for the Army Count Oyama.
for the Navy of Finance...
2 of Agriculture Commerce of Education.... Kono.
We learn from one of the Northern steamers which arrived here on Sunday that H.E, Li Hung-chang has recovered from his indisposition.
"BLE. Li Ch'éng-mou, a native of Hunan} Adwiral of the Yangtze, has applied for leave to retire from his peat on the ground i.e Emperor has granted application in a special decree.
According to a report, to the Throne by the Governor of Chekiang, the production of silk this year in Hangchow, Kashing, and Huchow amounts approximately to a fifty per cent. crop.
The Haean was waiting at Chefoo on Sunday to convey H.E. Sheng Taotai to Tientsin, In the Peking Gazette of the 1th ult. there is a memorandum from the Emperor reprimanding the Acting Governor of Ché- kiang for sending certain memorials..to Peking which dealt only with ordinary matters at the express and expensive speed of four hundred li (138 miles) a day.
Telegrams from Mr. J. A. R. Waters at the Belmont, Mine received. here on Saturday read as follons:—July 19th, after 320 tous of re were crushed, the clean-up, gave $3,700. July. 26th, after 215 tons of ore were crushed, the clean-up gave $2,500, 'Very deep sorrow was felt on Wednesday, throughout her large circle of friends, at the news of the death of Mrs. Charles Overbeck... She..was for' mai resident in Shanghai, and ther Jady here who had more thorough and earned the respect and affection of all who knew her. She was a model of kindness,.charitableness; and hospitality, -and the most. heartfelt. sympathy, attends her. husband in his great loss, 5 The community, of all nationalities, was very largely. represented yesterday. after noon at the. New Cemetery, where. the. Rey, Dr. Faber conducted, in German, the funeral service over the late Mrs. Charles Overbeck. Many. of the. friends of. Mr, Overbeck and. his lamented wife are: now away, from Shanghai, but the large number. who attended, and the number of beautiful wreathe heaped on the coffin, bore witness to'the'esteem and affection with which Mrs. Overbeck was regarded.
A very old resident in the person of Mr.
Berthelot, Superintendent of the French 'Municipal Police, passed away on Monday at the age of 55. Mr. Berthelot' was a genial Frenchman and had the' respect of all'who knew him, The funeral took place on Tuesday afternoon, the first of the service being held at St, Joseph's. There wasa large gathering of people to pay their last respects to the deceased, in-General, and his stof, Me cluding -M. Vissiére, Acting French Consul-
Bottu, Acting Secretary, 1, Engineer, and staff of the French Municipality, Consul-General von Huas and Herr Tisljar of the Austrian Consulate, Inspectors Howard and Keeling, and other representatives of the English Munici Police, members of "Lo Torrent" Fi Company, in uniform, and of LaLyre Societe, of both of which the deceased was an honorary member, and a. force of French Municipal Police—the foreigners with' their arms. and fixed bayonets under Sous Chef Jami, and a large concourse of residents. 'The Rev. Father Colombel, s.J., conducted the funeral service, during' which the ontafal que was guarded by sergeants with drawn swords. "At the Cemetery a guard of European, Sikh and Chinese police from the English Settlement formed a' part of the cart e The flags of the French Consulate and Police Stations were half masted during the afternoon in honour of the deceased.
'A telegram was received here on Friday last from Wuhu, stating that Mr. P. Steffich, 2uad officer of the Changon, had died sud-donly on board the steamer. The body was brought on to Shanghai, the steamer arriving here on Saturday.
News was received here on Thursday night(4th) that the third officer of the Hupei shot himself at Swatow on the morning of Sist July. At the inquest the same day evidence was given that the deceased had been drinking heavily.
storm on Monday afternoon, a hail storm Wo lear that during the heavy thunder passed over Yangtzepoo. The wind in the Settlements was very erratic, going from east to west through north and. voeting back to east, finally settling south. The storm after passing Shanghai moved along Pootung, and crossing the river again come distance above the native city, disappeared in the south. The temperature was 82° and the barometer stood at 29,90. Ningpo was visited by a heavy thunderstorm on Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock, and the Kiangteen experienced a third cne in Hangchow Bay at 9 p.m.
'OnSaturday night, a short time before the heavy downpour of rain, there was quite 'a strong gale in parts of the, Settlement. 'In Hongkew tiles were blown off the houses: and a number of jinricehas were upeat,,, 'The Masonic Club is' now permanently lighted with the electric light, which was tried on Friday night last and gave mitch satisfaction to the members.
A British bluejacket was poisoned, almost with fatal results, at the bar at the, on' Wednesday night. He calle for a small bottle of and drank it: off quickly, without' noticing until: too late that it was ink, that, had been. given He was taken to Dr. Magleod's and. thence. to the Hospital, where the stomach-puwp- and: other remedies. were applied with success, but he had a narrow called for the drink, but being engaged i escape, He was perfectly sober, when he conversation did nol notice, what, he, drinking.
All.gportamen must regret the decadence, of yacht racing in shanghai. Informer years there used to be.a good. turn-out of every Saturday and. some was. the. result,.but, the mow h competition las come down. to a race
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