of good Queen Victoria was celebrated here last (Tuesday) night in a manner which will be long remembered by many of. the residents. Thanks to the generous hospitality of Mr. A. J. Little, the only British merchant in the place, it was possible for no ess than twenty-three members of the community to celebrate the auspicious event in an enthusiastic and pleasant manner. Mr. Little's old friends in Shanghai and elsewhere do not need to be told that, for sociable qualities, few can excel him, and it only required such an occasion as the 22nd inst, supplied to bring to the boiling point every patriotic and hospitable proclivity in his nature. Nearly "the whole of Chungking" had been invited, and it says mud for the popularity of Mr. Little that &0 many responded to his invitation. At 7.30 p.m. his guests sat down at a beautifully prepared table which gave proof that, among the cooks and "boys" who wait upon foreigners in this distant port, there are some whose taste and cleverness can well bear comparison with those of servants in more favoured localities. Full
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