New York, Dec. 8.
Special arrangements are being made to enable Mr. Anthony Eden, former British Foreign Secretary, who is en route to America in the liner Aquitania, to be in time for a dinner at which he isto speak on The American President liners will soon resume calling at Shanghai, Mr. Joseph Sheehan, president of the line, announced today. Mr. Sheehan said that at present it was impossible to name the exact date at which calls would be resumed.—United Press.
From Tientsin: On November 30, we had a strong northerly wind all day, the result of which was to cause the ponds to freeze over, and to form a good deal of floating ice in the river. The nights are cold and, unless the weather moderates, the ponds will afford fine skating in a day or two. But the river will not close so long as the present fine weather continues. The most important news item among us is the transfer by the C.M.S.N. Ca., of all its tug and lightering equipment here, to the Taku Tug boat Company, which transfer was effected on November 28, these consist of the hulk Aden anchored outside the bar, four iron lighters, and the tugs Lee Hong and Arrow. The terms of agreement are, I understand, that for the use of these vessels, the Taku Company is to ary Tls. 5900. AN necessary whether arising from accident leakage or accident, necessitating repairs, are matters for which the Taku Company is in no way responsible. We look but for a few more steamships up the river, though we hope to have communication with them at Taku for some time yet. We have already had eight degrees of frost,
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