(Damaged in Fire Shanghai, Apr. 8.
sit but stubborthee beaks is"Avonue Eland VIE at, 823 fast might, taking the 5. FB. near Wan hour to eetingulsh ihe' Glee. The premises, which are occupied by cleaning company, wae badly Sambo in, the upper wore re a foot vaimest'colapong. Tei net Known how the ble originate, alt trough R's beueved hat some dry-cleaning guid caught fre the alee March Sunshine Shanghai, Apr. 8, March in this part of the world appears to be a most vaeitlating month: blow hot—blow cold, raining' and shining indiscriminately, so that} tone usually starts the day most un" suitably attired, Siccawei tolls us that the duration of sunshine enjoyed, during March was 182 hours out of a possible total of 370 hours. or nearly half, This is about 10 per cent above the average for March for the past fifty years, Quire a few Bank of China $100 notes, not chopped "Shanghai," have been smuggled from free China into. Shanghai, Some of these are spurifous and foreign and Chinese banks will not accept them, temporary solution which will com mand the goodwill of the majority.
Tam not at this time authorized to say more, but Tam allowed to say that every effort will be made In the Immediate future, by the three Consuls-General referred to. to Secure all the necessary consents {o render legal ud' constitutional. the agreement which they have reached between themselves and to provide us with temporary machinery which will broaden the basis of our system of government and reduce, as far as it possible, occasions for misunder~ standing between various nationals."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.