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Show .Cocoes Tied Together-and Together-and Thrown Into a IBurning; Building. Victoria, B. C, Nov. 25. An inci-dentwyrebel inci-dentwyrebel bravery, narrated by nr-nvalrtfrpm nr-nvalrtfrpm the Orient on the Bm-press'WIndin, Bm-press'WIndin, tells of how ten rebels held aysmall village for a day against a forcSrof 200 imperial troops. Tho ten sharp-shooters picked off tho govern gov-ern raenttroops from cover of tho mud walls. 4JVhon the overwhelming force finallyfraptured the placo they found the HtUejbaud of defenders had re-treatedJjCfihout re-treatedJjCfihout losing a man. ThreeTcoplles caught looting In the Sing Song road at Hankow met a honrlbleXfote at tho hands of a rebel officer. flThelr queues were tied together. to-gether. the)r legs bound and they were thrown Into a burning building, build-ing, 'si. Some .foreigners who wore assisting assist-ing iu gathering bodies for burial met a squad' of imperial troops with a numbcrjof Chinese with hands tied behind them: linked together on a bamboo 710105 The prisoners were pushed offjMnto the river and shots fired at them as they sank 00 |