What the irreverent call a "hop" took place at the British Legation on the 15th inst. Che beauty and fashion of Peking were present in great force and, for a while, dail care was driven far away, perhaps to Shangh: The only mistake in a most te programme was the non-invitation stayed at home, read the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, and reflected that "since grumbling is essential to the complete happiness of mankined, thos: who assist in its production are entitled to the sincerest gratitude."
THE GOVERNOR OF SITANTUSG, she was recently eulogised in your columns, has been dismissed. The only real fault proved against him was the possession of too much money. It is supposed that he requires little' leisure in order to be able to discover where some of his wealth would be likely to "do the most good," also to reflect on the uncertainties of (official) life—under petticoat government. Wherefore he has obtained it. Why not?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.