TROUBLE IN CHINA.
HOW THE TAKT! FORTS WERE CAPTURED. TOTAL KILLED, 2,000. INTERNATIONAL JEALOUSIES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. HONGKONG, June 25. Details of the capture of the Taku forts show that the Japanese commander was beheaded as he climbed the wall of the northern fort. The Japanese furiously attacked, refusing quarter. TV Chinese commander was killed. ' His family (following a common Chinese custom) subsequently committed suicide. The total killed is said to be 2,000. The Russiaus, British, Germans," and French each retain one of the captured Chinese torpedo destruens. Russian newspapers assume an amusing attitude, taking entire credit for the capture of the forts. ST. PETERSBURG. June 26. The Chinese Le«ation here has received a telegram, dated Sunday, from Li Hung Chanfr. stnt.iug that the European diplomatists at Pekin were safe. Russia has called out the reserves iu the Siberian and Amur military districts, and raised 'he forces in the Amur district'to a war footing. A FURTHER CORRECTION. BOMBAY, June 25. General Gaselee's force sail from Calcutta for China on July 2. THE PEKIN LEGATIONS. LONDON, June 26. (Received June $7, at 9.10 a.m.) The Sheeuzhsuanhouai now states that the Legations at Pekin were safe on the 16th inst, . IWe are not the authors of the above name Tt ib a cable eccentricity 1 e- "
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Evening Star, Issue 11278, 27 June 1900, Page 3
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