The Black Flags.
* The " Black Flags " have captured Mon Ming and Tien Pak. The Eastern mail brings news to the effect that in the rebe' ; on of the
Kwan-tung and Ewang-si provinces i of South China/the rebels have taken '. the town of Chau-chau-fu, nar ] Swatow, killed the district Magis- i trafce and his wife, and burned the < yamen, or official residence. < ] The Hong Kong "Telegraph" i states that discontent is evident in 1 various parts of the Empire. It ] may be too much to say that a huge ' revolution is under way, but it is certain that there is great restlessness throughout South China, Many soldiers from lunam led by foreigners are joining the " Black Flag " rebellion in South China. Two thousand Manchu troops have been sent to repel the Annamite troops. The Black Flags captured the magistrate of Ewangsi province, soaked him in kerosene and burnt him alive. Tb«y afterwards butchered the Magistrate's family.
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Manawatu Herald, 14 July 1898, Page 2
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155The Black Flags. Manawatu Herald, 14 July 1898, Page 2
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