sider ey Church of Our morrow at 11 o'clock. for the lite Pre-to be held in the Tacnspay (to-morrow), the date of the funeral of the late beloved and Ismented President of the Us a having been set abut by President Roosevelt as day of mourning and prayer, the U.S. Consul-General, Mr. John Goodnow, asked all American citizens in Shangh'i to observe the day, and cease, as far as possible from their us tial Meet sorrow will be felt by n Shanghai and Nasasaki, on learning of the death of Mr. M. H. Cook, an old resident and a high Mason, very much iked and respected by all who blew I After a short illness he died at the General Hospital on Tuesday evening.
Tue funeral of the Into Mr. Matthew H. Cook took place on Thursday morning at the Old Cemetery, and was largely attended by members of the Mason fraternity and friends. The Rev. Dr. J. R. Hykes, p.p., after the service in the chapel gave a brief and touching address bearing upon the good character and benevolence of the deceased gentleman, who had been a resident in Shanghai for snore than thirty years. The coffin, covered with numerous wreaths, was borne to the wrave by Messrs. J. Goodnow, C. 8. Consul-General and Sen-for Consul, A. H. Danforth, G. Howard, J. Gould, L.' Moore, G. A. Derby, W. HI. Anderson and W. P. Bentley. ur: Masonic Hall was crowded t> over-Hlowiog on Wednesday night, when the first exhibition of the Imperial Bioseope was given. Many people had to be turned away from the doors, but they will have further opportunities of secing the exhibition on Saturday and Monday evenings. The pictures were excellent through-every photograph, without was received with rounds of Vhe pictures of King Elward VII driving to the opening o Parliament, the Funerat Provession of Queen Vietorin, the Derby of 1901, and the Transeanl War were greatly appreciated and were cheered tothe echo. Of the of.ers, the photographs of the Into Queen, King Edward VIT and his Consort, und Lord Roberts were very trae to life.
A concert has, it will be soon, been ed in aid of the Yangtze Floods Relief Fund, and is t" take place at the Masonic Hall next Friday night, the 20¢h instewt. The excellent band of SIS. Hansa, has, through the kindness of Rexr-Admiral Kirchhoff, been placed xt the disposal of the Gommittee and several tours hace promised their assistance, an excellent concert is promised for a most. praise-worthy object and should undoubtedly be met with wil the support. such an object deserves, The orchestral music will be exceptionally well worth hearing.
Ar 11.300 Wednesday night afire broke out ina native cake shop numbered 5 and 6 Kiangse Road through, it is supposed, the upsetting of a kerosene oil lamp on the top floor. Four houses were destroyed and three others were damaged by fire and water. The house in which the tire broke cut was insured, The property is owned by Messrs, David Sassoon and Ov. Once again the police had considerable ditticulty with foreizuees who persisted in entering the fice lines, and, in one case a name had be given to the Captain Superintendent, Police.
A rine broke out on Thursday morning at 4.40 o'clock in a cookhouse attached to No. 78, Kookaloong, an alleyway situated Peking and Tientsin Roads in A foreigner residing close upon the excited natives ru ing about, rushed to the scene and found a quant 'y of straws, some ten piculs, ablaze in the cookhouse. He pressed some coolies into service who quickly made a chain and bande? water along to quench the flames, thereby undoubtedly preventing the fire assuming any serious proportions, and saving the Fire Brigade considerable trouble. The contents and property were insured. The origin of the ire hus mat yet been discovered. The hen and roof were all that sustained A rine broke wutat 3.20.1, on Tuesday ina cookhouse at 161, Kiukiang Rond, neat the corner of Fuakien Road. the' Fire Brigade speedily lind a good supply of water on and confined the fire mainly to the cookhouse, which was partly destroyed, property is Chinese-owned and un-Another fire occurred at 2 p.m.
in a house numbered 63, Kiukiang Road, The hour was one when most of the firemen were just returning to their afternoon vocations, but in a very short time many of them were in uniform and had a good stream of water playing. The flames could be distinctly sven from various parts of the settlement, and what appeared to be a big fire at first turned out to be a small affair of some three houses destroyed, this small loss being undoubtedly due to the promptitude of the Fire Brigade. Numbers 62, 63 and 64 were completely destraye}, and number 65 partly damaged by fie and water. We understand the buildings belonged to Mr. E. Jenner Hogg and were insured. The contents were uninsured.
Mr. D. Satow of Nanking Road has published a most interostins and artistic souvenir of ths Amateur Cuus in the
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