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Governor Sir H. Blake to Mr. Chamberlain.---(Communicated by Colonial Office, October 27.)
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Hong Kong, October 25, 1900, 7:20 P.M.
(Telegraphic.)
IN continuation of my telegram of the 14th instant, several engagements between Chinese troops and rebels have taken place, with severe loss on both sides. On the 19th, 20th, and 21st instant, villagers and troops, 4,000 in number, attacked rebels and killed 400 of them. Villagers were, however, defeated with loss of 2,000 men, and their villages were burnt. Reinforcements of troops then arrived and a further battle