Show f bahlev fl f A J germans se upon apa suc cess fully defend Thenis elves victoria D C april 22 news was brought by the steamship athenian ot an attack of a chinese party on ai part ot germans ehg were proceeding to I chau fu 1 on march the germans who were headed by kierr a german officer kierr motz herr mining engineers and kierr motz a dragoman were marching across acome wooded land where they were suddenly attacked on the flank A fight ensued in which several of the chinese were killed and wounded the germans suffered no loss and returned to teen tail for kal chau in safety german naval patrol consisting ot an and six men then left to investigate and after advancing a abort distance met a detachment detach mont of chinese who fired upon them the german party returned taft fire killing several the german admiral at once landed a bronger tr force tor the purpose of restoring order whereupon the chinese de camped news also cornea from tort under date of march that a german priest was imprisoned and beaten near talmo and a german detachment was sent to effect his release the detachment liberated the priest who was buffering from slight injuries and inflicted punishment upon the culprits |