Shanghai, Mar. 10. ant-Gomimander G. Ra HAMS, Peterel, gunboat, Heuton-Sciopeted her anna rest, an alle ant-Commanier' W. By Kelth,_ HIM, Aphis, gunboat, Licuter rived' at Shanghai for ber ahauah raft.
HAMS, Ladybird, gunboat, Liew tenant-Commander' J. Oliver. having completed. her annual ret, failed' up river on Thursday."
TALS, Bee, gunboat, which rived on February 27 10 reftuing.at the New Engineering and Shipbuilding Worle, HAMS, Sandwich, sloop, Common. doe FG, Flynn, will relieve TINS. Witch' a¢ the British Naval Buoys on th 16th inst. rick, Cruiser, Captain OG. G, Sedgwick. ts duo. to relieve TOMS. Sandwich at the British Naval Buoys on Bfarch 22, The present licensees in their jon promise. to exert every effort to bring about such improvements in the condition of rickshaws and auch relief to the pullers are desired by the Committee and the authorities. The Association further requests that two of, its represeriiatives be admitted to take part in discussions of the matter by the Coun The pe'itlon was written by the! new committee of 13 elected. on March 4-in the offices of the Associasion, 15 Shingping Alley. Lung men Koad. Out of the 23, the following five members were elected fo the Standing Committee: Messrs. Chiling Yin, Ku Soong-mow,, Hano Zai-dine, Chu Ngoh-kao and Fisia Mo-yao, Following is @ tres transla (tion of' the petition.
Informed by some unknown per-sibly a: chauffeur—over the French Polios 7 am, Pissage off Bourgeat, where they found dead body of a foreigner hanging by the neck from a tree.
The dead man -was found-to be F. Drozdowski, 45, of house 48 passage 66 Rue Lorton, and it is under-[stood that a letter' to hi found on him. Former! cook, he had had little to do for' the past five or six months.
The body was found in a stall jgap between the wall of a row of garages near 229 Rue Bourgest and bamboo fence, and had apparently been hanging. for. several hours. Drozdowski had left his home at o'clock on the previous night.
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