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Tae Taotai called on Mr. J. Goodnow, the Consul-General forthe U.S. of America, on tuesday morning to make enq! about President McKinley's progress in he ith. she'American Consular Court, on Tuesday morning, before John Goodnow, Esq, U.S. Consul-General (Acting Judicially), Krurst Horwitz was brought before the Court on " charge of hav 2600 in Hongkong. Defen arrested on a British Consular warrant. No one appeared t" prosecute, the duty of the Shanghai police having concluded with the arrest of the accused. His Honour dismissed the case ax there was no. prosecution and.0 complaint had been filed.
Ir is now definitely known that Mr. E, H. Burrows, Rexistrar and Chief. Clerk of FLM. Supreme Court, will not return to Shanghai, and that the post hus been applied for by a barrister named Douglas, a son of Admiral Douglas, Tuere was a large gathering of German residents at the opening of the new German School House in Astor Road, on Monday morning. Among those present were Dr. Knappe (German ConaulsGeneral), Admiral Kirchhoff, Count Schlippenbaeh,
and a number of naval and military officers. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Knappe and Pastor Hackmapn and at interval during the proceedings selection: played by the band of the German iP Hanes.
'Tae family of the late Mrs. H. S. Bidwell desire to express their sincere thanks the community of Shanghai and the Press for their very kind expressions of sympathy with them in their late bereavemon'.
We understand (hat the Misses Bidwell are arranging to carry on their classes for dancing, calisthenics, etcetera.
Tue friends of Mr. John Fowler, U. Consul at Chefoo, will hear with great regret of the death of his wife, wh occurred at Chefoo on Thursday, and will heartily sympathise with him in his heavy lose. He is left with one son about eight years old Ir is with deep regret that we learn of the death of Mrs. A. S. Parker, the wife of Dr. A. P. Parker. D.D., President of the Anglo-Chinese College. Althoush Mes. Parker had been ailing for some time, her death was quite unexpected. Much sympathy will ba felt with Dr, Parker in his heavy misfortune.
Tae funeral of Mrs. A. S. Parker, the wife of Dr. A. P. Parker, President of the Anglo-Chinese College, took place on Friday moroing and was attended by a large number of the pupils of the Oullege dressed in white, carrying wreaths, and many sympathizing friends. The ceremony took place at the Old Cemetery, where theremnins were interred. Numerous beautiful wreaths were placed on the grave by many friends of the deceased lady and her husband.
Tae German mail brought us the sad announcement of the death on the 2nd ult. of Herbert Birth, Art historian and Lieut. in the Ist 'Bavarian Infantry Regiment, at-Munich, aged 28. He was the joar, bra remising" son of Dr. Friedrich Birth, formerly Commis: sioner of Customs in' China, and of Mrs. Birth, at one time a prominent member of Society in Shanghai, with whom much sympathy will be felt.
Unper "Latest News" on Thursday's "Echo de Chine" says that the Ambassador of.the Porte st Paris had announced that he was quitting his post in consequence of his mission in that city being for the time objectless.
'The "Echo" mentions with great regret the arrival of the news from Chinanfu of the death there of Mgr: de Marchi, Franciscan bishop, who had passed his sixtieth' year. is death was the result of the poignant grief he felt at the eufferings of his colleagues at the hands of the Boxers last year.
Tt is also announced that the Euperor Menelik of Abyssinia is suffering feo severe gastric trouble, bu: refuses all medical aid.
Tavrspay''s Echo de Chine" hay an article by Hector Depasse (reproduction interdite) on Crispi, aly, and Europe. The im de mortuis nil nisi bonwm not Depasse; his estimate of the late Italian statesman is such as might be expected from a Frenchanan convinerd tht Crispi was the active enemy of France. But there is one statement in his article whic we are assured on tire best auth of merely unfounded, but is flatly contridic'ory of the facts. Speaking of the uuforrunate barile of Adewa, M. Deparse Geners! Baratieri, ab.udoned and without resources, deprived ut the reinforce ments fur which he had asked, was crushed by the Abyssi army," ete. This absolutely false; not merely dil Crispi take care that every demand made by General Baratieri was c-mplicd with at once, but Crispi, feeling in his own mind that General Baratieri had undervalued his ant ago sists, actually sent him three more regiments than he hud demanded. As to the truth of this, no question is possible.
Saturpar's Echo de Chine" says that the prisoners who have been sentenced by the High Court will not participate in the amnesty which M. Loubet intends to extend to poli isoners on the vceasion of the Czar's visit to France.
The Papers are discussing at length ths utility of a naval demonstration in Turkish waters.
The German Emperor has refused to intervene in the Frane"-Turkish difficulty.
—The same payer contains the mi of the meeting of the French Mun Council on the Bist of July last, but they contain nothing of general interest.
Mospay's Echo de Chine" reports the attempt on the life of President McKinley and adds that telegraphic news received from South Africa announced numerous derailments of trains, notah'y in the Transvaal, In Cape Colony the Boers are showing activity. The British troops have captured a Boer commando of 133 men. Ten British were killed in the engagement, and nineteen Boer Tae "Echo de Chine" learns, from a Chinese telegram that H.E. Lo Feng-lu has been designated as Chinese Minister to Russia, but that the Ru-sian Government, has declined to receive him. The story runs that Russia objects to hin as being tuo pro-Engli We translate the following from the "Echo de Chine:—The Toulon correspondent of thy "Tunps" telegraphs that the Count de la Vaulx has arrived at Toulon to make the necessary preparations for his balloon trip across the Mediter-ran em. He is at work on the construction of a shed to shelter the hallex and its equipment. It is to be built Sablettes-les-Bains on the beach. It will he 66 feet in length and 100 feet in height. The side from which the ballan is to start will be open. The aerial postal service while the balloon is crossing will be organised between M. Naudin, pigeon-trainer to the French federations, snd the ch President of the Cvlombophile under the directions of M. de La Vaulz. Relays will be provided at Calvi, Nice, Toulon, Marseilles, Perpignan, Barcelona, Philippeville, and Algiers. The pigeons vill be centralized ut la Seyna and Toulon before being embarked. There will be two classes, piyouns for speed and pigeons for endurance.
Tr is racher significant that Tung Fu-hsiang's troops, who were still guarding Hsianfu, were disbanded as soon as it was heard that Major Pereira, Dr. Smith, and Mr. Duncan were approaching that city.
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