A farewell tiffin to Capt. W. L. F. imonpietri, the retiring U. S. Na urebasing Officer in Shanghai, was iven by a number of the friends on Vednesday in the Shanghai Club. "hose present were:—Mr. J, J. Kee-an (toastmaster), Capt. W. I. Jisler (assistant, toastmaster), Mr. teriing Fessenden,—Paymaster-commander J. M. L. Cusack, r.x., gineer-Commander F. W. Brom-1y, M., Messrs. H. E. Gibson, E.
McCloskey, J. J, Sheridan, J. H. front, R. Wood, J. W. Schoenfeld, 1S, Franklin and Carl Crow. Capt. Simonpietri was presented ith a handsome cigarette case and beeches were made by the recipient, Gr, Fessenden, Capt. Eisler, Cdr. tusack, Cdr. Bromley, Messrs. Kee-an, Sheridan and Franklin,—the keynote of the remarks of all being Anglo-American friendship, which. twas stated never was more mark-
'Fon the first time since last sumter rice-dropped in' price on Tues-ay, the-best grade being sold at
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