Coalville Times | 1900-08-24 | Page 2 | Legations on Siege Rations

I.efalfciH nil HlgT lUtlom. The French foreign office hat received . th following dUpateh from the minister minis-ter of France kt I'eklu, M. i'lchoiii "U'nar Ignorant of the ovenla occurring occur-ring ouUlde the legation. Il It tur-roundvd tur-roundvd by llottllc rieteiiM'. II tha tirgollatlona prevent lh iiiurch of tho allied troop, whleh la our only ealva-lion, ealva-lion, we rlak falling Into Chlnete hand Th teclion wherein lie the French legation li occupied by Imperial troope who hate not entirely cenied to lire. We ure reduced to klego ration. We-havo We-havo provUlont, hones, rlco and bread for fifteen dyt."