The Japanese cruiser Chihaya arrived on the 11th December from a cruise and the Japanese cruiser Naniwa arrived on the th December from Formosa and they are still in port.
All the vessels in port were gaily decorated with flags on Christwas Day and also on New Year's Day.
The Races came off on Sth, 6th and 7th instant. The carnival was finished with Ruce Ball given by the members of the Amoy Race Club on the Sth instant at the Club Theatre, which was tastefully decorated with fags and green leaves.
Personal.
Mr. Cowan. H.M. Surveyor of Works, passed through this port on a tour of inspection of the British Goverament buildings and left on the Sth for Foochow.
"Mr. Russell, the 3rd Secretary of the British Legation, Peking, lio passed through this port and ift for Foochow om the 8th instant.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.