Mr. Soott's successor to be Mr. Mansfield, C.M.G. He comes from Amoy. He is not unknown to Canton, for he was there in 1898 as Acting Con-will, therefore easily take up 1 threads of the work, and carry it on with perfect ease. Ho was made U.M.G. in November 1902. Reports say that a strong man is needed there just at p sent to keep " keen eye on the anti. foreign Viceroy, and if necessary to-switch bim back from his vagaries to the approved path of progress.
The Hongkong Community and their French Visitors.
Notwithstanding the many ways in which official hospitality has been shown to our French friends, the work was deemed incomplete unless the civilian community asa qlass entertained them,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.