Thermometers in the open air in a haled situation in the English Settlement.
1905.
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Oct. rain Tux Consul-General for Japan cour-teensly notifies us of the receipt of an official telegram confirming the news already. published of the-ratific ion of the Treaty of Peace with Russia.. The Treaty operates immediately from the date of exchange.
Amoxc the passengers arriving by the Princess Alice on Friday was Mr. C.
Paul, Professor of Modern Languages, Hiram College, Ohio, U.S.A. ° Professor Pan is regarded as one of te foremost educationalists of the Christian: Church America, and is now under appointment to the Chris College, Nanking. x Henny Invine's farewell tour of the provinces hus ended in sadly abrupt fashion at Bradford, and the Euglishspeaking world is sensibly the poorer. There wore among his contomporarivs actors of Sir our Irving eversucceodod in attaining there are others who have been more successful as managers; but by popular acclaim and the, Joyal regard, of hi the Not since the days of David Garrick has any one teagodian held such an outstanding position in the theatrical world, and ay-une since Garrick has done more to covive on the Bugl stage the glories of Shakespoa 1 We nv0d not eto productions whi half the provinces to the Lyceum Th now alas given over to entertainment of less lofty standard,: Nor was it only as a Shakaspearian that Sir Henry sueceud-His. "Becket" proved that there exists " public ready to appreciate high-class poetical drama of the' present, equally with the masterpieces of the Elizabethan era. In Awerica, Sir Het was no less esteemed ami loved thay in his native England... As everyone knows, Irving was his adopted one, the actor having been born. near Glastonbury. in 1837 as Henry Brodribb. "He first play-i as long' ago xs 1859, but it was not till seven yours later that he regularly appeared in the Metropolis Sir: Henry. leaves..two, talonted. sons to carry on the parental.traditions,; Mr. H...B. Irving, one of the. most popular of living actors, and Mr. Lawrence Irving, who has made a reputation as a playwright, ion of infection as regards Amoy and Hongkong and the discontinuance of medical, inspection of vessels arriving from those ports.
Fars seems to be pursuing the C, M. strs, with a relentless hand. As though:|the Hsichho disaster were not "bad enough the Company received news of two more fatalities. among its engineers lon Monday, One, the death of Mr. Hodgson, occurred at Woosung, and thi opening of the inquest is reported in another column, The superintendent Feceived a telegram from Canton of Monday' by drowning of Mr. Campbell, chief engineer of the Uhiyueu, on Sunday night. The body was recovered and was to be buried at Canton ov, Monday.
Harsour Notification of Wednesdsy's date declares Newchwang an infected port.
A srzciaL Notice to Mar rs warns vessels proceeding to Viadivostock that they must lie off Cape Gamoff and wait there for's pilot boat to conduct them into the harbour. It is strictly forbid-don by the Russian authorities to enter Ussuri Bay.
Tu crowded state of the river in the middle reaches, especially on a strong running tide, severely taxes. the judgment of many of the ship masters. On Sunday the Peiho, proceeding down ver, ostensibly to change her, berth, failed in her second attempt to swin; when nearly opposite the New Dock and came into collision with the Mandal, which sustained injury to. one of her boats. oth vessels drifted on to a third in the line of anchorage, but further complication was averted by the Peiho going ahead and getting clear, the at 25, Nanking Ward, the teacher applicants every moi charge, receives ing and afternoon.
We are asked by the British Postmastor'(Mr. Solly) to call the attention of the public to the fact that parcels for the United Kingdom vit Gibraltar posted up to 4 pim. on Saturday, the, 28th of October, are due. in London about the Lith. of December, and those posted up to4 p.m. on Saturday, the 11th of Novem-her, are due in London on. Christmas morning, With an additional fee of 60 cents, parcels may be forwarded via Brindisi, and if posted before 4 p.m. on the 11th of November would accompany the letter mail due in London on the 18th of December. Parcels intended for New Year's delivery should also be forwarded by the mail of the 11th of November as the parcel mail of the 27th of November is not due in Londoi till the 8th of January vid Gibraltar and the 2nd of January vid Brindisi, Weoxrspay night's performance. of "L/Haroique lo Cardunois" by the Societe Drammatiqne Frangais, at the Lycorim Theatre was largely attended. -° The farce splendidly played throughout,' and it is not too much to say' in' this coe that with so little substantial" m work on fo companies, especially of amateurs, could keep a crowded theatre bettor entertained for nearly three' hours, than was the case on Wednesday night. 'The artistes pnt plenty.of-spirit into the work and caused ripples of' laughter to pass over the house throughout the whole evening. With so successful a performance it would be unfair to indivi valise, but we cannot refrain from saying thata little more care in the make-up, notably. that of the Indies in Act-1, would have, been, to say the least, of grest advantage. The town band provided the music, and the scenery and, stage effects were good.
Tux announcement is made of two performances of the next A. D. C. production, "Beauty and the 'Barge,"" Mr. W.W. Jacobs' vastly amusit ly. The first will be on Saturday, the 28th t., and the petition "the following Tuesday.
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