THE FRANCO – CHINESE DIFFICULTY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1901, 11 September 1884, Page 2

THE FRANCO - CHINESE DIFFICULTY.

[BY TELEGRAPH. -COPYRIGHT.] [reuters telegrams.] Hong Kong, September 9. In a proclamation formally declaring war against France, ths Chinese Government announces that Shanghai will be treated as a neutral port. The Woosung River will, however, \>p blocked, but a passage will be left tor vessels of neutral Poweis. A Pi ess Association message says :—: — Npws from China s'atcs that the Foochow and Mia River forts have all been repaired, and that the arsenal was uninjured, and only two men-of-war desti oyed.

Mr X Cox, painLer, To Awamutu, invite? tenders for building a six-roomed house, kibotn only. Mr D. Richardson, architect, Cambridge, invites tenders for the erection of a seven room house at Hautapu. Mr T. G Sandes invites tenders for sinking a w» 1! at the Bank of New Zealand, Hamilton. G Flaneur's consultation on the Melbourne Cup is advertised in another column. Messrs W. J. Hunter and Co. will .sell at the Cambridge Yards on Thursday, September 18th, fat and store cattle and sheep, Sec. On the 2(Xh they will sell at the Cambridge Horse Bazaar, a large number of useful horses of all descriptions. On Tuesday, 23rd, they will sell at Obaupo, youne cows at calving, 3 and 4-year-nld steers and fat cattle. Also, the draught stallion " Earl of Mar." They hare received instructions from Mr J. G. Grierson, Rangiaobia, to sell at out the end of this month, the whole of his furniture, live, and dead, stock t Ice., *c. . , I