all the Imperial forces on m and the abolition of the territorial or "green turbaned" battalions, the quostion as to what to is to be done with the disbanded troops who are, on paper, supposed to number over million mon. and are actually about one-third of that number, has exorcised the minds of the officials and statomon who have the is for these pay and rations, are taken majority, unaccustomed to handicrafts and atendy work, would naturally resort to brigandage or turn rowdies and loafers which is just as bad. A solution is now offered for this imporian matter and will doubtless be promptly taken up by the Imperial Goveroment. Ikis to turn those "Green turbans" into the new gendarmerie which the Board of Public Safety (Heunchingpu) has in contemplation throughout the Empire. A gradual weeding out of tuelese material will soon follow und the new regime and in time there will more territorial regiments whilst the new force will be sable without difficulty to preserve order and suppress brigandage.
H. E. Taxa Suao-v1, Vice-President of the Waiwupa and Special Commissioner negotiating the new Treaty with Russia, we regret to jean from a Peking correspondent, suffering from an attack of diphtheria Osa ey Cunva's Rararsexrativas at the coming Hague Conference, we understand. la to be Mr. Foater, former U 8, Assistant Secretary of State, who has been asked to do 40 by the Chinese Goverament.
Very wide interest was evinced in yesterday's wedding of Mr. George F. Hutton-Potts, fifth son of the late Mr. L. Hutton-Potta of Firby Hall, Bedale, Yorkshire, and Mrs. Huttoi Potts of Harrow-on-the Hill, to Miss Came (Dolly) Stuart Wallace, thied daughter of Captain and Mra. F. H. Wallace of Shanghai. Before the service in the Cathedral the civil marriage was celebrated at H. B. M.'s Consulate-General before Sir Pelham Warren K.0.M.G.
Holy Trinity Cathedral was nicely decorated for the occasion, and long before the appointed hour for the ceremony the seating accommodation in the nave had been fully occupied. There was large number of ushers including Mosars. C. R, Burkill, R, I. Fearon, F. Fearon, L. C. B. Edmendston, H. Eadblad, H. J. Clark, W. C. Murray, R. Carr, L. Midwood, W. Gibson, R' B.
G. Pity, and H.R,' Boyd. ion was assembling Pallen, the organist, Trinmphal" march, and when the bride appeared, leaning on the arm of her father, he played Wagner's " Tannhausor" march.
The bride, who was attended by six bridesmaids, was attired soft white satin, long white tall orange blossom bur. Th bridesmaids wore the Misses Gladys Wallace, Buyers, Claude Wallace, Polly Gove, Poggy Benjamin, and Cicely Benjamin. The two first-named wore accordion-pleated white chiffon over white sati ith white hats trimmed with pale pink satin ribbon and small roses, with muffs of white chiffon and pink roses. The four child bridesmaids wore Empire dresses of whit trimmed with pink daisies, James McKie as best man, and Mr. R. Burkill, as second groomsman. As noon as the wedding party had arrived in the chancel the hymn "7! assisted by the Rev. The second hymn was "O Perfect Love," and during th signing of the register the choir rendered the anthem "They that wait upon the Lord" (Stainer), and as the bride and brid ym left the church Mr.
Pullen played Mendelssohu's " Wedding The reception was held at" Erroll," tie future residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Hatton-Potts. Elaborate arrangements had been made for the reception of the large number of guests, and the Town Band played selections of music outside the house. Mr. James MoKie, it an appropriate speech proposed the health of Mr. and Mrs. Pottsand the toast was received with musical honours.
The bridegroom proposed the health of the bridesmaids and Mr. 0. R. Burkill replied on their behalf.
"Mr, and Mrs. Potts have gone upcountry until Friday when they will leave by.the 0. & 0.8, Done for Jspan.
Shanghai, 11th April. Before Mr. Sux (Assistant Magistrate)
and Mr. B, Twraan (British Tae Arwen Rossrry ix Hoxoxew.
Wong Ah-ping, Chang Ah-sur, Teung Ah-sai, Wong Ah-kew and Ng Ah-doo, [described as loafers, wore charged with being concerned ther with others not in custody in forcibly entering a tea-bouse in Li Hongkew and stealing therefrom the sum of $41, the property of one Vu Ab-foo, at 1 p.m. on the 10th instant; and further with being in unlawful possession of fire-arms, knives, and swords, Wong Ab.ping was farther charged with discharging loaded revolver at the same time and place with intent to kill.
Inspector Bourke, in giving the story of the robbery and arrest, said that at about 1 p.m. on the 10th instant the prisoners, together with about a dozen other bad characters, entered a toa-house in Li Hongkew, near the Hongke Creek, and anstched from " table the sum of $41 which Vu Ah-foo was count ing at the time. There was snd Wong 4h-ping fired the revolver now produced in Court, after which the gang left the shop. They wore chased by 1 inmates of the shop and during the chase Wong Ab-ping again drew his revolver and fired into the crowd. Tke ative constables, who were off duty and in the tes-house at the time of the robbery, also joined the chase, and followed Wong Ab-ping over Scott Road Bridge, across Fearon Road, and along Thorne Road into the Range Roadwhero the man was stopped by ® foreigner. When captured he still bad the revolver in his hand and four chambers wore loaded with cartridges that had misfired. Chang Ab-zur was arrested in Li Hongkew by " native constable and some of the inmates of the tes-house, and in his possession was found the knife produced. At the Police Station those two prisoners gave the names of several others concerned in the robbery, with the result that the three other prisoners wore arrested house in the Woo-sang Road extension by Detectives Reeves and Cruickshank. Three of the prisoners had been identified by people in the tes-house as having participated in the robbery, and the other two prisoners had given the names of two other men who were seen there with long swords, The house in which the three last-named prisoners were aust sak snd Vigons of na in quality of the blood, When the tence snd upon the quantity and have been at work, there are thrown into the blood waste products, and if these cause) detained in the blood, they inbe not climimated bat (through any Siuence nutrition and function and Snally, produce organic disease.""—' The Humanitarian." In cases of Serofuls, Sorry, Kosema, Bad Legs, Skin and blood Diseases, Pimples, and Sures of all kinds, the effect of Olarko's Blood Mix. tare are marvellous. Thousands of wonderfal cures have been effected by it, Clark's Blood Mixture is sokd overywhere at Zs. 8d. per bottle. Beware of worthless {mltations and substitutes.
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