| Show I AN KING V IS S 1 sHELLED BY 1 EEL HOST 1 lills Surrounding Old Strong- Strong Id of Swarm for Occupation Occupation Oc- Oc With With Forces Eager of Ancient City SORTIE SORTI E Ei i REPULSED WITH LOSS P ceroy and Tartar General Take Refuge Japanese Japanese Japa- Japa nese Consulate Swarms Consulate Swarms of Pirates 4 Up the West River THE FOREIGNERS I II I TANKING ASKING Nov No 27 2 27 1 1 1 a. a m. m m.- m. After Affer more than luau half halt a ceo ceo- ry of silence the hills overlooking o of the ji walled city elent capital of oC ina Ch-ina swarm swann toL tu- tu ht it L with rebellious forces eager cael for occupation and md determined to the he last stronghold of the south of the Yan tse From rom rom tho TI Tiger cr hill 1111 fort foil for cor several cral urs t Sunday morning big hi bl guns spoke while further up tip alon along the range from ruin the top ton of ofIe pic Ie Ic mountain overlooking the lIn 1 Ming b for Cor or a mile fifteen semi circle to tho Yan l e smaller forts shells into every section o of Cit So far Car as known the cas casualty is not lan large General Wong OU second o of the defenders Is among killed P gring the earlier part of or the day n ti i Imperialists attempted a sortie fl toe tle attacking forces with a afew few to re capturing their positions and amI amIS S 1 but were driven rl back inside the theUs theus Us with considerable loss The rIe Tiger Tier meanwhile were pound pound- shells hells Into Lion hill 1111 They Thos succeed succeed- Jn In silencing II the ln 1 II e to which it Is suspected were o of off f object of the first of oC the hlll lull was as shown b by the early carl ap- ap ec Ie of or four rebel and p the tIa day clay of other warships In nina ining a dozen torI torpedo do boat desand desand des- des and nud cruisers were lying I t thew w M III l ly lythe e S s ir defend defend- the thc south 1 nII e With Vit th viceroy of an in and Tarter ral In fear teRr of General Chang Chaug tho the commander have taken talen reIn ret ret- nn In the Japanese consulate In which the consul remains He lie is the sole t lal tal l representative of ot foreign inter- inter now in ank The consulate consulato is guarded b by marines attack can only be consid- consid I a sll slight ht foretaste te of or bl bigger r things thing F follow because the main mam body of the tile is steadily investing eIde ov- ov r Ide and bringing llin the big huns guns in on var n imminence The Thc plans the attacking force C are not equalled Insurgents ma may not ath attempt to toh tol th l h the elt city but may prefer to bom- bom rd td steadily and await its surrender t If It breaches are arc made malle In the walls the elt city and the rebels enter It is that General Chang ChanS' and the thc theil il 1 troops will make a desperate Ind S Ie n Nov No 26 The Thc The West cst river warming with pirates and traffic Wu FWu Chow in Kwan l province Ince Is Imperilled rhe steamship 1 panics are greatly alarmed ansi and are the suspension o of services y 7 r are re continuing for or tho the present armed crews Brest teat rest Indignation has been aroused h Ibe he attack b by pirates on tho the British hip a few fow days das a ago o when r Officer Nicholson was murdered people are arc becoming clamorous for o of some l kind to put Ut down loWn es s 1106 owing to piratical outrages CS rd we-c we placed on all the steamers lather thet precautions were taken takei but out butan outon Tim on an because of or over confidence that t British flag rial was Immune from at- at these precautions were vere relaxed Hues have rusty and their thir tn arc are without ammunition t steamer carries a R. cannon but no lU panton anton Is said to bo be practically In I hands of oC brigands and Grave troubles i feared G General Gneal Iun Lung is almost pow pow- 55 eu to 0 maintain order and ate ates flight Some anxiety Is felt by n i f foreigners r of l Foreigner hal Nov Noy ov Reports 25 Reports of or marrs mar mw- rs of or torel foreigners in the thc provinces o of ofen en SI i and nd Shan han Sl SI nave have been received ero win the greatest apprehension It 1 quite tc evident dent that a strong Hron element bo erl ni na remains within the sphere Peking g where the government nt might I to be bo in control JI LiM t the south which Is held 11 by the rev rev- no not a single sins case even en of lr ury to foreign n Interest except what Y be to lo accident has oc oc- tred ted red ade b been n prostrated and anul there thereL l. l L a Er growing feeling among amont the mer- mer that mat some Sonic definite action should I 1 taken to prevent further outrages |
