There is not much news under this heading to chronicle. On the Ist instant the British cruiser Amphitrite arrived here from Chatham. She is a fine vessel with four funnels and an evident turn of speed about her. On the same date the British transport Jelunga arrived from Taku with 950 Indian troops on board bound for Calcuta, including aGhoorka Regiment. The departures have been:—On the 29th ultimo the British cruiser Terrible for Englind, vii Suez Canal. She will call at Colombo and be resent and take part in the Coronation lebrations at that port. On the 30h ult, the Portuguese gunboat Diu left for Macao andjthe German gunboat Luchs for Canton.
T'note that the old gunboat Swift is advertised to be sold by auction where she Ties in the harbour at 3 p.m. on the 13th inst. She is a composite gunboat. The Admiralty do not guarantee that she is tit for further sea service.
Great Floods in the Kuangtung River Delta.
In consequence of the continued dowa-urs of rain throughout May, June, and uly, for which by the way the gods were fervently appealed to by the natives, the Canton and West Rivers are now in flood, extensive districts along their banks are inundated, and much damage is being caused to the crops. In Namboi and Samshiu districts thousands of persons have been rendered homeless, and rumpers of persons have been drowned, Several villages in the Kwei-lum district have been entirely swept aw:
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