The Archive · 1899

THE PATROL OF THE SOUTHERN 'WATERWAYS

The representations of the Chamber of Commerce with reference to the disorders in Kuangtung have apparently. borne some fruit. A telegram has been received by the Commodore from the Admiralty instructing him to put the gunboat Tiveet Sandpiper on the river ways. The Tweed into commission at once for service with the

will be manned by men from the Huber. This is, I presume, a temporary mensure, as the Toeed draws too much water to get far up the West River except at flood tide, Just now the inland rivers must all be rather more than bank full, but they will soon commence}to fall after next month.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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