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14th vistant the French Admiral Lupis at Hongkong received a ~ bigram winding ban that Bacninh was taken on

the 1255 with a loss to the French

resolut

of only seventy (70) in killed and wounde. The Carrison did not make the

defence that

that was expected many quarters, but retired wow one side of the fortifications when the French allanis; the Aher life.

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2.

Slothing is kumon here positively of what will be

the future relations of France and China in consequence of the fall of Pasmink. In fast, this ~

question

question will be

practically decived at Paris. The Chinese Government

will probably continue to

waiting garra-

play

There are, of course

(as & have reporter before mamy

runout curiant as to the likelidong

A insemmity

of France demanding from China for the expenses of the war, and seizing

Stainan,

the itans &

or wrais. other material

guarantee for the

payorrents of

- A

that indemnity - O peransnent

peace is very

prolonged

desirable, as the

tensions and uncertainty

in the relations between the two coventries is very damaging

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the interests of Command in this

quarter