0th October.
ELE. Liu-Kun-yi's death-bed was made happier' by the news that the foreign garrisons at Shanghai are to be withdrawn on the first of: November. Few will assert that there is tiny pressing necessity for them to remain here, sorry: as we shall all be to lose them. The men have been universally remarkably well-behaved, and perfect order lias been. kept among the four nationalities represented; while the officers have been a welcome addition to our society, and have made many friends who will sincerely regret their departure. But the good old Viceroy whom "we lament felt -that their presence was a slur on his ability to maintain order in his: government; and: Admiral Seymour was right in pointing out in the " Times " that it was fair that we should accede to his repeated request for the withdrawal of the troops, considering how much we all owe to him. The notice is short, but to this soldiers are accustomed; we welcomed their coming two years ago, and we must now speed their departure: The evacuation should be strong stimulus to recruiting' for the Volunteers. We are told that the French Council will take this opportunity to make a large increase in their force of gendarmerie here, but with that exception, the whole foreign. garrison, English, French, Germans, and Ja-; panese will have left us within a month: and while we shall be always glad to see them again, we trust that those who predict that they will be ordered back here within six months will be disappointed.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.