CHINA.

Southland Times, Issue 1054, 9 November 1868, Page 3

CHINA.

A letter has been addressed to this journal by the Vice-President of the East India Telegraph Company, asserting that the scheme of a cable to China is still in progress. A most interesting account of the first Chinese steamer built and planned exclusively by Chinese without any foreign assistance has been published. The Chefoo gold fields are still attracting attention, but opinions as to their productiveness remain divided. Serious outrages have occurred near Chinkeang and ELewkeang. Immense excitement has been caused by the attitude of the Literati in those neighbonrhoods. At one place attempts were made to burn a large party of forigners, including ladies and children, alive. The ladies were all more or less bruised or wounded. The British Consolate at Chinkeang had been threatened, Mr Medhurst, H. M.'s Consul at Shanghai, proceeded with a British force to that part, and succeeded in getting the Perfect to quell the disturbances. Much indignation is felt at the yielding policy pursued by H.M.s Minister, to whose indifference, backed apparently by the Foreign Office, these outrages are clearly traceable. At Canton placards have been posted up by native silk dealers complaining that foreigners are backward in fulfilling their engagements. The Chinese Gunboat >{ Shangtung," built by MessrsDenny & Co.'of Dumbarton, was formally handed over to the Chinese Grovernment on the Ist instant. She gives the utmost satisfaction and reflects the utmost credit on all interested in her building and equipment as well as upon the gentlemen who negociated her purchase.