Show SEVEN HOUBS BATTLE I Details of the Engagement Fought at Taku I Berlin June Isrhc German Consul at Chee Foo telegraphs that a Japanese torpedo boat from Taku has brought the following Tho Chinese laid torpedoes in the Taku river and collected troops from Shan Hcl Kwan The foreign commanders com-manders assembled on the Russian flagship and addressed an ultimatum to the commanders of the Talc forts summoning them to withdraw their troops before 2 oclock June 17th At 1 a m June 17th the guns of the forts opened lire 10 which tho Russian British French and Japanese warships replied The bombardment lasted 1 seven hours Two Brltlsn ships in the river between be-tween the forts are reported to have been sunk The telegraph line and railroad between Tien Tsin and Taku was destroyed Communication by war wa-r is also threatened |