Tt is reported that the British Government have agreed to hand back the city of Shamchnn, the place occupied at the time of the disturbances created by the Chinese of the neighbouring districts in the leased Territory by the British. troops under General Gascoigne, to China, on the latter paying an indemnity of $90,000 for costs of the military operations. I'am not aware whether the question of the boundary has at the same time been fully sotied, but it can hardly be. satisfactory if it leaves Shamchun in possession. of the Chinese to become a new Alsatia on the model of what Kowloon city was before its occupation. The troops at Shamehun, consisting of 200 men of the Hongkong Regiticut, are to be
Camp, about half a mile south of the withdrawn today and will proceed to Ferry Shamehun river, 'THE PITY OF Ir, curious story comes from Canton. It is to the effect that an American lady medical missionary who has, in consequence of eccentric conduct been for sometime dissociated from any Society, has resolved to marry her Chinese cook, aman much younger than herself, of no education, and destitute even of any' personal attractions, It is sincerely to be hoped that her friends will succeed in dissuading her from taking so undesirable a course, more especially as no missionary will consent to tie the knot, and the marriage could therefore only' be celebrated according to Chiness rites, This Indy was some years ago mobbed in the streets of Honam and then received serious injuries. Powibly she has never repotly recovered from the shock then received.
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