The new leading light on Tower Bill was exhibited at sunset on the 24th inst.
The light is of the third order, dioptric, occulting, showing a fixed light varied by eclipse every ten seconds. Sectors of white light are shown over the two safe entre: cos to the port and the light is red where, 8+ that a vessel making the port by cither entrance has only to keep in the white light to be clear of dangers The optical apparatus ani lantern are the old fixed light which used to be on Gutzlaff, specially adapted to the new sits by Messrs, Chance Bros. of Birmingh from the designs of the Engineer-in-t friends have been cordial, and my ¢ hin-is courteous and sincere. Many of the latter it was my privilege to moot at a banquet given me by the Viceroy on the eve of embarkation. Nor did the Viceroy confine himself to the obligat: on created by a written agreement; he had given me a good hausa (a thing not sti Inted for) on the bank of the great river, in the choicest of sites, and to the end his kindness was unfailing. His absence for two out of three years was ious drawback to the educational work for which Icane. The universi y that I was to organise has not yet taken shape, but T have lectured to his junior m darins and embodied those lectures in books that will reach a wider audio ca, I have therefore, no occasion to reprove' myself for mis-rpent time.
In some respects Chang Chih tung has taken the lexd in the forward movement. Nine or ten years ago lis issued a bick of instructions to his officials, the of the Customs Service, and the illu which is huppity ron"ered is a petroleum incandescent burner bridge, the tr 65 min mantle. The light will be Hope," and on the Emper: 19} miles in clear weather and should be a few days hence, t'e school-children of ths great Loon (o vessels entering Chefoo har-whole city are to hace a grand parade in which they slog a new song fr old Chins, We understand that work has been com-4 hymo from the Vicereg.! pencil in prose, menced on the now third order group on the new education lightoing-flashing light on Kungkungtao, Reform is in the air and the signs of it and when this light is exhibited the light: are to bs soon on all sides. The streets ing of Chefoo harbour will be thoroughly are policed by soldiers it foreign uniform up-to-dat new buildings for schools and other purposes are all in foreign style, snd if I were to return three years hence I should
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