BRITISH & FOREIGN. Hong Kong, September 1.

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BRITISH & FOREIGN. Hong Kong, September 1.

Nkws is to hind from Gore* that, fearing the Russians, Chinese ironclads recently off the coast, and landed a party of soldiers disguised. On the latter reach* ing the shore,, they were attacked by a riotous mob of Coreans, a«d compelled to return. Reports have reaohed here of terrible massacre of Christiana in North Cochin China and in the Chinese province of Sochnen. A number of villages inhabited by Christians are reported to have been burned to the j !

ground London, September 2.—France and the Vatican have agreed to compromise i respecting the despatch of a Papal Nuncio to China.

London, September 3rd.—Sir Graham Berry, in a despatch to the Colonial Office, states that the recent deportation of recidivistea isattross wrong, and calculated to deeply offend and irritate the colonies, whioh will now lake effectual measures to defend their shores from moral contamination. Sir J. F. Garriok has also made reference to a report which has reached Mr Griffiths, Premier of Queensland, to the .effect that permanent buildings are being erected at the .New Hebrides for the reception of recidivistee.

■ London, Septembe 7. —ln the House of Commons last night, Mr Stanhope, Secretary ef State for the Colonies, stated in reply to a question that the Government are pressing the French Government to abstain from the deportation of criminals to the Pacific.