A small ship, belonging to the French Colony of Indo-China, but built in our Arsenal, according toa friendly agreement between the French and Chines" thorities, was launched on "Monday trist, the 8th instar This ship is a kind of river tugboat, specially intended to proceed up the rapids of the Me Kiang, and the dimensions of which are, consequently, rather unusual, ix seventy feet in length and fifteen fet in breadth; her displacement is 60 "tons, and her draught of water only three feet and a half, Her speed on the measured mile must reach up to about 12 miles an hour, She is furnished with two enginesveloping 300 H.P., each of which'yives {motion to two screw-propellers on the same shaft, say four screws altogether.
'The hull is entirely made of steel, but sheathed with wood and copper, in order not to be broken through, in case the ship happens to touch a rock in the rapids, 'The engines and boiler, as well as the hull, have been built by the' Arsenal in the course of the last five months, and it is hoped that the trials will take place before the end of The Commander of the Russian man-of war was present at the lnunel We have received Hon: pers the 19th instant.—There has been a colli. {sion between the Patani (lute Hecate) and Taichiow in. Bangkok river, in which the [latter was sunk. and the former much {damaged about the bows.—Mr. Unteh had given a cinematograph show in Hongk-aid of the Missus and Kids " fund.—'the 20-knot Ausirian torpedo-cruiser Zenta of 2,250 tons und 22 guns arrived at Singapore jon the srd, on her way to Hongkong.—An Oriental Press Agency has been started at Hongkong.—Prince Valdemar arrived at Bangkok on the 29th ultimo.—The ashes of Mr. Granville Sharp were buried at Hongkong on the 14th.—H.M. flagship Centiorion arrived from Labuan on the Lth,—All the American prisoners in Luzon have been rescued, The insurgents have lost faith in Aguinaldo, and with the exception of a few robbers, are ready to lay down their arms,—H. E: Li Hung-chang tiffined with the Governor of Hongkong and.audertook to repress piracy in his jurisdiction.—Twelve cases of plague are reported to have occurred in one street in Manila,—It_was reported that Prince Henry's flagship Dentsch-Innd could not cou! at Singapore, but had to gvonto Pulo Way.—H. M.S. Alacrity arriv. ed at Hongkong on the 16th from Manila.
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