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July Sir Rovert Hart made an_ excellent choice when he appointed Mr. J.P.
Postmaster at) Shanghai. His courtesy, affability, and capability made it a pleasure to go and see him on business, while in private life he was always genial, obliging, and humorous. The lectures that he has given here and his general interest in literary matters proved him to be a careful reader and clever writer. AN his many friends must wish him a very pleasant holiday and speedy return. ened official, to whose good offices when acting Governor of Shensi last summer many missionaries owed their lives, and who was appointed last month substantive Governor of Hupeh, was expected to arrive at Wuchang from' Shansi on the 21st inst,, and to take over the seals of the Hupeh Governorship yesterday.
News from Yangchow opposite Chinkiang, to hand states that a strong band of some 300 salt smugglers and desperadoes suddenly attacked on the night of the 17ih inst. (he Sanchiang Camp of the salt police of Kiavgpeh, situated a few miles from Yangchow, and almost razed the place to the ground before leaving. The salt police fled without making the least opposition.
rave revived The Future Education of Diana, a pamphlet of 20 pages by Wang Chung-yo, published in Shanghai; and the July issue of the "Chinese Tlustrated News," with pictures, among others, of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York.
Sentows disturbances by secret society-men are ofticiully reported from Hsinghua prefecture, Fukien province, which it is feared will affect other parts of that province. The rising is said to be connected with the disturbances now going on in the provinces bordering Fukien, and unless Viceroy Hsii institutes vigorous ures against the insurgents it will ba cult to restore peace to the province within the present year.
Iris with very deep regret that we have to announce. the death of M. Jules Arranger at the age of 47. M. Arranger was only taken ill on Friday, and died in the General Hospital, after an operation for peritonitis, on Sunday at 6.30 p.m. M. Arvanger came to Shanghai in the Comptoir d'Escompte about 25 years ago, and from the first made a great number of friends both in the French and English Communiti He remained in the Comptoit until 1898, when he returned to Shanghai as Manager at the opening here of the Banque de lIndo-Chine, which he left Inst year to go into business for himself. A' clever and obliging gentleman-circles, very greatly re-equally at home in French and English he will be gretted by a large number of friends and the most heartfelt sympathy will be extended to his most amiable and popular widow, and his two young children.
Mr. A. O. Gay of Messrs, Walsh, Hall & Ca., and formerly of Messrs. Augustine Heard & Ca. died at Yokohama on Saturday.
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