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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.