The Archive · 1897

NAVAL MOVEMENTS

The naval intelligence is still meagre, though the men-of-war are slowly coming down from the North, The British gunboat Linnet arrived here on the 30th ult. from Foochow; the cruiser Archer arrived on the Qnd inst. from Nagasaki; and the flagship Centurion, which reached Amoy on.the 2nd inst., is expected here shortly. The cruiser Undaunted will leave here on the lith inst. for the North, calling first at Amoy. The Austrian cruiser Panther lett here on the Ast inst. for Saigon. On the 4th inst. two Chinese revenue cruisers, which were lying in the man-of-war anchorage, broke out into bunting decoration, it being the birthdsy of the Empress Dowager.

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