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Show FOREIGN. III V AX J A PAX. S:in Francisco, 17. Arrived the Pacific Mail sleamur Crreat Republic from Hong Kong via Yokohama. Shanghai, July 15. Grosvoeor and Baker, Yunnan coinmiesioners, arrived ar-rived at Shanghai July 3d, and have been since in constant communication communica-tion witli Sir T. Wade, the British minister. Wade's departure from Peking Slid establishment of the legation in Shangh -i greatly startled the Chinese authoritu a, who first made eflbrts to persu-ide him to return, re-turn, aud afterwards proposed to send the viceroy of Nanking to reopen negotiations with him. Wade is understood un-derstood to have rejected all overtures and to have announced that troops had already been summoned from India. Although a peaceful settlement settle-ment appears to be desired by the moot intelligent Chinese leaders there is unusual activity in military preparations, pre-parations, and tho army of Tientsin is concentrated. Famine in the northern province is producing disastrous consequences. There tire thousands of deaths from starvation daily. Kice is ordered Irom the Bouth aud from ForDioso The Peking authorities have given 100.000 taeis and 4,000,000 caddies of rice for tho relief ot the destitute. Hanlin college contributes 1,000,000 piculs of rice. Liuhung Chang, viceroy of the Chili provinces, also Fends 1,000,000 piculs. It is not believed, however, that any effort can check the calamity calam-ity this year. Japanese merchants are shipping largi-t quantities of rice to the north of China in consequence of the famine there. Tivo Catholic missionaries, who lormerly resided in Cjrea, have just succeeded iu re-entering that country nnd are kept in close confinement, but are said to be otherwise not ill-treated. ill-treated. i Tho British ship of war S'hia, started upon another visit to Corea, prepared to Beek rcdreai for the attai-k upon the boats by the forts last autumn. The British Hying squadron will return immediately to Shanghai to await the orders of the British minister. minis-ter. Anti-christiau riots continue in the province of Sye Chucn. The high-1 Wtiys are occupied by the insurgents and the mails are slopped. The leader ol these disturbances, General Miug, lormerly active in the great Tai Ping, is believed to be secretly supported by tho local Peking authorities. autho-rities. Sheu Pas Chen, the new viceroy of Nankinc, is extremely unpopular, owing to the rigorous suppression ot gambling houses and opiunrdens. Tne rebellion has been organized in Chamhria by a brother of the reigning king, who rccunllv escaped from the court of Hiani, wncrti he had been titld a priioncr. Trade is seriously disturbed by the .varfare and Frencli troops have been sent from Saigou to the assistance ef tho government. Thirty-six tuousand six hunumi dollars were paid by China to satisfy j the claimsof the German minister for indemnity and retribution in the case of the ship Anna. The viceroy of Fukicn is reported in disgrace in consequence of this afl'.iir and is now summoned to Po king to give explanation. Yokohama, July 2-3. The mikado rcUirm-d to the capita! from a northern north-ern tour on July 21st. There is a continued demand for nilk at extraordinary prices, owing to the report'.-d failure ot European supplies. Tne boiler of a J.tpanre gteamer burst in the Inland sea July 4th and twnntv liven wcrfl loL The opposition line of the Peninsular Penin-sular aud Oriental company between Yokohama and Shanghai is withdrawn, with-drawn, Japanese competition proving too powerful. Puniihment fur robbery with violence vio-lence of any sum over ivH), lormerly death by hanging, is now changed by a government decree to hard labor tor life. |