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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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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
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have -
rainy
season,
Tonquin besome
-impassable, begins in April.
There are many-
3.
rumours in circulation here of the probable proceedings in the
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