The following telegram hi been received by the French Consul in th M. Lemaire, French Resident Hué, 20th February, The export of rice from Tonquin, whioh had been authorized from the 1st Doce ber, 1884, to 1st March, 1885, forth declared free, of two mouths to the public.—Daily Press, 21st Feb, tat the m ting of the Municipal Council on Friday last, it was decided that the dues on goods should not exceed 1/20 of 3%, and that on opium there should be a special rat of 0.1.6 por chet on tr f 0.2.0 per 1,000 on the three Chinese from the French vessels got outside Chinhai information conveyed to them that the French waiting for them. In coni they' returned to port on and many of the men went asher the bows. It is evident the Chinese will not fight the French.
The Chinese at Ningp sailor on board the Chi are so demoralized that many of them have The Waverley, for Sheipu Roads, left Shanghai on Thureday. She has on board some foreign experts who will ascertain whether the two men-of-war which were sunk by the French can be raise Until further notice, we believe, the Russian flag will only be hoisted once a
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