Itis stated from reliable official sources that H.E. Viceroy Shum will return to Canton by the end of this month. He will have to stay "long time in Kuangsi, and yet it is doubtful wherber he will in the end be able to suppress the rebellion, for the rebels are no despicable fors It is also stated that the Cantonese soldiers and the rebels are very friendly with each other. Whenever, for instance, the Cantonese soldiers were in need of opium they used to tie a piece of rag to x bamboo, and waving the air, signalled to the rebels what they wanted; and the rebels, seeing it, rent opium to them in exchange for ammunition. Tt has been frequently the case that when the Cantonese soldiers were not well enough treated by their commanders they deserted to the rebels. also reported that in battle both the Cantonese troops and the rebels have fire their shots into the air, and after hours of sham fight no one has been killed or wounded on either side. Since the Viceroy went to Kuangsi, however, 'Y several prefectures have been lost to the rebels.
AN IMPUDENT CHIEFTAIN, One rebel chief, Wong Riy-fi by name, sent a letter to the Viceroy, of which t following is a free translation:—'To BLE. Shuta,—We are well supplied with an and ammunition, which your soldiers have been kind enough to send us as presents, Being well supplied now you need not send us any more. If you wish to have a real fight with us, you will have to bring a hundred more of your battalions into the Although told in afoot to the author secon Wrederick Rogers, for many years permanent Under-Secretary for the Colonies, we cannot forbear to qriore algo the following anecdote "The Government had for a lor time been desirous of abolishing the legislative stem of the Virgin Islands, in which ninutive community there had been established an absurd copy of the Bri Governor two legislate However, all attempts in this direction had failed until there occurred the following 5 Speaker of the House of Assembly' entrusted his mule toa coloured boy the House was in session, the ani found afterwards in a condition which showed that it must have been severely gallopped in the interval. The Speaker Brought the cireunstance to the notice of the House, which promptly voted it to be a breach of privilege, and the b-y's father was fined some dozens of rum. The fine being paid and the spirits brought to the House, the unofficial members tested them so freely that the government members, previously in a hopeless minority, were field, so as to hav who' is the stronger consideration for thy cellency also belongs to the same native place as we do, and that the people of Canton expect us to accomplish our end im, we do not like to crush your army with our full force. - e request your Excellency therefore to stop this expedition and go away at once; then we will show you a little consideration. Otherwise we cannot guarantee your Excellency what our brethren will do." Upon receipt of this letter, the Viceroy was very angry and ed and at last, the story runs, fell sick
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