Show illg gun guns in china the pekin gazette contains a curious i memorial from frum the viceroy of canton respecting spec ting tt 71 centimeter guna guns manufactured by krupp on the order of chang the late viceroy of the province the viceroy says the guns are excellent in every respect but they do not suit the fortifications for which they were intended the damp climate of the province and the white whiter ants ints which h tell eat anything and everything would destroy them the district is so hilly that they could not be moved the coast is composed of wet band sand in which the wheels would get fixed immediately the guns are too long for the embankment on which they were to be placed and could not be turned around there are no horses in tho the province to drag them and it if there were there is no forage for them finally the horses in the adjacent provinces are BO so small that if they were imported they could not drag such heavy guns the obstacles being so numerous nanie nume rons and insurmountable the asks that he may bo be allowed to transfer the runs guns to his brother li lt hung chang for nse use in the north payment to bo be made for them when he can should he be receive any money from hla his brother on this account the memo i alist promises to report the fact the emperor authorizes this course to be followed |