Companion After the ceremony the Companions adjourned to the Shanghai Club for dinner, where they entertained several friends and spent a very pleasant evening.
Photographs have been taken of the addresses which were presented to the Duke of Connaught on behalf of the British community at Shanghai and the local Masonic body, and form an interesting memento of the Royal visit. The designing and illuminating of the addresses were performed by Mr. R. A. de Villard.
One of the most successful photographs of interiors with figures in it we have ever seen is that taken by Mr. Salzwedel of the interior of the Masonic Hall on the 8th instant, when R. W, Bro. J. I. Miller, D.G.M., was reading headdress to H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, D.G.M. Bombay and P.G.M. Sussex, England, signed by Masons of all constitutions within the province. It is easy enough to take an Interior with no life in it. You fix you camera and go away and come back after a sufficient interval. Thisone is full of figures, well-known members of the community. In the back, posed most accurately, are the two organists, Mr. Crompton and Mr, Lanning, supporting the Prince of Wales's feathers. On the dais behind what seems to be an altar is in the centre Mr, J. I. Miller, standing up reading the address to the Duke, who rested on his right, while on the Duke's right Mr. Kingsmill is standing in an attitude of attentive respect. On Mr. Miller's left, still on the dais, are seated Mr, Thorne and Mr. Dallas, a cord dividing these high officers from the somewhat less worshipful crowd, who occupy three benches on each side of the Hall. Many of them are distinctly recognisable, and the picture altogether is so good, that no one who was present can fail to wish to preserve a copy as a memento of a notable incident in the annals of Freemasonry iv Shanghai. It would add still more to the value of the photograph as a remembrance, if Mr. Salzwedel were to print on the mount the terms of the address and of the Duke of Connaught's reply, with the names least, the high officials who appear picts It is well known that the fires steamers feeding on the coast and n China are very fond of smuggling salt and sulphur and' other contraband' articles, often in the ship's bunkers. The accident which occurred not long ago on the Verona in Hongkong should lead to increased vigilance to prevent the smuggling of sulphur, at all events. In that case a sling in which twenty-five bags of sulphur were being hoisted up, broke, and the sulphur fell on to the ballast, and took fire, and water had to be pumped into the hold, which fortunately had nothing else in it, loss of the sulphur. It is evident from this that sulphur will ignite if it falls as that did, and the officers of local steansers are recommended to make a note of this, A very enthusiastic audience welcomed the Hudson Surprise Party at the Lyceum Theatre on Wednesday evening, and were delighted with the artistic and comic programme provided for them. Mr. Hudson was very amusing, both in his singing and dancing, and Miss Lily C. Baber was in excellent voice. As an encore song she gave Home, Sweet Home," to which the accompaniment of Miss Habgood was a revelation, as she introduced sume astonishingly effective harmonies that were a credit to her artistic feeling and technical ability. Ouda's performance on the high trapeze is most wonderful, and is accomplished throughout with grace and euse; though the double dislocation feat is rather a shock to sensitive nerves.
News has been received here of the wreck of the Tetuan, from Singapore to Shanghai, with timber, The vessel was lost on the Lvochoo Islands and the crew appear to have arrived at Kagosima, in the Gulf of Simabawa, Captain Brown having telegraphed from that port. The cargo and freight were locally insured.
The Kuling wanton short trial trip up the river to the bottom of the Seven Mile Reach yesterday. She left the Customs Pootung buoy at 2.15 p.m. and on the return trip went alongside Kinleeyuen wharf, the whole time occupied being two hours. While she has been laid up, her wheels have been raised a foot, and she has been arranged to work only twocylinders instead of four, and during the trial the engines worked up to thirty-two revolutions, easing down afterwards to twenty-eight. She had the tide with her one way and against her the other.
The following numbers are said to have been telegraphed up from Hongkong having each drawn $1,000 in the Manila Lottery this month:—77; 8,545; 8,669 10,462; 19,695; 24,9 7 38,423 5 40,935; 44,665.
'Admiral of the Fleet Sir Prove William Parry Wallis, G.C.B., entered on his one hundredth year on' Saturday. He has belonged to the British Navy for over {ninety-three years, having been borne on {the books of Lo Précoyaute at the battle of Cape St. Vincent, which was fought on the 14th of February, 1797, though he did not actually go to sea until three and a half years later, when he was a little over nine years old. ' He was one of the lieutenants }of the Shawion in her fight against the Chesapeake, and was made a bust-captain in 1819.
The two quotations that we have lately made from the Economistexplain thoroughly the probably effect of the proposed silver bill. There will be a sharp rise at fest, but no permanent benefit produced, and the scheme will introduce a fresh element of uncertainty and instability into the silver market.
On Saturday a native was charged at the Mixed Court with being found in a house in Woosung Road with an unlawful purpose and with stealing §1 from the person. He was sentenced to 100 blows and to be kept at the Louza Station. 'Two natives were charged with assaulting a nian at the Hongkew Wharves. One was entericed to be deported, and the other to tive days' imprisonment. Yesterday a Chinese was charged with creating a disturbance in a house in Seward Road, and breaking a number of articles. He was ordered to ay $3 for the damage done and a fine of 31. A thief stole some onions from a field near Kongwan and was ordered to be sent with ruinners to the scene of the robbery and to return them to the owner.
A number of thieves werebeforethe Mixed Court on Wednesday and were sentenced. One stole some wood and was ordered to be imprisoned for three weeks and to carry the wood back to the person from whom he stole it. Another committed an assault and was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment and to find security for his good behaviour. A beggar who stole some timber was sent to the Refuge at the South Gate, Three men who stole horseshoes, coal and sandalwood, were remanded. A'thief who stole some cotton singlets was sent to the French Mixed Court, A burglar was ordered to be imprisoned for two months, while four men who stole horseshoes and rod iron from the Canton were sentenced, tivo to two weeks' cangue each and two to five days' imprisonment.
W. A. P. M. contributes to the Chinese Times the following ODE To PEARL GROTTO,
stands on a hill overlooking the, plain in [Thetemple: Lhaebearathenameot SEER which Peking is situated. The writer of these lines has for many years found in it a grateful shelter from the heat and dust of the capital.)
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