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Sharp....D.A.G. Seel Peace DAG. do Mansfield... do do do do.G. Tyler A general meet of members of the Shanghai Gymnasium was held on Monday evening under the presidency of Mr. Charles Schlee. There was a very small attendance. The election of the committee was tire proceeded with, and Mess Lundt, Rohde, oelkel," Cooper, Tulloch and Neuberg were elected, the Inst three taking the plices of Messrs, Michael, Pardon, and lee. Messrs. Purdon, Callaway, Sehlee, K. Schmidt, Flotow and Kerekhoff were elected to constitute the Ballot Committee. The accounts which were adopted showed a satisfactory state of affairs, there being a balance of Tis, 250 in hand? A motion in favour of reducing the subscription to $5 in the case of new members under the age and then the remaining clear half—thus of 20 was carried, and it was arranged that dividing the property into three halves—instruction in gymnastics should be imto his sister and nephew. The case was parted to any such young members. Mr. brought for a decision as to how in this Cooper brought forward a suggestion that, case the property should be divided. {with the object of increasing interest in Only thirteen players put in an appearanos the club, a public gymnastic display should on Wednesday afternoon for the practice be given; and after some discussion it was agreed to leave the matter in the hands of auatch arranged to take place on the Shanghai Football Club ground; but notwith the committee to arrange details. standing the fact that the players were in We regret to have to announce the death one sense at sixes and sevens, a capital of Mr. J. G. Thirkell, editor and pro-me took place, between sides captained prietor of the Shawhai Courier, The d Moule and Pearce. The latter played ceased came out to Shanghai to the North in fine form, and mainly through his efforts China Herald office in 1876, and was a Past the score at half time stood at three goala Master of the Cusmopolitan Lodge of none. Ten minutes before time, however, Freemasons. He has been gradually sink-W. H. Moule scored for the other side with ing for game time, Much sympathy will be a good, hard shot, and five minutes later felt throughout the community" for his A. J. "H. Moule' added a second goal, widow and children. The funeral took Several times the same players were within place on Tuesday afternoon, the first an ace of equalizing, but they were not portion of the service being held at successful, and Pearce's side won an excit-j the Cathedral at half-past three o'clock. ing game by three goals to two.
At the Cemetery a number of people "Phe following table shows the number of were waiting, so that when the funeral vessels entered at the Shanghai Customs in eurtige met the others at the grave, there December, during 1889, and since the port were quite s large number. of people has been opened to trade present, including a good many old resid-December During Since opening ents and Freemasons. It was arranged in isi. ind of porte the morning that the pull bearers should be selected from among the Masons, one for American 3. 80 20002 113082 ALL esses 1,928 vosse. 3,875
each lodge, and the representatives of the Chinese Paves TIT vases B44 Press. The coffin was covered with wreaths German 37 299 ie 2,771 and floral crosses, and the coffin plate bore French 5 63 vi. 1,648 the name of the deceased and his age.
Japanese s... 19. 178 2 1,584 We draw our readers' attention to the Danish - 4. 698 Feport in another column of Mr. Stevenson's Spanish. -—408 clever and amusing lecture on "Fools and Dutch 438 their Follies."
1 7 233 Conanun black leaf Congous sold in 225 auction at London in the last week of 1 ca 150 November at 4d. a pound, mao 23 The English, French and German mails 2.. 15 arrived here in 1889 as follows 236 607 1,852 5 English mails on Thursday, or 34 days, 10, wy Friday," 4, 35 The Volunteer Artillery gained a little 9 sy os oe Saturday, 4,36 experience at the recent sham fight, for 1 4, mail Sunday, 87 they found that the enemy blew up a bridge 1 os Monday 4, 38 and left them without the means of crossing acrook, To remedy this in the future, 26 English mails, with an average of 35}days. the Artillerymen are now being put through 7 French mails on Saturday, or 35 days. fa course of pontoon drill, and they are 6 4 ow " Sunday, 4,36 to carry with them materials for making eye Monday, 5, 87 bridges. About China New Year they wi have a field day, when all the members who [ea ey Tuesday, 5, 38 can attend will be further instructed in the 2 ya ey Weday, 4, 39, practical working of a pontoon corps. 14, mail Thursday, 40 We have to thank the Sicawei Obser-1 4, 4 Saturday, 5, 42 5, vatory for a copy, received on Wednesday evening, of the Bulletin Mensuel, {¢ con-French mails, with an average of 364 days. tains the usual invaluable tables and 3 German wails, on Sunday, or 33 days, charts, and special monographs on the two Tie ae 1" Monday, 4 34 4 typhoons in the Formosa Channel of 31st 6 " 1 33 July to 2nd August, the Hongkong typhoon 1 36 of ith August, the typhoons of the 19th mail 4, Thursday, 37 avd 20th, and the Wenchow Re of 22nd August. Mention is made of the great 13 German mails, with an average of 34} heat that prevailed here in the early part days. and middle of August, and there is a special should be mentioned that the French chart of the China Sea, showing the tra-mail which took 42 days was the Anadyr's jectories of the typhoons''during the month, mail, which was brought on by the following We received on Monday from the Japan English wail steamer Ganges, It is notice-Ga: ztte ofice, Yokohama, a copy of the able that some of the fastest outward pass-Japan Directory for 1890, and the caro with ages were made in the middle of winter, so which this most useful volume is compiled that the old-fashioned monsoon allowance, is shown by the fact that it contains a het which so disorganised our mail days now, of the new Cabinet, constituted on 24th might well be done away with.
December last. The directory itself, which ILMLS. Leander cust off from her-buoy occupies 201 pages, is indispensable, then at about a quarter to one yesterday, and comes an appendix which contains a concise had then to wait a few minutes to allow and readable account, with a history, of the Chungking to pass up. As she was!
Japan, covering 64 pi the full text leaving, her drum and fe band played of the recently granted Constitution and any Syne and The Girl I left behind Laws; the China, Japan and Corea Orders me, and the fineness of her lines was well Council, 1885, 1886 and 1887; a note on seen as she passed down the harbour, for Japan's Treaties with foreign countries, and she moved along without leaving a ripple the text of the Austro-Hungarian treaty, on the water. being that of latest date with a European 'The will which formed the subject of the power; and the present Customs Tarif' and interesting case heard on Wednesday before Bonded Warehouse Regulations, Tt la the Chief Justice was drawn by the late well printed and bound and is altogether Mr. John Bailey, and he made in it an invaluable volume. the curious mistake of making the testator It is stated that this year the Messageries leave the residue of his property to his two Maritimes will put four of their present reputed children, one clear half ta each, Australian liners, the Ucéanien, Salazie,
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