The Italian cruiser Marco Polo arrived on the 26th April from Hongkong, to receive His Excellency Admiral Grenot, transferred from the Vetter Pisani.
By kind permission of Admiral Grenet, were camming to inspect the. proposed site for the Arsenal. Some could not believe it; however, during Saturday night they, arrived, viz., Viceroy Chang Early on Sunday morning the people quiet, Chih-tung and Viceroy Wei Kuang-tao, ly gathered on the river bank to ses the wonderful sight of a fleet of small steam. launches and to catch a glimpse of their Excellencies as they landed.
The latter spent about three hours on land, going out to the country about five Ti away, and as they passed our promises, we also had a fine view of the process, sion. Of course their visit and the purpose of it are of intense interest to us, as if their plans are carried through it will no doubt entirely change the charac. ter of the place.
We have not yet heard the result of the visit of their Excellencies, but 1
Thfough the machinations of a middle-class conspiracy, headed by one Cobden, whose main object was to lower the wages of labour, Q.—How has the superstition managed to survive? A.—Because there are people short-sighted enough to imagine that in foreign trade it is well to receive more than you give, Q.—Can you give a practical illustre tion of this? A.—Since the year 1880 the imports into the United' Kingdom have exceeded the exports, according to the Board of Trade returns, by no less than £4,000,000,000 sterling.
Q.—What does that mean? 'Translate it into terms of wages and employment. A.—Roughly speaking the loss in' wages to B workmen is two thousand millions sterling.
.—How then have we escaped ruin?
ig for the report of the tariff Commission, Tus annual report of the Shanghai Society of Engineers and Architects has doen issued. Tt is a lengthy document, but the principal points of interest are referred to in the address of the Chairman{(Mr, J.R. Harding) at the annual mooting which will be found. reported elsewhere in this issue. Meetings have been held monthly, and at each there has been an interesting paper or address, The Society has grown until it now has 104 members besides two honorary mem. bers, an honorary assosiato and two dents. To encourage the student section prize fund has boon established by ton gentlemen and two prizes to be presented at the annual mooting next year are offered. The subjects are (a) The best paper on some Engineering or Architectural subject presented to the Society by anyone (not necessarily belonging to the Society) who shall have regularly attended the Evening Classes at the Public School during the winter of 1904-1905 (b)_ The best paper on some Engineering or Architectural Subject presented to the Society by a student of the Society.
The papers must be legibly written on foolscap paper on one ride of the paper only, with margin on the left side." The use of the first person is to be avoided and the paper is to bear for recognition a motto or word, not the author's name, and this motto or word is to be placed also on sealed envelope in which the name of the author is written, These envelopes will be opened only after the awards have been decided on: The judging of the papers will be undertaken by the Council with such assistance as they may call to their aid. The papers are to be in the hands of the Honorary Secretary on or the band of the Vetter Pisani gave a concert in the Amoy Club theatre on the 26th April at 9 p.m. for the benefit of the Amoy Chinese Hospital.
The Vetter Pisani left on the 30th April for Singapore and Europe, and the farce Polo, with Admiral Grenet on board, loft the same day for Shanghai.
The U. 8. 8. Frolic arrived on the 30th April from Wenchow and left on the 2nd fay for Cavite.
H. M.S. Rambler arrived on the 2nd May from Hongkong for surveying this port and its neighbourhood; she will probably remain here for three months.
The Chilean training ship Gonoral Baquedano arrived on the 7th May from Hongkong and left to-day for the North.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.