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On thể lệch. 500 Chinese soldiers engaged a body of 600 rebels and were defeated with a loss of 120 killed and 150 wounded. The rebel loss was 100 killed and wounded and 50 prisoners,who were beheaded by the troops.

5. The troops under the Generals Hok who was wounded) Ng, and lau retired to Mai On Hai and Ping. Shan, and the rebels to Teung Pu, 15 li from San To Chuk.

en the 19th,instant, the gentry of Sen To Chut offered a reward of $9000 to the villagers. Ito fight the rebelm. The villagers of Wong Sha Teung

and Sam To Chuk afbacked the rebels on the same day, and

(rith

fought them on the 19th,10th. and 21st at a place called Tong Hot. The villagers numbered 4000 and the rebels a-

· bout sex. The latter wore victorious

but lost 400 kill-

↑ ed and 100 wonied. The rebels then burned about 3000

: houses in the Villages maned, and massacred men,women

and children. The villagers lost in all about about 2000

per & CHIS.

N on the evening of the 21st. Gener- al i came to their assistance; to a place called Ping

Tong with 1008 troops and the rebels retired to Yer

• Young Pa. On the sand.Generals Kok,lau, Ng and Cheng with 8000 troops encamped at Sam To Chuk. They were re-infor-

ced by villagers,and on the 23rd. it is reported that

* they engaged the rebels, but so far I have not received in-

formation as to the result.

The rebels are trying to induce the

people on the borders of Roi Pung district to join them.

Some villages are favourable, but others have refused. On

: the reault of the engagement reported on the 23rd. the

im-