London, 17th April, The Emperor Frederick is suffering from pneumonia. The family have assembled, and Prince Wilhelm has been appointed to represent the Emperor.
H. E, Senhor Roza, Envoy Fxtraordinary for Portugal to Peking, accompanied bj Senhor Valdez, Portuguese Consul, ani Senhor Nolasco, Interpreter, left, here on the Chungking on Sunday for the new treaty between itis anid that ort
Senhor Roza, who has been offered the Embassy at Washington, is to be made a Viscount.
We understand that Mr, George Jamie-gon has accepted the Acting Judgeship in Japan, during the absence of Mr. Hannen, will leave for Yokohama as soon as ai, appointment to his office here has been made. We congratulate Yokohama on the appointment 5 it will be a very difficult thing to replace Mr. Jamieson here, where his popularity is only equalled by the esteem in which he is held as a Judge, It would have been interesting to see the expression on the Viceroy Li Hung-chang's face, when he penned the paragraph! in his Report to the Throne of his inspection of the troops at Pao-ting-fu, in reference to the "'old regulars." He gravel reports that these fossils performed their evolutions in good style, their volleys, fired with gingalls or fowling-pieces, sounded well together, seventy per cent, or more of their arrows hit the target, and their sword and buckler drill was creditable." All this was in the extracts from the Peking Gazette which we publish elsewhere, At a meeting of members of the Shanghai Gynmasium, held last Thursday(12th), theaccounts for last year were passed, Theyshowed a balance due to the Hon, Treasurer of $91.53, against which there are Tis, 300 on deposit in the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, one unpaid bill and the subscriptions to be collected for the year 1888/89. A new Committee was elected, Schlee, Lunat, Micharl, and Adolf Rohde, consisting of Messrs, Schultz, Mandl, Hon. Treasurer. It would be set thing if some of the new and e: ly of the younger members would make more use of the class nights on Mondays and Thursdays, or avail themselves of the services of the French Fencing Master who is then in attendance.
Captain Hayes' class for practical instruction in the act of horse Mohawk Lodge on Saturday afternoon was largely attended, and proved a most interesting not to say profitable afternoon's work to everybody present. There were nearly sixty in the class, Few people would believe that there is so much art in the business until they have seen
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