ill sing "The Coster's Serenade."
4.—The only Piefke wil offer a few remarks, 5.—The Sisters de Vere (not Greenlaw)
Serio Comic Artistes, in their Sparkling Song and' Dance, "Tu love with the Man in the Moon"
(by permission of Herr Puffenheimer.)
6.—Finale.
The celebrated Paffenheimer Ladies' Band, Director: Professor Puffenheimer, In reference to the proposed Antwerp International Exhibition of 1894, Mr. Max Goebel, the Cunaul-General for Belgium, informs us that he proposes to call a meeting of all interested in the matter, as intending exhibitors or otherwise, at an early date, when a local committee will be appointed.
Just two months ago the regulation German Consular flag was changed, and as the Consulite here had no pattern to work on, a new flag could not be made till a short time ago, The new ensign was hoisted on the German Consular flagstaff on Wednesday for the first time. It is like the ordinary merchant flag with an eagle (Reichsadler) in the centre.
Mr. Robert Kennedy, Manager here of the Mercantile Bank of India, Ld., has been appointed Manager of the Bombay branch of the bank, and leaves for his post by the outgoing English mail.
The Rev. J. W. Stevenson, C.1.M,, asks us tu state that he hus received the following contributions towards the fund for the relief of the famine in North Shansi Rev. Mr. Muirhead, $20; Miss Kny, Rev. G. F. Fitch, $14.57; Suutheen Meth dist. Episcopal Mission—(ndditional), $1 Teachers and pupils of the Anglo-Chi College, Hongkew, $25: Anglo-Chu College, Hongkew, $25, Further subseri tions will be received and sani delay to cur missionaries for di We have received a letter from Mrs. Kingsmill with reference to the funds settled on her on her marriage with Mr. Kingsmill, but as the case in which she is indirectly concerned is still sub judice, it would be obviously improper to publish her letter.
The new Hongkew market was opened yesterday morning. The market people Were most anxious to get in, and instead of the police ving a difficulty to get them to occupy the place, as was the case with the Navking Road market, hard put to it to keep them on opening hour. From early on Wednesday evel '3 cordon of police surrounded the building and the people brought their tables and stands which they were compelled to place in the streets. The noise they made kept people living in the vicinity awake all night, and at 3.a.m., when the market was opened, the marketman rushed in and took the place by storm, every spot being occupied. There was some quarrelling among them owing to disputes over particular stands, tu which they had no stronger claim than the fact that they had previously stuck their names up on the posts, which the police had promptly removed. Apparently they were afraid there would not
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