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Owrxo to the inclement of the weather and the corresponding condition of the ground no sports took plice on Saturday Afternoon, and the ran with the beazley arranged for Sunday afternoon was also postpourd.
We are informed that the Fand in Chinkisng for the Soldiers' Families amounts to more than $500.
Aut the winter channels on the Yangtz are now buoyed and three fathoms is the Toast. water found in them.
Our French neighbours are to be con. gratulated on the fact that Me. Pant Brunat and Mr. J. Chapsal have allowed themselves to be nominated as exndidntes at the forthcoming election for the French Municipal Council. Messrs. J. ©. Bors and S. A. Hardoon are also candidates, Tur, Mocks in Messra S. ©. Farnham Old Dock are being set for the reception of the Government dredyer St. Enoch which has recently come. from Weihaiwei for a general overhaul.
A avicrve ix reported to have taken place nesday morning. It appears a foreigner engaged a sampan at the Polk Road jotty some time betwoon 9.30 nnd 10 d'elocke, and in reply to the sampan coli, youth about 18 yours of age, stated he wanted to go to Pootung. The tide was ebb and when the sampan reached the chow-chow water off Pootung Point the foreigner, who had been standing with his back aguinst the hood of the axmpan, suddenly tok header into the water and disappeared, The -astonivhed coolie. at once reported the matter to Inspector Mellows of the River Police who communicated -with the Central: Station, Yesterday s second witness of the affair lia taun ie " laodah in charge of Mr. Colin ave evidence at the Central Police Stati
Buchanan's steam launch. His evidence niler to that of the sampan coolie, but his description of the foreigner differed considerably, and was itself somewhat contradictory and vague. The foreigner is as being a man of medium height having a dark moustache. He had no overcoat; wore a dark coat, and brown leather boots. The detectiver are busy investigating the case, but nothing definite has been ascertained. Several persons have been reported to the'police ax: misaing,-"and the detectives are endeavour them in the hope of. ascertain identity. Taz body of suicide has not yet been recovered. has lost his mother who died in her son's yamen in the native city on Wednesday at noon in her vighty-fourth year. This will necessitate the appointment of a new magintrate—the third within Mr. Lan will period of mourning and retirement from public affairs. It for the district magistrate of Shanghai has to pay the Peking officials something Tike Tls. 40,000 for the appointment, and in e caves even Tls. 50,000, while an acting appointment costa the appointee about " third of the amount which does not go to Peking bur to the Provincial offic now lown that YG Txotai of this city has appointed Mr. Tai, the Chief Commis-wet of Shanghai district police, to be acting Shanghai magistrate pending further orders from ing and Soochow. While acting as Shanyh: magistrate pro tem. \tr. Tai till rotaing hi commissionership of police.
Tue prospectus has been issued of the China Steam Laundry, a limited jointetock compvay, organised under German law. Mr.
Heyn and five prominent Chinese form the hoard of directors, the capital in Tls. 20,000, of which one-half is offered for subscription in shares of Tis, 100 each, and the necessary buildings are to be completed before tite end of March nett, ao that the company will not be ong before getting to work.
Our old friend Daybreak" in Inst Sunday's Sport and Gossip proposed to start x "Sportsmen's Fund for the Widows and Orphans," the subscription being fixed at $1, neither less nor more. We learn that the suggestion, n very good one, has been well taken up, and Sportsmen who have a Mexican to spare will find lists at all the principal points of resort.
A -ATAL boat xecident occurred recently at Wuhu One of the coasting steamers had finished loading for the South and the coolies left the vessel in a native boat. They had not proceeded far when a snow squall struck them: and the boat which was grossly overcrowded turned turtle. All, numbering some twenty-odd men, were drowned.
Tuose whom business or pleasure takes to the houses on the Bubbling Well Road are advineil to note that the numbers hav" been recently changed by some tricksy sprite. It is thought by some that the new numbering begins at the Bund. We propose to send a competent explorer to investigate before the publication of the Hong List.
Tae ways of our gore: remarkable. After yer of experience our Board of Trade has elaborated regulations for the erection of stalls on steamers carrying horses that have made the loss of a horse even in stormy weather +n the Atlantic a very rare occurrence. Yet the transports going to the Cape carrying trained cavalry and artillery horses whose safe arrival was most important have been allowed to he fitted up so flimsily that number of valuable horses have been loxt.
Booxtxe for Nerves opened this morning at Messrs. S. Montrin & Co.'s., and all the seats were soon disposed of. Apart from the object for which the performance given, and which alone should secure a bumper house, the production itself promisee to he an exceptionally interesting one, as of the seven principal characters no less than four been entrusted to performers who will on this occasion make their first appearance before a Shanchai public. Of these, Mr. Charles Henry and Miss Lily Hamilton, known to their friends in private life as Major Hizes (late of the 16th Lancers) and his charm:
ing wife, have already established for themselves & prominent por the front rank of xmataure in In jleewhers, in addition to which Major Higgs is the author of several ance-awful burlesques.
From what we hear of Miss Daisy Plumptree and Miss Margot Vaughan we anticipate that they will prove valuable recruits to the ranks of local talent.
With Mrs, Fairoffer, probably the best "first old woman" Shanghai has ever produced, and such established favourites as Mr. Wynne and Mr. Vestibule to fill the cast, 9 really Grat-class representa tion of a very amusing farcical comedy may be looked forward to. We hear that "diy number of our local rank, fashi beauty will appear in the second act, the action of which takes place in a fashion-sin Regent Street, and stic representation of which our scene painters are putting forth their best efforts.
At the Regular Communication of the District Grand Lodge of Northern Chin: E.C., held on the 6rh January, 190 Worshipful Brother Lewis Mvore, District, Grand Master, appointed and invested the foll.wing Brethren District Grand Officers for the enuing year, He was assisted in the ceremony by Wor, Bro. W. H. Anderson, D.D.G.M. and Wor, Bro. T. W. Kingsmill, P.A.G.D. of C. and P.D.D.G.M..
Wor. Bro, W. H. Anderson..D.D.G.M.
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