Ross was re-elected hon, secretary, with loud acclaim, The guest of the ning. Brigadier Borritt, who made a very amusing speech, particularly in his distinction between th uneducated officers of the army and the selfeditcated. Mr. A, Bell proposed the toast of ma Mater" with a nice blending of humour and entiment, and 3 Tseng rad the roll call.
Mr. "Arnhold" thi fined proposals for the year, which golf match and a' cinner! on Rugger ch members of other uni be invited. The committee are make plinis and circularize mem. bers.
Two English ladies were jwatkingg on Keswick Road, on the Settlement side of the railway track. They were intercepted by a band of Chinese soldiers who wers obviously not on duty although they N armed. Two of them hal taken off their belts and as the walkers passed by one of them was struck with a belt, The soldiers Jered at the two and threw stones at the dog. Tiring of that sport they descended upon a file of coolies Who were caryying timber and chased them into the ditch where they made them walk in the mud the accompaninfent of much hilarity. Two small Chinese child" object of th At the intersection of the now Chinese road with the Lincot Avenue the two women passed a Eroup of soldiers on the Chinese side of the road. Although the two were on foreign road the Chinese, who were on guard, throw mud and sticks at them from their own side, It has Been no uncommon pro ire during the last two or three rs for the Chinese police to on patrol on the outlying Municipal roads, No official announcement has been made to the effect that the Council is taking steps to prevent Chinese patrol on Municipal. roads or Chinese soldiery over the boundaries on the Settlement side, When the Chinese police first began this patrolling they were limited to th area along Branan Piece, Lat they went to Hungjao and Rubicon ronds, Evidently the police do not Yelieve it worth while to patrol Monument Road or Pearce Road which are still further beyond the Rubicon. Six or seven police officer's headquarters have been built along some of the outlying Municipal roads. They have oven taken posts in the general vicinity of Jessfield Road. Last Sunday there were four armed soldiers with rifles and bandoliers walking up and down Pearce Road, Immediately after this sult of the race came in Phone, and the party broke up, some to drown their sorrow, others. to celebrate their joy. the leedil cil, has denied published by Japanese the report newspapers Japan. derer, She was alway good until the last scene and the was of a very high order.
Theresa Adams, the French maidservant of} the detec was also most pleasing in the manner in which she added Several weeks ago a foreign Omnibus Ca. inspector became entangled in an argument with several Chinese police over the matter of Proper fare. Although the po were formidable the inspector esca ced without injury due to the fact that the Chinese passengers in tie bus took the side of the inspector.
Shanghai residents will remember' the murder of Mr. Mackenzie on Keswick Rond several years azo, and still more recently the attempt ed murder of Miss Duncan on tive same rond,—Miss Thompson murdered and Mr. Law was wound= near the Red Joss House less than two years og very pleasing touch of comedy.
The scenery, costumes, and production were the very capable hands lof Mr. William Gee, who is to be con-Rratulated on every department. of his work: He has in: the last few ears presented several fine productions, but we doubt to the present, he has done any' better than, what he presented last night, the selection of cast, A NUMMER of Tocal labour unions have issued a joint manifesto. demanding the punishment of a French sailor who is alleger to have wounded two Chinese and calling upon the Chinese people "to rise and fight for justice." In conclusion, the writers say that, unless extraterritoriality is abolished and the foreign concessions are returned, which they have been rehearsed. ly erected manner the repetition of such tneidents not be avoided,
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