'15th October. International Amenities. entertained Admiral "Stirling, Com-Viceroy Li Hsing-jui of Nanking mander-in-chief of the United States fleet on the China station, at a banquet onthe 11th instant, in' the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. No less than eleven officers of the U. & flagship Wisconsin were present, besides Messrs. Gracey and Morgan, U.S. Consuls at Nanking and Dalny, respectively. The Viceregal staff at the banquet wore H. E. Huang Chien-kosn, Provincial Treasurer of anking, Yang Wen-ting, ex Provincial Judge of Fukien and Director-in-chief of Foreign Affairs in the Liangkiang provinces, Wan Ping-chung, Attache to the Viceroy, and a couple of Taotais. Admiral Stirling kindly lent the band of his flagship to play at the banquet, favour much appreciated by the Chinese officials.
E. Rich Liang, Special High Commissioner, spent four days inspecting the Kiangyin forts ati, the protect of Soochow, the robber chief Kao Tung-shan, who it will be remembered was captured here a fow weeks ago by the Shanghai Municipal Police after a desperate fight, having confessed to a number of robberies and murders, was executed on the afternoon of the 12th instant on the military parade Feo other noted robbers were executed ound outside the city of Souchow. at the same time with Kao Tun-shan.
17th October.
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