Situation in China.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 135, 18 November 1884, Page 2

Situation m China.

V [Per; Matt Steanae'4 ; : , I." 1 '■'" "■ > ' lY "' - -Fuller advices from China, received injParis oa\Qctober 23, r giye partipiilurs of the defeat of the IVencn at Tatnai on the 15th iqsfc. /DingMjar Schuan, ' the ' Chinese Gfe^niral, 1 s^iit sopie of his soldiers, .dfrguisfld as coolies, to offer to assist the French ab . their, .wovk; of. buiWiug fortu. Meanwhile the rest of 3the(Chinese soldiers focmedi; an ambush near ac hand. Presently a siunali previously; ... agreed upou was igi yen, .wher«upori: ' the supposed ceolies and soldiers im.J i ambttsh .made. ■ a sudden attack Mjpon'>> the French and* hemrded them iaon,>;< - al| sides. The, French were ovexwlielr ' mcd and rushed into the bea m the wildest confusion, /.,Adniir*l Leaeps ■admits that 106 of his men were : killed, v He. offered^a ; reward;: of T tfx" "= dollars for each coypa^i^red^jTh^ } 'lo^sof the French flag ( waa grieatly • ~ deplored.. ; Leseps endoa^onred^to^: cover it from; the o Wnese; by offering; tljem nejvflags m exchaugo, but >h4y JEcports are ito hand' that tkeC Cjiinese are pushing their advance ;■< irito Tonijui^ and.avo about* to.ber ;i ße^ge Hnnghow. The j-etoaiuder oi • the ObinesftiitvoopS' befQi-e. L Chu Hoa have been withdrawn. -The Obinese the.o.hAvo abanUohea theiv entienoh- : nVent, " ' " ■ :, . j ;j France declines England's over* tnres,to niediate. ..TJbe, British man- y of-wai c Rambler has, been orderetl «>/; Uhineße waiers m A<