The music by the band of the German warship Hansa was much enjoyed on the 10th and Lith instant. The musical dinner on the latter date at the Beach Hotel was the veuve of a vay gathering, and an excellent programme was gone through both during and after dinner, the hotel's garden in the foreground being rettily decorated with lanterns, ete. On wednesday evening the 16th inst. p.m, in front of the Club and Beech Hotel, the fireworks and other illuminations, purchased for the Coronation, were let off, as it was feared the materials would deteriorate if kept much longer. The event was more especially designed for the south of Chefoo and the C.LM. School children, but was witnessed by a large concourse of elders, and of course by many Chinese. The Beach Hotel provided a musical dinner at which a band from one of the French men of war in port took part, and suitable selections were well played during the evening. The Club and Hotel terraces were illuminated with Jantorns, and a enjoyable evening was spent. 'A. triunphal arch was erected on the beach between the Hotel and the Club, spanned by the loyal wish 'God Save' the King," which was a set piece ultimately illuminated by fireworks. The festivities of the ovening were entirely of a local and shore character, and no doubt greater doings will take place on Coronation day itself both ashore and afloat.
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