If you receive accounts of the Curonation festivities from your correspondents at each and every of the three-dozen (more or less, for new p '© NOW opening so continuously: thet it is impossible to Keep the run of them) Treaty Ports, I fear your readers will have a surfeit of Coronation news. At the same time, relating the proceedings ought to find a place in y. columns, if only to courter st the impression thit we have nothing els? but Boxer disturbances to cluunicle at this far-western centre. Wo have, indeed, heard nothing of the Boxers of late, so we may hope that the severe punishment they have received at the hands of the well-armed Imperial troops has finally repressed their aspirations. The celebration of the day began with a service on board H. M.S. Kinsha in the morning, which was attended by the bulk of our community which, as your reiders know, is here miid jionary, and by the French and Japanese Consuls and' their staffs, all in full cloth uniforms notwithstanding the heat. Tu the evening, Consul Wilton gave an entertainment at the fine new British Consulate inside the City, the building of which was only completed this spring. The handsome lawn was brilliant ly illuminated by lanterns, fireworks and fire balloons were sent up, and a magniticent new gramophone discoursed songs and orchestral airs. It wasa beautiful starlight night, and the large company present ud the effective setting of the scene surprised everyone who had the privilege to take part. The company comprised about sixty men and a dozen Indies and children. Great credit is due to our energetic Consul and to the commanders and crews of the two gun-vessels in port, the Kinsha and the Woodlark, for their untiring efforts to give the community a real treas and to do all due honour to the great historical event commemorate.
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