From tue "Norti-Cumva Dany News"
or Sepremper 1, 187
As most of our readers are no doubt aware, a project has been started lately for getting up a Steam Washing Company in Shanghai, the capital to be Tls. 6,000 in a hundred shares of Tls. 60. each. We are glad to learn that three-fourths of this sum has been* subscribed; and when a few more signatures have been obtained it is, we believe, intended to call a meeting of subscribers, with a view to appoint a Committee and commence operations. We wish Mr, Meller (who is energetically promoting the scheme) all success in his endeavours. The prospect of having one's clothes not knocked to pieces, and possibly of having one's shirts returned a little less the colour of peasoup is one which only those who have lately come out from home can fully realize; but which every one can imagine with pleasure, In the House of Commons on July 17, Mr. Bourks, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, stated in reply to Sir C. Dilke and Mr. Ashley that the appointment of a Chief Justice of China and Japan, was still under consideration, The temperature near Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, for 24 hours ending 7 p.m.
Yesterday Min. 78.0 Max. 94.0 Same date, 1936 Min, 765 Max, 83.5° Rainfall nil.
Siccawei Recording: Yesterday Min. 75.4 Max, 95.0 Same date, 1936 Min, 745 Max. 84.7
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