Shao, Tao-t'ai, is to act in Hongkong on the Commission' provided for by the Chefoo Conventi ome means of eventing smuggling from the Colony Into the mainland, while dispensing with the cordon of cruisers which the Wo were informed last nigh the French and German Bliniatere are 0 Jonger opposed to the terma of the Opium Convention, entered into last year in London, 'We understand that Sr, Alba de Salcedo, the Minister fur Spain, has been recalled by his Government, and that rucoseded by Sr. Rodriguez, who tras' Spaniels Miniator: here acme five yeara Fine three gentlemen representing ti German railway and financial syndicate left this for sin by the Chungking on Saturday morning. They are fully accredited by Prince Bismarck to the German Minister at Peking.
Judge Denny was a passenger by the _Hacan which lott here on Satueday morning Genera! hanvine, Military Attache to the French Legation at Poking, left hero on Saturday morning for his post in the Koushing.
BLE, Senhor T, do Souza Roza, Governor of Macav, arrived at Shanghai from Sapan on Thutaday In the Hiroshima Maru, HE. was received at the Nippon Yusen hn Company's Wharf by the Portu-onanly Senhor Cyslhode Carvalho, stow of his compatriots, and left for Hongkong by the Kwanglee on the Och inst, HE, Li' Mung-chang intends. leaving Piouinin for Poking on the 18th instant, HE. Tan, late Provincial Treasurer for Kiangan, having been promoted to the rank of Governor of Hupvi, left on Saturday morning Huacean to proceed to Peking and expr thanks to the Emperor.
An official named Tong arrived here on Saturday morning in a gunboat from king and will act for the Shanghai Tao-t'ai during his abronce at hoard The acting Agent of the Po Oriental Steam Navigation Company informs us that he has received telegraphic from Hongkong informing him that Thames, despatched hence with mai to,, on the 25th ult,, after Leavis ound on Ta south point of paso at 10 p.m., durin; damaged her bows, necessitating her docked at Hongkong. The mails, passe gore and a portion of the cargo are b front on by the Teheran, leaving Hongko at4p.m, on Wednesday. Another telegram states that the steamer's fore hold was full of water, from Osaka, dated the 16th published in a Yokohama lat five of the old who wore arrested on suspicion of high treason, have been re. leased. The trials are almost finished, and there are many who will be disinisse has b of rain at Hankow twenty-one inches in twenty-four laura. When the Kiangyung loft the water mark was 5 feet 6 inches, and when the Kungwo loft it was 9 feet.
On Saturday evening the members of the Customs Club supplemented the Very pleasant entertainments whic hive been giving this season with a musicale of dansant," at which "large ber of ladies and gentlemen were pre: 'The pretty' little theatre which has been armed at the Club served, first as concert-ards as ball-room, The none by Indies and three by men, a concerto by Kreutzer, very skilfully forthe cornet, with orchestral" accompany layed by an amateur violinist, and a solo
ment, very Guely played. Matiée's not true" was very effectively sung by a gentleman whose fine baritone voice is to Shanghai audiences, A proof sixteen dances formed the entertainment, whi very Two extra before the Mixed Court on Monday. In case, a coolie was charged with being concerned with others in arealing two ship's moats from the foreshore in front of Mesars, Butterfield and Swire's godowns at Pootung, It appeared that there had been previous litigation with regard to these lunels, and that their owner, a Chinaman, had been rest i from taking had paid a debt of Tis, 100 owing by him to Messra, Butterfield and Swire's com-heles he appears to have coollys to carry away Pho watchmen employed on 1s endeavoured to prevent their but only succeeded in dotal of the coulles at work on the job, thie being accordingly charged with robanded. In another barged ith stealing from his employers about 10,000. Learning that he was about to be discharged from his employment, he abstracted from a sxfo an order on another bank for Tis 7,000 which he subsequently cashed in gold bars. The discovery of this loss led to the discovery that other sums the shroff, and the his track, with bulk of the money recovered. The prisoner was remanded for enquiry On Friday afternvov, a Chinaman in foreign employ was proceeding through the French Concession with some opium belonging to his master.. While a0 engaged, he was pounced upon by a lekin runner who attempted to drag him into the city, A struggle ensued, during which a policeman appeared on the scone and the runner wa taken into custody, They all went to it being ascertained that the opium carrier was i the employ of a British subject, the parties wore sent to the Central Station. The The Ningpo Chinese who have beau home for the Now-Year holidays are returning to Shanghai. As many as five hundred and twenty-eight arrived here on Sunday by the Yesterday th natives from Ni was another influx of The Great Northern Telegraph Co.'s steamer Store Nordiske which left here some mys days ago to repair the Nagasaki-stock cable, was heard from yeatorday, and what she has done is x remarka ble instance of the accuracy of modern cable work. The tests gave the break the cable as being some 300 miles Nagasaki. The steamer proceode point, grappled for the cable in 100 fathoms of water, brought it up, but it was found that the break was between her and Naga-ask. She buoyed the Viadirostock cable and than proceeded to pick up towards Nagasaki, After one mile of cable had been picked up the break was found, and the jeamer is uow only waiting fair weather to repair it. The accuracy of the calcul tions in such a work is admiral The break in the cable was due to the fact that it passes here over copper at the bottom, which gradually corrodes the iron covering of the call Que of the steamers which arrived on Saturday reports seeing at anchor a vessel which did not have her name painted either on her bow or stern. This is probably the British vessel that left here on Thursdey. According to the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, sec, 34, the name of each hip, and the port to which she belongs hall be painted on a conspicuous part of her stern on a dark ground in white or yellow letters of a length not less than four ches." Failing to comply with this, reudera the owner liable to a penalty not exceeding £100.
The French ironclad Turenne, with Admiral Rieuvier on board, arrived at Amoy on the 28th February.
The following loft Shanghai Saturday morning at ten o'clock for Tientsin:—Sin Nanzing, Taku, El Dorado, Chungking, Wuchang, Fungshun, Haean, Toonwn, Kostshing. "'Thyy were met by the Yehsin off the Red Buoy at noon, and the El Dorado was then leading. It was originally intended to despatch the boats on Friday night, but considering the danger there would be to #0 many vessels leaving in the dark, the departures were thoned till as soon as the tide would rye after daylight on Saturday. The Kowshing had the English, and the Taku, the American mail on board. On Sunday the following vessels left for Tio Wenchow, and Elsa, while the Haeting and Hangchow left for Chefoo, the former vessel to continue her voyage to Ti jegrams hat i hai announcing the arei left here for the north on Saturday morning, among them being the Kowshing, first, on Monday afternoon, and the Chun: king, Wuchang and Haean, The Senate of the United Sates is much ject Cleveland's removals from and appointments to office. One of the Republican cries at the recent election was, that if the Democrats came into power, the thousands of Republican officials all over the States and abroad would be turned out to make room for Democrats. As a fact, the changes made by President Cleveland has moderate in number and generally justifiable, but it that the U.S. Senate has just taken up th case of a Republican, Mr.
Armstrong, Collectur of Int mal Revenue at Utics who has been jamissed by the to make room for an alleged The Senate demanded to know f the removal, and " they hope of a letter from Arni-strong himself, which is said to have made the Senate roar with laughter. It informed the President, in bad yrammat and bad spelling, that although ostensibly a stalwart Republican, Armstrong had really during the last campaign covertly worked hard for Cleveland's election, and if the President would keep him in office, as a Republican, to serve the Democrats way in his power, and particularly old-fashioned way of removals and appointments." This letter effectually wiped out Mr, Armstrong even with his Republican friends.
The Mexican Government is about to establish a meteorological station, tilted with the most approved apparatus, much of it being automatic, on one of the highest mountains, at an elevation of nearly 20,000 feet above the sea level. The required apparatus is being constructed by Hottinger of Zurich.
Referring to the new Secretary of Legation at Peking, the London Figaro says "Mr. William Edward Goschen has been sent to be Secretary to our Legation at Peking; alnest favourable field just now"
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