the two following letters which were re-We have much poe in_ publishing ceived on Satu si ty H.M.'s Consul-General, Mr. P. J. Hughes. It will be seen that the subscriptions announced in the letter from Melbourne will bring the contribution from Victoria up to nearly £3,000, and the Committee there hope that what they have been able to do "may in some measure soften the judgment which recent legislation in these colonies may have provoked." As to this the Victoria Committee need feel no doubts; their fruitful exertions have been thoroughly appreciated both by Chinese and foreignera in China, and while the Chinese Exclusion Acts have been to most of the Chinese here merely a technical injury, not touching hem practically, Australia's generosity has remembere: the ple as well as appealed to their hearts and will po long 1.—Overture—Pique Dame... Suppé.
Messrs. Bichler and Vinay. 2.—Song—"" Hear the wild tds blow ito Mattei. Lacey.
3.—Recitation—~Gentle Alice Brown Bab Ballads.
4.—Duet—The Sfoon hath raised, ete, (Lily of,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.