WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND CHINA.
»~M [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. THE FRENCH AT FORMOSA ISLAND. SEVERE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE CHINESE. HEAVY LOSS AND RETREAT OF THE FRENCH. (Received October 15, 1.1. .15 a,in.) Uonu-Koxg, October XL Intelligence has boon received horv that ou tho iUh inst. a considerable French forco landed at Tamsui, Kor» mos.i. A sovcro engagement with lht> Chinese ensued, in which the Froueh su fibred houvy loss, mid wore compelled to withdraw and retire to the {dups in I port. [si'l'X.'lAl, TO I'IU'.SS ASSOCIATION. I .ViONnoN, October D. The Chinese have been defeated at Loo Chung by the French. Their loss is estimated at one. thousand, while that of the French was only twentyfive. The French authorities nro boarding English merchant steamers both at Aruoy and Formosa.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2532, 15 October 1884, Page 2
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