Feo Ove OWN CouEsroNDENT, Pakhoi (Written from Hongkong) July 24.
The situation at this port appears almost normal, except from the business point of view. The boats of two shipping companies continue to run, but do not take cargo.
The French gunboat Inconstant! is still here. On the National Day of France salutes of 21 guns were tired three times, both from the gun-bout and from the Consulate. The Consul held the usual reception during the morning which was attended by the " majority of jars in the port.
In Limchow the Church Mis nary Society are putting up a building on the main street. The students there have twice intimidate:
the workmen and building apers "tons have. been interrupted for some two weeks in all.
A number of proclamations have been issued by the local military authorities. Some of these have attempted to please - both parties, commending the aspirations and methods of the students, and at the same time insisting that foreign lives aad property are not to be terfered with.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.