The Archive · 1898

On the 27th inst. Mr. L. Von Leeper

DEPARTURE OF A CONSUL — His Imperial German Majesty's Consul in

Hongkong, left here in the N-D. L. steamer Prinz Heinrich for home. During the five and a-half years he resided here Mr. Von Leeper failed to win the affections of his countrymen or to favourably impress members of other nationalities. His Manners were not engaging, and there was an utter Jack of the suaeiter in mode about him. He has been transferred to Valparaiso, and will be succeeded by Mr. Rieloff, formerly Vice-Consul in London.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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