Cameron was reported considerably—Tho Government have sent a r telegram to Lurd Milner, enlogising his services to the Empire—Mr.
mald N. Teuman, of Tientsin, was married at St. Mary Abbott's to Miss Come Thurston Dunlop.—Earl Cawdor, the new Firat Lord, boarded man-of-war for the first time when ho inspected the new battleship Commonwealth—The Pri of Wales succeeds the late Duke of Carmbridge as Grand Master of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.—At the Scottish cup semi-final football match between the Celtics and the Rangers, the ro assaulted, and fights were so general that the game had to be abandoned—In a match the Hongkong and Bank scored three goals and four tries to the Chartered Bank's nil. have received the "London and Express" dated the 7th ult.—The Court of Appeal in the case of the National Bank of China, La. heard ai appeal of 44 holders of the founders' shares of the Company from the judgment of Justice Farwell sanctioning a scheme for the reiluction of the capital of the Company. The appeal was dismissed.
Itis suggested that as the Pacific Squa-ron has been abolished, i ps should besant toEsquimalt to recuperate.—Lieut @. J. Toda hiss been appointed to the command of the river gunboat Woodcock on the El Stati Engineer-Lieut. H. F. Bell has been appointed to H. M.S. Tamar.—The Humber is to pay off at Hongkong on the arrival of the Hecla, which is coming out to become the depot for destroyers on the China Station—The Army Estimates to March 1906 for China (Hongkong and Weiluiwei) show an increase on the previous year. 'The contribution from the Colonial revenue in aid of military. expenditure at Hongkong £128,000 against £121,500 last year. The total' expenditure for Hongkong and North China is £513,143. For the Straits the tote] expenditure is £189,129, the local government contribution being
burg that a commission has been appointed to examine the claim for the sinking of the Hipsang off Port Arthur by a Bussian torpedo-best.
Tue Bureau Veritas Monthly List, published on the Ist of April, of wrecks and casualties recorded in February last, announces that 67 sailing vessels were reported as totally lost; 25 by stranding, 2 by fire; while 2 foundered, 6 were abandoned, 18 were condemned, and 5 wore missing. No less than 139 sailing vessels were damaged; 38 by stranding, 39 by collision, 5 by fire, 14 by leaks and 43 by stress of weather. The steamers totally lost wore 44; 24 by stranding, 2 by collision, 1 by fire; while 4 foundered, 2 were abandoned, 10 were condemned, and was missing. The steamers damaged were 348; 85 by stranding, 107 by collision, 25 by fire, 8 by leaks, 45 by stress of weather; while 78 reported injury to their engines or boilers, 'NOTICES OF BOOKS,
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