The Courrier d' Haiphong of the 31st ult. announces the sudden death at Hué on the 24th of January of H.M. Dong-kun Ewperor of Annam, It asks, Was thi death natural! Is it on the contrary the result of one of those palace. revolutions too frequent at the Court of Hué? We have as yet no information on this point. Whatever be the facts, this event, whose consequences may be very serious, will make a considerable noise in France,"
Metrieu, Prince Chanh-mong, also known as Dong-kaull, was born in 1863, and sueceeded the late Emperor Kien-phuc in 1885. Aunam is "protected" by France, a Resident being stationed at the Court of Hug. M. Rheinart, appointed in Septen ber last, is the present occupant of the post.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.