It may be well to state that the sums remitted on account of Relief Work are as follows metal mount and furniture and the plate Honsn—China Inland Missionaries...92,450 bore this inscription:—Edwin Wells, Chief Kings 259 Engineer, U.S.N., aged El years. "After Newchwang—H'M, Consul 600 the service was completed, the marines Rev. Dr, Nevius, Chefoo 1,500 fired three volleys, and then the men reoP. Bergen, Tsinan 700 turged fo ther ship The funeral of Mr. J. J. Paynter, a Tide- A' further sum of Tle, 100 has been S.B. Drake, Chow-tain 200 surveyor in the service, tool place on Tuesday. The deceased joined the Customs in 1863, so that he had been some 26 years in the Service.
30th ult. he came to Shanghai for medical was stationed at Chinkiang, and on the treatment, but died on sunday. He is} spoken of as having been a very liberal man, and was highly respected.
A'rogular communication of the District Grand Lodge of Northern China, E.C. was held in the Masonic Hall on Monday the Tth January, 1889, when the Right Wor shipful District Grand Master, Bro, Miller, appointed and invested his office bearers for the year, as follows Moore
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.