The Chinese gunboat Hoikan with. two special Chinese Commissioners and a -Taotai arrived on Monday, the 4th instant to investigate the late riot.
The British orniser. Iphigenia was to leave for Hongkong on the Gth; bat was requested 10 stay on account of a threat to attack foreigners, on the 13th (3th of the Chinese moon.)
The German gunboat Titis arrived on the 16th instant from Hongkong and the British cruiser Iphigenia left for Hongkong on Sunday, the 17th instant, The Customs revenue craisor Chen tiao with the Commissioner of Customs, Me. A. EH. Hobson, on board arrived at this port on the Lith instant to investigate and arrange the Customs matters, Threatened Attack on Foreigners, he 13th instant, being the Chinese mid-autumn festival, it was a general holiday, but the threatened attack on foreigners did not take place, 1g, 110 {doubt to the presence of the Iphige Consular Change.
Mr. L. A. Mackinnon, British Coi-siler Assistant, accompanied by his wife anda child arrived on the 5th instant to relieve Mr. L. R. Burr, going' to Europe on furlough,
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