Show BLOW FOR THE BRITISH Russia Takes Possession of an Important Chinese Town Shanghai Oct 20 A A Russian reg reg- reg- reg i im ment nt occupied the town of New Chwang Province of Liao iao Tong and the forts with the mouth of the river Liao on Oct 15 thus securing complete complete complete com com- possession of New Chwang The native troops fled fIed without making any opposition under orders from the dowager empress and Li Hung flung Chang A British gunboat was in the river at atthe atthe atthe the time Its resistance non-resistance is regarded regarded regarded re re- as the virtual British abandonment abandon ment of the whole of Manchuria to the Russians and gives Russia an invaluable invaluable able strategic position Great Britain Is certain to lose the New Chwang tr trade de of which it has had 80 per cent |