Marseilles, Dec. 5.
Hongkong will shortly be within 10 days' journey of France by a regular air service, according to M. Nogues, director of the French Air-Orient Company, who has just returned from the Far East. M. Nogues announced to-day that he had concluded arrangements to extend the Marseilles-Saigon line to Hongkong via Hanoi and Canton—Reuter.
Sreciatty redueed fares are being offered by the Messageries Maritimes to. travellers who make the round trip from Shanghai to Saigon, via Hongkong and Hai-Phong,' by the company's steamers. 'These reduced rates will also apply' to the intermediate ports,
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