WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND CHINA.
»♦< [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE FRENCH FLEET AT FORMOSA ISLANH. CAPTURE OF CHINESE BATTERIES AT TAMSUI, (Received October 7, 0.55 a.m.) Hong-Kong, October 5. News from Formosa is to hand showthat the French were completely successful in their operations on that island. Admiral Courbet has secured possession of Kelung, and a strong body of French troops have occupied the town. The Chinese batteries at Tam-sui were captured by Admiral Lespes, and have since been dismantled and rendered ineffective.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2587, 7 October 1884, Page 2
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84WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND CHINA. Kumara Times, Issue 2587, 7 October 1884, Page 2
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