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Governor Hongkong Sent 7.10 Rec 5.3.p.m. 2/6/1903.
French Consul bere reports officially that for fifteen days the towns
Benotze and Yunnanfu have been basiced by rebels who have taken
thereby
zha towna of Linan and. Shiihting -t cutting off the retreXE
a the French from Yunnanfu in which town ave sixty French in-
ling a dozen women whilst at
Manrize are one hundred French of
11forms me that there are two
or thirty are women. Sr. Johnston
Belisa in the Imperial Maritime Gustons at benotza If this be all
unfract I presume the wires are cut but
onein by way of Burnar.
Litton mit communicate
i = ive days from Freon fron-
tier wiera a large French foros is stationed at Luavno,iinan is
tur e lä v further and w: shail probably her th ́t.
Del
non has started for relief of those jac`s.