Mayne, ©. B., Consul Wilkinson of Ningpo, Mr. H. 'H. Fox (Vice-Consul), and others. A guard of honour, composed of one hundred men of the 3rd Baluchis and twelve mounted men from the Horse Artillery, presented arms as Sir Ernest Satow made a brief inspection of them. Afterwards, accompanied by Mr. H. S. Wilkinson, Sir Ernest Satow drove away in a carriage up the Nanking Road, preceded by an escort of mounted police and followed by the men of the Horse Artillery.
BLE. Sin Enxest Satow, K.C.M.G., the British Minister to China, left Shanghai on yesterday afternoon. Soon after half-two o'clock a detachment of the 3rd baluchis, under the command of Major Southey, formed up in double line on the foreshore fronting the P. & O. jetty, with the regimental pipe band, and a small detachment of the Horse Artillery. Five minutes later, Sir Ernest Satow, who was escorted by mounted police and Artillery men, arrived in a Wilkinson, the Chief Justice. Before emacoonipanied by Mr. H. S. barking on the tender Victoria, which flew the British Minister's flag, Sir Ernest Satow shook hands with a number of prominent members of the British community in Shanghai, including Mr. Pelham Warren (Consul-General). Mr. F. S, A. Bourne (Consul), Mr. H. H. Fox (Vice-Consul), Captain Reynolds (H. M. S. Pique), Mr. C. J. Dudgeon, and others. During the wait the pipe trid played two or three lively airs, and the troops stood to attention. Sir Ernest Satow then embarked on the tender for Woosung, where he went on board H.M.S. Talbot, which left this morning for Nanking. The tender was escorted by! H. M.S. torpedo-best destroyer Handy.
Ox the occasion of the King of Italy's birthday, Major Nerazzini, Italian Consul-General, at the request of the Italian colony here, sent a congratulatory telegram to His Majesty. It has always been customary to acknowledge courtesies of this kind by post, but on this occasion the King, whose personal interest in Itslian progress in the Far East is well Amown, had the following reply sent by wire from his Palace at Naples "Capodimonte 13 Nor. 9.35 p m.
"Console Generale d'Italia, Shanghai.
"Nostro Augusta Sovrano—ringrazia Lei assleme connazionali. ieee Ministre,
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