CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 476

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correspondents of the Hong Kong Press in Tonquin, respecting the taking of Bacninh by the French. Perhaps, the proper term to use would be the evacuation of Bacninh by the Garrison, which retreated at one end of the place when the French attacked the other end. There was little fighting and little loss of life on either side.

2. If the Chinese and guerilla "Black Flags" carry on a warfare in the hilly country on the border-land of Tonquin and the Chinese frontier province of Yunnan; the French may require a larger force than the Army of fifteen thousand (15000) men they have there to thoroughly subdue and hold the country. Moreover, when the rainy season begins in April, the roads in Tonquin become impassable.

3. There are many rumours in circulation here of the probable proceedings in the ...

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474 correspondents of the Hong Kong Press in Tonquin, respecting the taking of Bacninh by the French. Perhaps, the proper term to use would be the evacuation of Bacninh by the Garrison, which retreated at one end of the place when the French attacked the other end. There was little fighting and little loss of life on either side. 2. If the Chinese and guerilla "Black Flags" carry on a warfare in the hilly country on the border-land of Tonquin and the Chinese frontier province of Yunnan; the French may require a larger force than the Army of fifteen thousand (15000) men they have there to thoroughly subdue and hold the country. Moreover, when the rainy season begins in April, the roads in Tonquin become impassable. 3. There are many rumours in circulation here of the probable proceedings in the ...
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3 474 correspondents of the HongKong Fress in Tonquin, respecting the taking of Pasnink by the French. Perhaps, the proper term to use would be the evacuation of Beenink by the Garrison, which retreated at one end of the place when the French attacked the other end. There was little fighting and little loss of life either side. 2. If the Chinese and guerilla "Black Flago carry on a warfare in the hilly country. on the on the border-land of Tonquin and the Chinese fronteer province of Yunnan; the French may require to thoroughly subduce and hold the country larger force than the Army of toy even a Donne thousand (15000) (15000) men they drin which there. Moreover, the when the roads in Now fifteen of all ང་ག have - rainy season, Tonquin besome -impassable, begins in April. There are many- 3. rumours in circulation here of the probable proceedings in the Matr
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correspondents of the HongKong Fress in Tonquin, respecting the taking of Pasnink by the French. Perhaps, the proper term to use would be the evacuation of Beenink by the Garrison, which retreated at one end of the place

when the French attacked the

other end. There was little

fighting and little loss of life

either side.

2.

If the Chinese and

guerilla

"Black Flago carry on a

warfare in the hilly country.

on

the

on

the border-land of Tonquin and the Chinese fronteer province of Yunnan; the French

may require to thoroughly subduce and hold the country

larger force than the Army of

toy even a

Donne

thousand (15000)

(15000) men they

drin

which

there. Moreover, the

when the roads in

Now

fifteen

of all

ང་ག

have -

rainy

season,

Tonquin besome

-impassable, begins in April.

There are many-

3.

rumours in circulation here of the probable proceedings in the

Matr

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