captains Ryder and Davis paid another visit to this city in January last. After making some survey of the district between Talifu and Yunnanfu, they intended to travel to the North of Assam, vii the strip of Szechuan to the west of the independent "Lolo" country and Patung, on the Thibetan frontier.
Mr. Scott, of the Yunnan Company, has been some time trying to obtain premises at Tenguch for commercial purposes, but with little result. It is said that a foreigner from Peking has arrived there to open a branch of the Imperial Maritime Customs. The French are prepared to commence the railway from Tongking, after the summer rains are over. Last year the railway was offered for tender as a whole; this year it is to be tendered for in parts.
The Governor is Acting-Viceroy at present, the Viceroy being on the way to Peking for audience.
9th May.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.