WAR IN CHINA.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4916, 11 October 1884, Page 2

WAR IN CHINA.

Hongkong, October 9

Later news from Formosa shows that the report of the occupation of Tarcsin by Admiral Lespes is incorrect. The town is still in the possession of the Chinese troops, and the French bombardment is continued daily. The local forces are entrenched in the neigborhood of Tamsin, and all efforts to dislodge them have proved unavailing. ! Pabis, October 9. Despatches have been received from Tonquin stating that an engagement has taken place between a force of Chinese, numbering 6,000 men, and the French troops under General Negrier, "at Kep. The action lasted for five hours, when the Chinese fled, having suffered heavily from the French fire. General Negrier lost twenty>one men killed and fifty wounded, and wap himself wounded slightly.; i

[Specials to the Pbess Association]

London, October 9.

Sir James Anderson, of the. Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, in a letter to the Times, says the company would not be able to reduce the present cable tariff without involving serious loss. A Hamburg firm has contracted to supply the German navy witbeoai at New Britian, in the Marshall Islands.

The Standard to-day publishes the following as the Government scheme of redistribution: — The Bill assigns to English counties 231 members ; to boroughs. 229 members ; to Welsh counties, ,18 members; and to Welsh boroughs, 12 members ; to Scottish counties, 36 members ; to Scottish boroughs, 32 members ; to Irish counties, two members for each; and all Irish boroughs whose population is under 10,000 will be merged into the counties. The city of London will be represented by one member to every 80.000 inhabitants.