The Franco-chinese War. London, Oct. 19
China claims to have obtained a great victory over the French troops in the engagement at Tamsui on the 16th instant. An exodus of Chinese has taken place from…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1884
322 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 17
The Franco-chinese War. [By Cable.] From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Oct. 21
General Lelisle, commander of the French, forces in Tonquin, has demanded the reinforcement of his troops by the despatch of 10,000 men from France…
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LONDON, October 22.—The Chinese are blocking the entrance te the river Ningpo…
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The Chinese are blocking the entrance to the river Ningpo…
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COOKTOWN, Friday. -- In the Hay Hong district, at Kong Pheng, a mob arose against the Christians and committed a deal of mischief. A chapel was pulled down, the houses of six or eight Christians…
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The Times correspondent reports that another engagement has taken place between the French and Chinese at Tamsui. The Chinese lost very heavily, their killed numbering…
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London, Oct. 19.— China claims to have obtained a groat victory over the franch troops in the engagement at Tamoui on the 15th instant. An exodus of Chinese has taken piece from…
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General Lelisle, commander of the French forces in Tonquin, has demanded the reinforcement of his troops by the despatch of 10,000 men from France…
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Paris, October 26.--M. Ferry, the French Premier, informed the Chamber yesterday that, in response to the demands of the French commander, strong reinforcements would shortly be sent to…
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The people of Ohio a few months ago awakened to a knowledge of the fact that one of her most distinguished sons lay buried in a Turkish cemetery near Constantinople, and steps were taken…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--John Reddan, blacksmith, Geelong, was stabbed in the side with a knife by a carpenter named John Hunt, and died from the effects of the wound, John Duggan,…
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It is not so very long ago since Mathew Arnold stated that the great went of the English people is lucidity, and Frances Power Cobbe said that but for this want there would be no Salvation Army…
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Ccoktows, Nov. 3--The m[?]il steamer Whampoa brings intelligence that the French landed at Tamsui on the 8th October, and after four hours' fighting were compelled to retire. The British…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The steamers Whampo[?] and Catherthun have brought news to Cooktown that a violent storm had sunk a number of junks in the River Min, which had been used for…
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AN idea, mooted in Sydney for regenerating the uttermost parts of the colony of New South Wales, has not yet been completed. It is something like 12 months since it was proposed to build a war…
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London, November 7.--It is generally stated in well informed circles that negotiations have been commenced between the French and Chinese Governments, with a view to the solution of the…
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COOKTOWN, Monday.--The Hongkong papers per Timor, under data 21st October, report from Tonquin that the French gun boat Massine, while going up the Lachnan was attacked by Chinese…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Franco-chinese War. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brisbane
The steamer Timor, which arrived at Cooktown this morning, brings the following news from China:- The Chinese employed on the French ships were deserting daily…
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By the courtesy of Mr. H. R. Smith, of Messrs. Lorimer, Rome, and Co., we have been placed in possession of a late file of the Hongkong Daily Press, from which we extract the following graphic account of the bombardment of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Franco-chinese War. (Reuter's Telegram.) Cooktown
The steamer Carisbrook, which has arrived from Hongkong, reports, under date 25th of October, that the French at that date were intending to land a body of troops at Keelung, and from thence to march to…
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