'The admiral commemorated by the statue is Admiral Protet, and he has been standing in the same. position for the past 66 years in silent testi-many to the French admiral,—to-nether with his officers and.' men, who gallantly fought the Taiping Febels between the years. 1855 and 1662. Once a' proud "gute, now he but a fallen statue with no indica tion of the glory of his past achlevemenis, To his right stands his, pedestal, cracked right across, with its top dumped down beside it Above the pedestal is an unsightly wooden erection with pulleys and ropes, used for carrying out the removing process.
But a ray of hope is left open. Just behind "him, there stands a mysterious erection, By creeping close it Is possible to squint underneath the awning which covers it, Tt has a surface of fresh cement, Perhaps, after all, dignity may come into its' own once again, and the Admiral may be once more established on a fresh pedestal to bear further testimony to the gallantry himself and his men,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.