so far has been very quiet and uneventful, very different from Ixst year! The weather has been uncommonly m 0 much $0, as to have seriously impeded the efforts of certain gentleman who have been trying to provide the community with a skating rink. A suite. ble piece of ground adjoining the Savage Club has been excavated, a shallow rampart thrown up round it, and tons of water, supplied by the Chefoo Water-hont Ca. at cost-price, pumped into it. A roof of matting has kept off the sun, but until the last few days the cold has not been continuous or intense enough to allow of a satisfactory result. This morning. however, the ice appears to be in excellent condition; and a circular has gon+ round, inviting subscribers to come and gyrate at 4 p.m., the rink to be lighted after 7 pu. A very welcome break in the monotony of existence was afforded by an entertain ment at the Savage Club la+t night, the programme of which I append. 'Miss Damstrém's artistic playing was as keenly appreciated as ever, and indeed all the performers received a full measure of applause, encores being, if anything, almost too frequent, as they delayed' the production of the. bonne bouche of the evening, the clever farce entitled All for Love
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