showed in these columns that that unsatisfactory state of affairs seemed to arise from food consequent: upon the famine, Which, compelling retrenchment of expenditure in many families, led to their giving up their own houses and either take lodging with their neighbours or go into the native city to live—rent being easier to curtail than the cost of either food' or clothing, Bo that as it may, the fact remains that the Municipal revenue is now proved to be suffering from two causes, both probably springing from one source, and it is never too soon to examine into causes the effects of which are beginning to be felt go plainly, The weather on Wednesday, in Shanghai, was distinctly of a typhoon character. The barometer had fallen rapidly on Monday and Puesday, betokening the coming change, and Wednesday morning, broke cloudy and dull, with the wind blowing in strong gusts from the South-east. At about 8.30 rain commenced to fall, and soon increased to a heavy downpour, which continued with but little intermission throughout the day, the wind still blowing in heavy gusto, and gradually working round towards the North-west. About 3 p.m. the wind lulled, but about six recommenced with much violence, and blew for about an hoitr, when calmness again set in. The effect of the rain and wind combined was to reduce the high temperature before prevailing by about 10°, Further subscriptions (given on another page) have been received in aid of the Ching Famine Relief Fund. They include the 23rd and 24th telegraphic remittances from London of Tls. 6,000 each; a remittance from Melbourne of Tls. 4,482.49; Tha. 545.05 from New York, and several smaller sums, amounting altogether to Tls. 17,176.92, and bringing up the total to date to Tls. 159,218.60, of which a balance of Tls. 20,813.45 remains in the hands of the treasurer.
We regret to have to record the demise of M. A. Hennequin, agent of the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes at this port, and Vice-President of the French Municipal Council, which sad event took place on the 2nd inst. The lamented gentleman had, we understand, been ailing for some days, and his end was not altogether unexpected. The flags at the French Consulate-General and on board the M.M. and P. and 0. mail steamships in harbour, were lowered to half-mast, and the French public offices were closed to-day, out of respect to his memory. The funeral took place this morning, and was very numerously attended.
For several days the flags of the different Consulates have been lowered half-mast, a5 token of respect to the memory of the late Queen of Spain, the official news of: whose death had been received.
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