It is w great shame to England that in this province, the hinterland of Burma and the highway to Szechuan, Her Majesty should be represented by only one Consul, and he at an unimportant place on the Dorder. There should be a Consul-General placed at once at Yunnanfu, The French openly horst that they are ready with their Soldiers and intend to capture Yunnanfu in three months. Wo are glad there is pro, spect of quietness in South Africa and hope the English newspapers will find time to watch what is going on in West China.
'24th June.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.