Society for the ensuing year. The fullowing were chosen as Committee:—Messrs. Brodie A. Clarke, ©. Murray Adamson, M. McLeish, ©. M. Bain, W. B. Buyers, Robert In siis, and R. D, Watt, with the 'A. Wright, W.'S. Burns, G. S. Lindsay,
new President and Vice-President.
We understand that an effort 1 made to revive the Shanghai Choral and that, so far, about 50 ladies and gentlemen who have all been approached personally have promised their assistance in the chorus, while others will sup-ort the society. as honorary 1 With the present large number of residents further personal cany impossible. All who are interested" in the roviral of the Society are request to send in their wames and addresses (at the same time mentioning whether they are willing to give their supper: as Active or Honorary Members) to. Me. H. F. Bell, c/o Messrs Ilert and Ca, For the information of any new comers to Shanghai who may be willing to render their assistance, we may mention that re old Soci-ty had for its object the endow ment of choral singing, and that tw or three concerts were given du: ing the season, these consisting, generally, of a Cantita and some part songs, or los, Bach member, on payment of a subscription, which was then five dollars, received tio tickets for each performance.
Tae Shanghai Society of Engineers and Architects announe> the first meeting of their session for Thursday, the 30th ins at 9 p.m., at No. 1, Yuenmingyuen Roa when Mr. AP. Wood will deliver his Presidential address.
Tue trans-Pacific cables are going on, Marconi notwithstanding. The Colonia, with the English cable, left Vancouver Island, to which one end is attached, in the third week of September, and is curving the other end to Fanning Island; while the join San Francisco with Honolulu, the first stage in the course of the American cable.
Tue report of Weeks & Ca., Li. for the year ended the 31st of July last shows a balance orallable for distribution of $20,665, of which the Directors propose to pay $20,000 in a dividend of 19 per cent, write off $518 from flotation expenses, and carry forward the balance, $147.
Tue following telegraphic information, dated the 16th in-t., has been received from the Sumatra Director and Manager of the Maatschappy tot Mijn- Bosch- en Lvndbouwexploitatie in Langkat, La.:—
Daily aggregate output of Gallons.
Crude Petroleumees tore. 44000 Crade Petroleum in "Tanks ab date - $30,000 Kerosene made since the date oftheprecedinghalf-monthly Cases.
telegram 41,000 Kerosene shipped since the date of the preceding halimonthly telegram. 13,000 Kerosene in Stock at at date 140,000 Tue General Agent of the Shanghai Sumatra Tobacco Ca., Ld., has received the following telegraphic advice from the Deli Maxtschappy, Amsterdam:—Sold 467 bales tobacco at Glds. 0.46, Tar, Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, London, has issued a notice signed by Messrs. Caleb Lewis and T. H. Whitehead, ger, announcing the of " branch of the bank at New York, under the management of Mr. G. Bruce Websier.
Tne water mark at Hankow on the 18th inst, was 30ft. 2in.. and at Kiukiang on he following day 29ft.
From Ibert and Co.'s Market Report of 4th October we learn: "It is an open secret among the Chinese that the so-called ' Boxers' were bought off by the officials, and, it is said, characteristically enough, but' for the truth of which we will not vouch, that the Chinese merchants here who have dealings with Szechuan were made to subscribe to a fund for this purpose." The Report of 10th October contains the following "Both Chinese and foreigners are this week mourning the death of the great. Viceroy, Liu Kin-yi, who has passed away at his Viceregal post after having completed a long career of most. di tinguished service in his country's interest.
Probably, with the exception of Li Hung-chang, the name of Lin Kun-yi has been best known to foreigners among: Chines statesmen, but while the greatness of the former was, in foreign estimat tion, a. greatness achieved through 3 course of policy which allowed nothing and nobody to stand in the way of the search after power, the memory of Liu Kun-yi will long remain green amongst his countrymen as of a man who lived not for his own, but for his country's interests, and who fearlessly did his duty undeterred by all opposition, even when such was met with in the highest quarters. The debt of foreigners to the great Viceroy during the trouble of 1900 is too well known to require repetition; it rested with bim whether or not the Yangtze Valley should be subjected to the horrors which overwhelmed North China; despite Imperial Edicts, calling for the expulsion of foreigners from the limits of the Chinese Empire, he loyally to his country withstood the madness of Peking, and called in the aid of these very foreigners to maintain the peace in the dominion over which he ruled. Tio British Govern. ment. will no doubt mark in some special way their sense of the loss which China has sustained, a loss in which they share the respect in which the deceased statesman was lidd in Shanghai has been Silverton must have started by this time to] marked by the hall-masting of all fags, official and private; a small measure of respect it may be, but one which we do not believe has been ever before accorded on a similar occasion."
Te attention of investors is directed to the very attractive prospectus issued by. the Wuchang Mining (o., Ld. Chinese officials have no share of any kind rounder any unamo in the profits of this Company, and that the titles to the Chinese concessions can be inspected at the temporary offices of the Company, where any farther information required with regard to the working of the Company can also be obtained. "he arrangement is that the Company simply pays for the ore delivered at its wharf at Wuchang from the Chinese at a fixed price, and is in no way concerned with the distribution of the money paid for the ore.
Tae U.S. gunboat Helena arrived at Woosung on Friday.
Tae German cruiser Geier arrived here on Fridvy from Tsingtao.
Tae German cruiser First Bismarck arrived at Woosung on Sunday.
Tue British transport Uganda actived at Woosung on Monday.
Tue Ttalian cruiser Marco Polo and the S. battleship Kentucky left Woosung on Monday.
M.SS. Phenix and Britomart arrived here on Monday. The Rosario and Mutine are expected to-day or to-morrow.
Tue German mail which left here by the N-D.LS. Prinzess Irene on the 13th September, arrival at Naples on Monday, the 13th inst, Tae P. & O. S. Massilia, with the London mail of the 26th of September, left Singapore at 4 p.m. on Sunday, the 19th inst., for Shangha Tae German mail, which left Shanghai for Europe on the 13th ult., per N.-D. L. S. Prinzess Trene, was delivered in London on the 17th instant.
Tae steamer Miinchen, belonging to S.C. Farnham, Boyd & Ca., Ld., passed Port Said on' her way to Bremen on the 14th inst.
Tae P. M. S. Peru arrived at San Francisco on the 8th instant, and the O. and S. Coptic arrived there on the 12th idem.
Tus R. M. S. Empress of Japan arrived at Vancouver on Tuesday, the Mth inst., at 5.30 p.m.
'Tae N. P. S. Shawmut, 6,195 tons, which arrived here from Tacoma on the 20th ultimo and has since been discharging cargo at Woosung and at the China Merchants' Eastern Wharf, left for Manila on the 15th in ballast.
Tax R.M.S. Empress of India arrived at Yokohama on Tuesday at 8 acm. was to leave at 3p.m., and may be expected to reach Kobe to-day at 3 p.m.
Tue R. M. 6. Athenian left Yokohama on Saturday afternoon, the 18th instant, for Vancouver.
Tue sailing vessel Daylight, one of where crew, Oliver Smith, is awaiting trial for stabbing the first officer, cleared on Monday and sailed early on Tuesday morning. The second officer, who is one of the witnesses against prisoner, was pid off and left behind, but the prosecutor and the rest of the ship's company have sailed.
Taere were eighteen ocean-going steamers at one time louding rice at Wuhu last week.
Tax Osaka Shosen Kaisha's upper river steamer Tachee is ushore high and dry betwen Hankow and Ichang; attempts have been made to get her off, but without success, as the river is falling a foot a day.
Us Er ''Latest. News," Thursday's "Echo de Chine" says that the French Parliameny has re-opened in calm,
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