Frost tux "Nowm-Cinxa Dany News" Scrrestern 8, 1877
Many of our readers will have felt, at one time of another. the inconvenience of not having Jat hand for reference a copy of such and such foreign treaty with China, Several of these nod "never sheen "printed. Others had been separately. printed alter negotiation, for semi-Drivate use; others have een the light in the columns of newspapers, and others again have been recorded in European publications such the British and Foreign Slate Papers, compiled in London by Mr. "Edward Herisiet, or in the! [Archives Diplomatique, the corresponding, Parisian work, but for all general purposes, they Ihave remained virtually inaccessible, Under the Jeditorship of Mr. W. F. Mayers, all the several {realles and agreements which have been from time to time concluded by China with other nations, have now been collected and printed at {the *North-China Herald" office in a convenient volume of some 250 pages. 'The large number copies which have been subscribed for beforehand' proves that the work will be especial-is. under consideration, Renewed efforts are being made to carry out the Markham. road extension. We. wish them also carried out. 'That would render practle= able the round drive by Sikawel' which practically stopped by the West Gate village.
Front mur "NownrCuina Darcy News"
or Serresuen 11, 1677
The Whitehall Review says that the Chinese have secured the services of an eminent civil engineer, Mr. Jouvet. to organize their navy. The Chinese Government have given orders foF several ships to be built for them in France, and they are to be sent to the Mamoi Arsenal {im pieces, there tobe prepared for sea.
Darjeeling Tea Will be found to exist inn The, India Tea, Gazette says a, good feld for active competition with China for the supply Thibet." At present, China Brick Tea Jo mainly Imported over the northern boundaries /Taibet, and fetches a high price. The distance, however, by the Darjeeling-Thibet road is not only ess, But the road easier.
Frost rune "Nomme-Cumma Dany News"
or Serresern 12, 1877
A sudden swell of the flood tide on Sunday morning, similar to that which caused the cident fo the Glenroy a few weeks ago, broke the moorings of the steamship Loudoun Castle, [while the was at the P. and 0, buoy. She let fo anchor immediately, also, that' the same steamer has been somewhat unfortunate in other respect, She left Hongkong without her manifest, and has in consequence been sub-ceted 16 no small amount of inconvience, The Peking "Gazette" of August 29, contains [committed some serious crime during the reign of Tao Kwang, and was consequently stripped lof his rank and office and deprived forever" of "the privilege of successive births into the world! The Lamas apparently declare that he has come ack, despite the Imperial decree, jand "have petitioned through the Tmperial Resident at Lhassa, that the child in whom his spirit has been discovered may be recognized But the Emperor declines utterly. "It has been cereed that he shall not be reborn, and feannot be.
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