The "Sinwénpao" star Waiwupu has received adi Mr. Lessar, the Russian Minister, stating that the Askold and Grosovoi will only require five days to effect their repairs, when they are expected to leave Shang. hai without unnecessary delay.
Prince Pu Lun.
11 o'clock on Thursday forenoon the Consuls-General and Vice-Consuls for Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Austro-Hungary, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Belgium called upon his Highness Prince Pa Lun at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, the Shanghai Taotai Yuan and his Interpreter the sub-protect Wan being also present at the interviews. At noon his Highness went to luncheon at the Chew gardens, on Range Road, Hongkew, being the guest of Yuan Tao. tai. Six Sikh lancers, commanded by a European Sergeant, formed his Highness's escort to and fro. The other guests at the luncheon wore many of the principal Chinese wnandarins residing in Shangha. In the afternoon, at about 5.30 o'clock, Mr. Odagiri, the Japanese Consul-General and his Interpreter called upon the Prince, the interview occupying nearly two hours. At noon yesterday the Prince was the guest of H. E. Lit Hai-huan, President of the Board of Works and Treaty Commissioner, at his Excollency's ro-Highness is expected to leave for Tientsin on Sunday. On the whole his Highnese's stay in Shanghai has been a remarkably quiet one, under thecircumstance, the unfavourable weather having had, it is alleged, much to do with the Brines'e disinclination to. move about." It should be stated that the Prince's chief of suite, accompanied by the Taotai, paid return calls to the Consular Body yesterday, on behalf of the Prince.
The Chinese Ministership to Corea.
A Peking dispatch states that as the form of office of H. BE. Heir Tai-sheng, Chinese Minister at Seoul, is about to expire the Waiwupu is discussing the matter of his Excellency's successor and that Mr. Wang Ta-chun, Janior Secotary of that Board, will very probably be selected for the post. Mr. Wang Ta-chun has been several times abroad. having been on the suites of both Prince Chun (to Germany) and Prince Tsai Chen (to Great Britain and the United States), Ho has also resided some years in Japan Ting-fang, Vice-President of the Waiwu-Pu, now in Shanghai, having expired, his Excellency telegraphed the other day to his colleagues on that Board to ask the Throne for an extension of sick-leave on the ground that he is still suffering from his maladies. An Imperial Rescript hat now been received granting his Excel-louey a further leave of twenty days, "For tae Broop 1s rae Lire." Clarke's World-famed Blood Mixture is warranted to cleanse the blood from all impurities from whatever cause arising. For Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, Bad Legs, Skin and Blood Discases, Pimples, and Sores of all kinds, its effects are marvellous. Thousands of wonderful cures have been effected by it. Sold everywhere at 2s. 9d. Beware of worthless imitations.
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