[REUTERS CABLEGRAM.] Hong Kong, June 27.
Tun latest news fiom Tonqnin states that further fighting lias taken place between the Ftcneh ami Chinese at Langson on the fionti»r, the Chinese being >again the aggressors. The accounts lccehed here show that an attack was made on the- French position at Ldtigson by a large body of Chinese, and heavy fighting ensued with varying succe&s to the combatants. The assault of the Chinese were icnewed at intervals during two days, and hostilities proceeded for the whole of that time, neither side gaining any decisive advantage. The loss sustained by the French is set down at ten killed and thirty-two woundel. The Chinese loss is not known, but is believed to have been heavy. Ten thousand Chinese are reported to be in the vicinity of Langson, and further fighting is expected to take place during the next few days.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1870, 1 July 1884, Page 2
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146[REUTER'S CABLEGRAM.] Hong Kong, June 27. Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1870, 1 July 1884, Page 2
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