Kinipple, who leaves for Home today by the N.-D.L.S. Scharahorst, was presented with a handsome gold watch by a number of his comrades as token of their esteem. Thr ceremony took place at Louza Police! Station and the presentation was made! by Inspector Wilson. Inspector Kinipple has seen five years' service in Shanghai as Traffic Inspector and hae now been granted months' leave, Tee! Daring his absence from Shanghai he intends to visit Australia as well as the Motherland.
4.5 a.m. on Wednesday a fire broke, eller's shop in the Rue clu Consular, Freach Concession, close to the Hotel des Colonies. Two) shops were totally destroyed and two others were damaged by fire and water, bat the contents were insured. The cane of the outbreak has not yet been ascertained.
'A mafoo, said to have been touting for hire, was called apon to stop in Broadway yesterday at about 9.30 p.m. be endeavoured to drive away, however, and crossed the Garden Bridge at fast, pace followed by a string of police, and a concert of whi On entering The Bund the pony got out of hand and swerved across the road. The offside wheel then collapsed and with the axle trailing on the ground the turnout careered along as far as the German Club.
The, aleo being tree and pulled up. during the ran no trams were met and the broken wheel and " missing mafoo appear to be the only casualties.
Shanghai Toterport Polo team Lieat.-Col. C. D. Brace and Messrs. HE. Keylock, A. W. Burkill and V. Davies—lett for Hongkong on Tussday night by the P. & O. 8. Marmora.
Boxe excitement has been created at Ichang through a leopard having killed a Chinese girl withia s mile of the Tax employment of the Russian langange in the North and Japanese in the South of Mancharis, in the Castome service, is found inconvenient The H.-C. Herald and S. C. & C. Gazette, in the dispatch of business and H. E Hsu Shih-cheng has asked the Commissioner of Customs to change them ther for English or Chinese.—"Chinese Pablic Opiniot Me. Acexayoge Met late chief engineer of the 8. ton, died at the Government Civil Hospital, Hongkong, on July 26, after three day illness. Mr. Melville was about large circle of friends ad the homeland.
A werner of Verdi, the famous Italian composer, has died in Manila from dysentery. The deceased, whose name is given as Denny Verdi, was bora in Washington." An alventarer in every sense of the word," says Manila paper, "a man who scorned the ordinary conventions of society, although entitled to the best in the world by rth, breeding and education, he lived as he found life where he found the army, then an officer of volunwer Iry, later an officer of volunteer infantry, then again an enlisted man in the regular service long enough to 0 appointment as an officer of ye sconto, he died a ci the quartermaster's de-
Dontxo Saturday or Sunday evening the British Consulate was entered by a thief, wh" stole therefrom two clocks, valued at about $9 or $10. An entrance was forced into the Ship-1 Office and thence into the Records fice, but beyond the two clocks nothing else stolen. It seems rather strange that the iutrader should 2 contented himself with the two articles mentioned. No drawers were horst open, though apparently the thief had plenty of time, for he used fading his way about. aite a number of matches in the hall Ar about 9.15 on Tuesday night people on The Band, and in the Pablic Gardens, witnessed a very pretty and effect piece of what is loosely termed "joss pidgin." There floated slowly down the river "long line of red and green lights—a fleet of sampans they appeaed, at fit, tobe. As it neared the joochow Creek, the line bent slowly alo Tore the comments and explanations, some seriously others jocularly given. ows pidgin' was the barden of both, and joss-pidgin, of course, it was—the annual pacification of the river devils held, in the seventh month, in commemoration of Chinese who have been drowned. The lights were not those of sampans, bat came from hundreds of small, square, paper lanterns dropped overboard from a couple of boats, 'A teuzonax to the "China Mail" from its Singapore _corresponilent states:—The rumour which is being cirealated in regard to the capture of Dr San Yat-sen, the rebel leader, is without foundation, San Yat-sen is at present comfortably living at Singipore.
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Tak King's prize at the Bisley Ri Meeting last month was won by Private Gray of the 5th Sonttish. The winner last year was Lieut. Addison of South Australia.
Donixe the baseball ame on Saturday between the Shanghai Club and the U.S.S. Concord a very unfortunate xecident took place, Mr. Laurence Bittner, who was on third base while endeavouring to get home threw himself
an low ta touch the plate, He just filed falling fractured bow and also injured his thumb, Fortunately Dr. Tucker, Assistant at St. Luke's Hospital, was among the spectators and rendered first aid. Mr. Bittoer was then conveyed away in a motor car.
While mmppose I vas out?"—and seemed disappointed op receiving an affirmative reply.
Exrestive preparations are in hand Amoy, under the supervision of the offices for the ente: American Fleet. The Police are being strongly re-infareed and a large three storeyed house is about to be built for the accommodation of the American Admiral and his staff. This house, which will stand in the centre of a large compound, will be in the foreign style, It will be surrounded by handsome gardens, and screened, from importunate by a high, strong Detailed Bethe koe betrbis prepared and soon as they hai by the Viceroy of Fokien and (hékiang the work of construction will be began.
Tax Custom House Rates of exchange for August are as follows £1 Hk. Ts. 7.54 1 Francs 3,33 1 Marke 2.70
Hk. Ths, 1.55 Hk. Tls.1 Yen £30 1 Rapees 1.99 1 Mex. $ 1.50
Directors of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company recommend, at the meeting to be held on Augast 11, the dend of $1.25 per share, that $10,000 be written off the book value of steamers, $3,600 be written off wharves and properties, $12,500 be transferred to depreciation and Insurance Fund, $10,000 be transferred to special repairs fand. leaving a balance of $17,755.84 to be carried forward to new account, Scasect to audit, the Directors of the Hongkong and' Whampoa Dock (o. Ld. will recommend at the forthcoming meeting a dividend of 8 per cont—=$4. per share; pass $50,000 to special account, write $70,000 off Kowloon and Cosmopolitan Docks and carry forward about $382,000, Uxpen the auspices of some of the leading Japanese residents at Wonsan, new shipping company will shortly be organized with a view to establishing a service between Fasan and Wonsan, Fasan and Woongki, and Sohbo and Kangleang. The Korean Government, it is reported, has promised the promo ters a subsidy of Y. 50,000 to be paid in three yearly instalments.—" The Seoul Press,"
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