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On 37th September, at Shanghai, the wife of HARRY E. Ginson, of a son..
On 28th September, at Tientain, the wife of Guy D, B. BIDWELL, of a daughter.
MARRIAGE.
On 28th September, at St. Joseph's Church, afterwards at the Royal Danish Consulate, Shanghai, Mr. CHARLES MARTIN JULIUS WULFF, to Mrs. MARIA GRANDON, born da Fonseca, widow, both of Shanghai.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
No cases of communicable disease. were noti
fied as having occurred during the past week. THE Chinese are greatly pleased at being now allowed to use freely telegraph lines in Licolung
cominence their ordinary field practice,
THE Great Puk Han Monastery, with all its pictures, archives, and famous Buddhas, was entirely destroyed by fire on the tath`ult,“ We have received the programme of the Tien- isin A stumn' Race Meeting to be held on Tues. day, Wednesday and Thursday, the 1st, 2nd On 25th September, at the International Cot-nd 3rd prox
On 24th September, at London, RODHAM HOME COOK, late Agent of the llongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at Kobe, Japan, aged 54.
ton Mill, POSTUNG, Fanny, CURRIE, aged 39 THE Chefoo Daily News says there was a
years.
OCTOBER 3, 1904.
SIS.." AGINCOUKI?
ENTERS HONGKONG
AND IS DOCKED,
The s.s. Agincouri, which, until we gave the exclusive news of her being refloated, was con-
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NEGLIGENT NAVIGATION.
An inquiry was held, by the Harbour Master this moming, into the circumstances connect-
is blieved to have been caused by her hum ping on her anchor. The engines and bols are intact, and but for sand in them would: have been used to bring her to port, without the aid of a tow-boat. The pasinge from the scene of her stranding to her anchoring, off Lamma Island, accupied 53 hours, the fallooned with a charge of negligent navigation pre- mander of H.M:S. Rosario, againat Bo Chu, maintaining a speed of six knots throughout ferred by Commander Gerald G. Vivian, com- master of the steam launch Tweed Consen der Vivian, stated that when coming into hare. bourbe 29th ulto. the boat Tweed crossed his bottom port to starboard, forcing witness to go full speed astern, to avoid cutting down the Fred, H.M.S, Rosaria was towing two rafts at the time, "
ANOTHER ACCOUNT,
INTERVIEW WITH MR. J. WATT JAMESON. This morning a representative of the Hong, keng Telegraph had the pleasure of interview: ing Mr. J. Watt Jameson, the salvage engi neer, on his return from Hainan, with the rescued Agincourt in tow. The contract to
The master of the Tweed stated that when salve the vessel in question and also the ill-he was stearing his launch, he saw the Rosaria fated Baron Gardon, now a prey to every on his starboard s'de; so crossed her bows. breeze coming in the dirction of the Bombay He had left the Sugar Refining Company's not to say enormous improbabilities, and the wharf. fact that the Agincourt, a vessel carrying nearly
On 26th September, at 20, Foochow Poad.repest at Chefoo that the main pipe supplying go, any shoal east of Chaetsu Point, to Shoal, was Laught with mighty possibilities, [ wharf, and was proceeding to the Douglas
Dalny with water had been blown up by Chinese,
Shanghai, E. LEHMANN, of the impena THE Korea Daily News reports that the tures, to Hongkong. Subsequently, a syndicate 7,000 tons of cargo, has been brought safely to the. Tweed was in error in hot giving way to
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Da 28th September, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, JANS CAKU ROSENBERG SORENSEN, Third Engineer of the Cable Steamer Store Nordiske, aged 16 years,
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ONE thousand Tonghaks with banners started out to make things lively at Seoul. On the way they met a handful of Japanese soldiers, on which the banners disappeared and the Tong
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A LARGE number of men of the Sherwand Fores.sidered among shipping circles to be doomed, ters left this morning for. Kowloon City, is now safely docked at Kowloon, apparently, nd as far as can be ascertained before her boltoin is viewed, but little the worse for her long stay on her sandy beach off lainan island. er side are somewhat paintless from the acion of the surf, but from what the divers discovered the vessel has only three small holes in her, which they were able to patch up and render water-tight. It will be remembered by our readers that the ss. Agincourt was driven ashore in the severe typhoon six weeks the Suth East of "ainan Island, in I ig's Head Bay, and was practically abandored, the cap. tain and crew coming-up, after many adven-
was formed by the Hon. Sir Paul Chater and Mr. H. N. Mody for the salvage of the big. vessel, and the Hatloong was chattered for the purpose. This vessel was fitted up in the Kowloon Dock with salvage plant, pumps etc., in charge of a salvage party, andu corps of divers, under the orders of Mr. J. W. Jameson. The Huiteong left on her mission on the 15th ult., and in one way or another had an adventurous and interesting time. Arriving at the scene of the Agincourt's stranding at 8.30 p.m. the 16th ulto, the Wailoony transferred her salvage gear to the wrecked vessel and, on the Sunday, left for the Buron Gordon lying on Bombay Reef. She found the Baron testing in exactly the same position as when previously inspected but as there was a slight surf break ing over her it was impossible to send a boat alongside. Deeming it of no use to delay, the Halloong returned to the Agincourt, keeping well in the track of merchant vessels, in order that she might signal messages for llongkong, But in this she was unsuccessful, as she met no vessels coming in. She got back to the Agincouri at 2.40 p.m. on the 21st ulto, and made two attempts to tow her off her sandy bed. Both of these proved unsuccessful, as in the first case a 10" Manila hawser (new) broke, and in the second, on the 22nd ulte, a 4 wire rope parted. Un the 23rd, there were indica tions of a typhoon approaching from the north, between Hainau Island and Hongkong, and a heavy swell was coming from the East, so the Hailcong, after another tow-line had parted, left the scene and went to a typhoon anchorage to the west of Tsin Hosa Island, where she re- mained. The next afternoon at four o'clock the weather showed signs of clearing and the Douglas ship ran in and had another look at the Agingur to see that she had weathered the storm and was quite safe.
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MR. F. J. Mayers of the f. M. Customs Service, leaves Tientsin on Sunday, says the China Review of the zand ult, for Canton to take up the important post of Commissioner of Customs there. Mr. 'Mayers has been here over two years and is very popular, being a good tennis
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HONGKONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1904.
SALVAGE OPERATIONS.
Two of our prominent citizens, with the support of other influential members of the community, have been instrumental in de monstrating to the Colony that we are by nu means so laggard in our spirit of enterprise as some would lead us to imagine. It ap A. S. WATSON & Co., pears to the generally known that, for some time past, considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed in certain quarters at the lack of enterprise in matters affecting the salving of steamers. In fact, it has been stated that the appliances available in case of emergency are hardly commensurate with the enormous tonnage entering and leaving the port. The refloating of the huge steamer Agincourt, after being beached on Hainan Island for a couple of months, while dis- proving the assertion, adds considerable colour to the belief of many of the large shipping firms that Hongkong is well equip. ped for the salving of vessels though wrecked many miles away from the Colony. The Agincourt had practically been abandoned by the underwriters after an initial survey, and would apparently have been left to her FURNITURE fate had not a number of focal gentlemen, with prompt and commendable initiative,
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LAST night about ten o'clock one of the Star Ferries on the way to Kowloon collided with a large junk, which it is alleged was conspicuous by its absence of lights. Some little damage was occasioned, and we understand that the matter will form the subject of a marine inquiry The ferry navigator secured the number of the
Junk..
THE Chinaman, who was wanted on extradition by the Chinese authorities at Foochow under circumstances already reported in these columns, was to-day committed to Vctoria Gaol by Mr. Kemp, for 15 days, during which period he may apply for a writ of habtas corpus, failing which, at the expiration of the period, he will be extradited. THE following have been selected at Shanghai to practise for the Interport Rifle match: Capt. Boisragon, Insp. Wilson, Insp. Dewing, Det. Insp. McDowell. Lasp. Lynch, Messrs. Aldridge, C. Richards, T. Samson, W. Brand T. Mellows, W. O. Lancaster, S. E. Green, Chas. Hill, J, E. Watson, A. Dahl, and P.
Donell.
As we recently pointed out the news that General Mestchenko was killed in the recent battle at Liaoyang is not correct. According to a wire from Mukden, dated the sath ult, the General was found on the field unconscious and very severely wounded; but was quickly re moved and is slowly recovering, at which there is great rejoicing among his Cossacks and
others.
THE China Merchants' steamer Yasha, which was unfortunate enough to get stuck on the aku bat on the 18th alt, still remains fast, aku is the normally low water there of
late, says the Chins Review of the sand uli.
23rd. Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co, have
She then proceeded to Hoihow, in order to send telegraphic despatches to those interested in her movements in Hongkong. This, however, she decided on her arrival at Haihow not to risk doing, as the Hoihow telegraphic officials could not guarantee that they would be delivered in
Hongkong under three days. Having get through the natio of Haipan Straits, the failoong signalled and stopped the German steamer Apenrade, bound for this port, when, after an exchange of courtesies, Captain A. P. Alderup, of the Apenrade, kindly took charge of the Huiloong's despatches and delivered them safely in Hongkong the next day. Al Hoihow, the Falloong managed to procure ten tons of fresh water and a few necessities in the way of fresh provisions, and then returned once again to the Agincourt for her foal attempts at getting her off. As the previous efforts to float
port, speaks volumes on behalf of the expert knowledge of wrecking, so often evinced by Mr. Jameson, and the up-to-date methods he employs in such a connection, Readers will call to mind the stranding of the vessels named, as the direct consequence of a severe typhoon" The Agincours, the steamer with which we are Dow particularly interested, was driven ashore, on the 1st August, on the south of Hainan island, between Hainan and the island of beach, and we are glad to be able to report Namking. She struck beavily on a sandy
that the results of the impact were not so severe as was previously imagined, and it is confidently anticipated that she will be renewed and fitted for sea at no distant period.
The B.s, Huiloong, belonging to the Douglas Steamship Company, was chartered for the pur. poses of salving, and on the 15th ult, left this for the scene of the wreck with the whole of the salvage gear on board. They arrived, said Mr. Jameson, in view of the wreck at one o'clock the following afternoon, and imme diately proceeded to get the gear in action, He found the holds of the Agincourt full of water up to a few feet of the 'tween decks, and the engine room full up between the cylinders, They set to work with centrifugal pumps to pump out the vessel, and continued to workup to the 19th September, by which time they had made remarkable progress.
On this date he left the Agincourt, in charge of his salvage crew, to visit the Baron Gordon, arriving at the Bombay Shoal after a passage of 16 hours. To his intense mortification, owing to the heavy sea running at the time, he was unable to board her from either side of the reef. She was lying at the mercy of wind and sea, and although she was apparently in tact, she showed no signs of having been struck by a typhoon. There was no more,
than five feet of water all around her.
In summing up Hon. Barnes-Lawrence said
H.M.S. Rosario, which vessel, if she had not given way, would have been run into. The licence of the master of the Tweed was sus pended for one month.
KWANGSI REBELLION..
Tienisin, 27th September. Viceroy Tsen Chun-hsuin has petitioned to order General Whang Chung-hao that he is Kwangsi rebels at Szeshihpalung. An Im solely responsible for the suppression of the
perial rescript to the petition says that a fur ther report must be made by the Governor of Hunan in the matter before Imperial sanction it given.
Viceroy Teen has also wired to Peking that Tingfeng district in Lochenghaien has fallen into the hands of the rebels.-Lochenghsian is 190 Chinese li north-west of Linchowfu and is within the jurisdiction of the Prefect of Lin- chowfu.
IMPENDING INTERVENTION,
Since the Kwangsi rebels bave escaped to Kweichou, a certain Power has made the re- quest to be allowed to send troops to suppress them. Now, that a portion of the Kwangsi rebels have found their way to Yunnan, the Consul there has telegraphed to his Minister at Peking, requesting him to notify the Wai Wu Fu that he would despatch troops, to the scene on account of the situation.-Eastern Times.
VICEREGAL REWARDS FOR SUCCESSFUL SOLDIERS.
A Canton dispatch reports that a large body of insurgents was badly defeated on the 3rd ult, at a place called Hsinjéabsien by a brigade of Kwangtung troops, brought over by Viceroy Teen Ch'unhsuen into Kwangsi pro- vince. In this fight, which was a sanguinary one, the leader of the insurgents, a certain He returned then to the Agincourt, and Yang K'un-ting, notorious for his ferocity and found the engine room pumped out, two of her ruthlessness, was also killed, together with a anchors laid out, and salvage work so far ad large number of his followers. As this is the vanced that the following day he commenced to first decided victory gained by the Viceregal tow on the after-part quarter. The swell, how troops since their arrival in Kwangsi, six. ever, was visibly increasing and it was obvious weeks ago, Viceroy Tsen was naturally much that trouble was in store for him, notwithstand pleased, and so his Excellency, immediately ing the success which had marked his efforts on receipt of the joyous new, sent Sa,coo and hitherto. The 23rd ultimo, saw the Holloonga number of silver medals to be distributed towing vigorously, but owing to the strenuous among the successful "braves" and also thirty character of the weather the ten-inch bawser commissions of the brevet of sth military-grade they were using snapped. A typhoon made its and twenty commissions of the brevet of 6th unwelcome appearance and the consequence military grade for presentation to those of the was that (in his own words) he was obliged to sergeants and men who had specially distin fill his prize with water, in order to sink her, guished themselves in the battle.-M. C. D.. and keep her goiet. Liere was, indeed, a trite News.
Some of the officials at Peking were trying example of Love's Labour Lost, but nothing daunted, the work was resumed, and although that the Empress Dowager should see Harm- the 24th September was perforce a blank day, ston's Circus, but in view of the anxious
come forward with a view of floating the It was hope she would go up the river on the this time hauled at by the bow, and after pull he had succeeded in getting her pumped out position in which the empire is placed by the
ship and getting her to Hongkong. She had already roughed the weather for nearly six weeks before operations were actively com menced, and appeared in imminent danger in breaking up in some of the typhoons which had swept the coast since the date of the wreck, early in August. One of the Douglas steamers was chartered, salvage appliances placed aboard in charge of Mr. J. W. Jameson, the expert, and four days ago the wreckers had the satisfaction of seeing the Agincourt safely floating in deep WHITE TURKISH TOWELS. water. The community obtained the first
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satisfaction of apart from the general saving a valuable ship from total toss, the profit arising from the venturesome opera- tions redounds indirectly to the benefit of the Colony. According to what our repre. sentatives have been able to glean from These who conducted the enterprise to such a successful issue, the extent of her damage does not, at present, amount to anything very considerable, although when the ship is drydocked and the actual extent of the damage is revealed, it will be possible to ascertain the estimated cost of her repairs. Attention will now be directed to the Buron
also their steamer Pechili in the same predica-
meni.
A BOMBADIER and a gunner of the R. G. A. went into the market to purchase eggs yester day. The former bargained and paid five cents for two and is then alleged to have said to the gunner" Don't you want some eggs for chow who thereupon annexed two eggs and refused to pay for the same. The bom bardier denied any connection with the affair, while the gunner was convited and sent to seven days' hard labour, without the option of
a fine.
received
THE adrance representative of Pollard's Lilli putian Opera Company, Mr. A. H. Pollard,
a wire this
morning frumn Port Darwin to the effect, that the Company will arrive, per 5.5. Tsinan, on the 13th inst. The personelle ncludes the majority of the old favourites, such as Willie Thomas, Fred. Stewart, and last but not least, little Daphne self, does not appear to have grown a single inch since the last visit of the Company, some eighteen months ago.
Pollard, who in the words of Mr. Pollard him.
her by the stern had proved fatile, she was
ing on her from 10a.m. to 1.30 pm, on the 28th, they found she had moved about six feet. Operations were then suspended for a while, being resumed at 8.30 p.m. and by mid- night they had succeeded in pulling the Agin road out at right angles to the beach on which she had been lying. Not being able to advance further they nade all secure for the night and commenced work again as the tide rose the next morning at 17,40. it was then that the to" inch hawser bfbke, after being bauled on about three hours, and the 4 inch wire rope was run out. This also gave after three and a ball hours' strain, and towing was then stopped for the night, having been attended with but small success. The Agincourt had moved only between fifteen and twenty feet, but with the rising tide, she floated, The Wailoong then have in her anchors, and shortened the tow lines as much as possible thus mooring the Agincourt securely in deep shifted her position ahead of the Agincourt, and
water. At six the next morning, the failsong
nado all preparations to tow her to Hongkong, At 12.35, the anchors were picked up and the
THE Hon, secretary of the Hongkong Cricket upper given fuil speed ahead. The towing trip to League, informs us that entries for the League Hongkong then commenced, the weather prov. Competition closed on the 3-th, September. ing fine and clear throughout, mild NE, weds The following Clubs have entered-Army prevailing. After an entirely uneventful trip. Ordnance Recreation Club Civil Service the Hailoong with her prize in tow arrived off Cricket Club. Hongkong Cricket Club "A"
West Point near Lamma Island about 6.30 p.m. ineers R. C. Royal Army Medical Carps: yesterday and anchored there for the night, Ditto "B" Craigengower C. C. Royal Eng. Parsee C. C. Hongkong Police K. C. Kow, Sir Paul Chater was cruising about the barbour loon C. C. 83rd. Co., R. G. A. and the in his launch Christine, expecting the vessel Hongkong Singapore Battalion R. G. A. A meeting of the lubs' representatives will be in at any moment, and as soon as they anchored held at an early date to arrange fixtures, etc., bebore down on them, and heard the interesting for the season.
story they had to tell. He subsequently re- turned to Hongkong with Mr. Jameson and Captain Wardrup, of the Agincourt, whom he brought off in his launch.
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by the 27th. The day succeeding saw towing
operations resumed, with the result that they war, and of the internal troubles in Kwangsi got her head out quite sixty feat and without and elsewhere, her Majesty has felt unable to mishap of any kind. With a drag of another give way to relaxation," says the China Timer, sixty feet the following day, they were enabled to float her on the 30th ultimo, and started the same day for Hongkong, the weather being fine and favourable to the enterprise.
On Saturday the weather freshened, with a stiff north-easterly breeze, but they succeeded without accident in arriving at a safe anchor age off Green Island last evening. The fat long towed the now disreputable looking cast
way with a hawser 120 fathoms long, and this morning brought her broadside on to the dock, where she will be speedily put into a state of repair.
As she tow lies the s.s. Agincourt is the property of Messrs Gilman and Co., the Hong- kong agents for Lloyd's and the London Salvage Association.
The happy outcome of the scheme means an immense saving to British underwriters, not
withstanding the fact that at the time of the stranding she was in ballast.
Regarding the Baron Gordon Mr Jameson is fairly positive that he will succeed in getting her off although of course auch depends upon
the weather. In this case, however, from a salvage point of view, it is a "horse of another colour," And worse still, it is known that her bottom is badly damaged. INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT
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On Saturday evening, the members of the Royal Engineers Variety Club gave the first of a series of really interesting entertainments in the bijou theatre connected with Wellington Barracks. The whole performance, which was as diversified as the most enthusiastic lover of Vaudeville could possibly wish for, can only be described as meritorious in the extreme, and the members of the club deserve every en couragement and congratulation in their efforts' to provide good laughing material to this in, teresting, if somewhat serious, Colony. Apart from a number of well-chosen vocat and los
the admirable band of the Sherwood Foresters
Shanghai advices of 29th ult. state-Busi ness reported:S. C. Fareham, Boyd & Co. Gordon, another large vessel, lying on shares at Tis. 187.50 and 185 for December, the Bombay Shoal. The work of salving and 184 50 for November; Indo-China 8. N.
A1 630 this morning, the fluiloons got under her will be attended with considerable shares at Tis. 89.50 and 88.50 for September;
Maatschappij, etc. in Langkat shares at Tls, way and took the Agincourt over to Kowloon difficulties, and it is likely that some 300, 301.50, and 301.50 for September; Shang-Bay, preparatory to her being placed, this after. considerable time will elapse before she is hai Bumatra Co. shares at Tis. 67.50 for Ocio-noop, in dry dock. In all probability the attrumental selections, (the latter furnished by
ber, and 65 cash; Shanghai Pulp and Paper re-floated. Certain is it that the vessel is in
shares at Tis. 155 cash; Yangtze Whart and long will leave again, on Wednesday, this a more precarious position than was the case Godown Co. shares at Tis: 189 cash and time in quest of the Baron Gordon, which it is with the Agincourt, and when she reaches Shangbai Tug and Lighter preference shares confidently anticipated will be safely towed off the rocky bed and brought into Port, advantage. Hongkong the work of repairing her will be at Tis. 44 cash.
Business reported direct-Indo-China S. N. no light matter. Looking, however, at the Co. shires at Tis. 97 for December 3. C. being taken of the high tides to prevail on the
atis, success which has met the efforts of Farnham, Boyd & Co., shares at T. 181, cash, roth, 11th, and fath-inst
Until the Agincourt is viewed in dry dock, the party in regard to the Agincourt, the 183, and 175 for September, and 189 for Jan- same skill and efficiency that have brought uary: Maatschappij etc. in Langkat shares ut which will be somewhat late this evening, the Ths. 300 and 307.50 for September, and 315 for the saving of that vessel encourage the Bope December; Shanghai Pulp and Paper shares actual damage, she has sustained cannot be No. 358. that the Baron Gordon may yet he scen at Tis: 162.50 January, and Hall & Bolts shares learned, but is not thought to extend beyond
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A DISASTER FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TROOPS...
A Canton newspaper states that on the 16th ult, a brigade of Hunan troops called Wukang Brigade, having come across a body of Kwang. si rebels at a place calling Lochéng, in that province, a battle ensued which ended in a dis- aster for the Government troops, the latter losing their Commandant and nearly one hundred of thair number. The troops werk ambushed in a narrow defile which accounts
rebel losses-eight men, for the comparatively small number of the
THE WEATHER,
The following report is from Mr. J.-F. Flum-.
mer, Chief Assistant jof the Hongkong. Obser- vatory
On the 3rd at 17:35 am,
barometer
rise slightly in 8 China, and fallen at all
other stations.
Gradients are moderate upon the China Coast and moderate to fresh NE winds will prevail in the Formosa Channel, and over the northern part of the China Sea. A
Forecast-Moderate to fresh NE, winds, cloudy, fair generally
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILS DUE French (Capri) 4th inst.); Indian (Namsang) 4th inst American (Manchuria) 4th inst. American (Coptic) "th inst, English (Coromandel) 6th inst. Canadian (Tartar) 11th inst German (Printers Aller) 12th inst. Australian (T'sinan) 13th inst. ^-^ began
at
The Imperial German mailas. Zietes arrived
Shanghai on 1st inst., at 3 p.m.
The U. 5. S. Co. & C. M. S. N. Co's s Canfa from Pacific and Japan is due fo leave Nagasaki on 7th insta
The Imperial German Mails. Bayern which left here on Wednesday at noon, arrived at Stagipate on 2nd Thir, et foons,
a couple of side-splitting farces were interpo. lated, respectively, entitled "A Bad Boy and "An Amateur Gurate. The parts were all in very capable hands, and no litile praise is due to the lady members, Miss Marson, Clarke and - The P. & 0. 5. N. Ca's is, Coromandel Miss Angice Jackmann, who entered into the left Singapore for this port on 1st inst, at a spirit of the entertainments with the happiest am with the Outward English Mails, and
result, The General Manager, Quarter Mastet | Ope here on 6th inst, al jo amado Sergeant Hunt, announces a repetition of the The Imperial German Maill
we might add, that to this gentleman's effort from Beilin of the 13th city lef performance this and to-morre evenings, and Aller carryings the po little proportion of the "eneral success wat Saturday pm and may be expo due,