Foxglove (Commander tne Hon. 4. B. Bruce) will be replaced on the China Station by the new sloops.—Reater. inadequate for fighting a serio fire even nev, But the reas: given in the Chinese press for the appointment of the new Superintendent is that the appliances provided the two areas is so rich that the revenues the S.A.D. are not worth cor lering. does not spord its revenues in buying appliances caitable for tse in the tortuous streets of the Chinese city, but. the are worth a good many arns of newspaper reports abet the affective replies addressed Mr, Newton, Cze is tempied to wonder what xeod will result from this bandying. of arguments with minor Chinese olticials rather than taking up matters with the Central Goveramient at Nanking, The only immediate outcome seems to be to afford opportunity for the insertion of exe siled statements in the Chiess press, Rut the new diplomacy differs in many ways from the el
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