CHINA.
Several fires have occurred at Shanghai, and much native property has been destroyed. The rebels are again rsported as in the neighborhood of that city, and to have taken Cheffoo. The gold-diggings give a moderate yield, and no great finds have been reported. A memorial has been addressed to Sir R. Alcock on the subject, of religious persecutions in Eormosa. Great indignation prevails as to the conduct of Captain Bush, of H.M.S. Rinaldo, in leaving Chinkang during the negotiations respecting the atrocities committed there. The steamer Ajax sunk at her moorings in Shanghai while repairing her screw. Great excitement has been caused at Hong Kong by a Chinese gunboat threatening to fire into a British river-steamer for not showing her flag. Strong representations have been made on the subject.
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Southland Times, Issue 1063, 4 December 1868, Page 3
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130CHINA. Southland Times, Issue 1063, 4 December 1868, Page 3
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