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The War in China.The Relief of Seymour.Sir K. M. Stjinnnr, finding •«'»» it wn* iin-prwaible Ui cop* with the CHincee horde* vbo barred Ins path to lVkin, tried 10 re-treat, but then found himself aurrousded.Me then threw up entreachinerls, and was engaged in continuous fighting until relie red.Mis troops were on quarter rations, and many were seriously ill, owing to impure water.Admiral AlexirfT, the Russian commander at Port Arthur, cables that four compsnies of Russian* command**! by Colonel Nobir-insky, and an equal number of othrr foreigners reliered Sir K. II. Seymour's force on Monday night.In the Home of Common* on Thursday night Mr St. John Broderick, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs stated that a native servant of one of the legations at Pekin had brought to Tientsin news dated Sunday last, to the ofleet that N ice-Admiral Sir K, II. Seymour’s force had seized a small arsenal, whiclitlie Chinese were then bombarding with a large number of guns.The losses of the force were then 49 killed and 7* wounded.ii ..i... u. it.«.t.i. —r. L;it(lst TelegramsFa rme rs’ Con IV re neeSydney. To«nday. About l«i«» delegates sill ittued iho Conference of the Funnel s’ mid Settlers’ Association, tvhich ojiciis on Thursday.Finance Commit leeSydney, Tuesday. —TJih Premier expects to tfiave the Finance t'nimuiit«rcp'irt withiu u fortnight, and intends to give effect to its recommendations.The Finaneial l'ear•Sydney, Tuesdsy—The table of ex|wndiliiro for the tinanrial year shows a surplus revenue over expenditure to the amount of Air.OtHi notwithstanding the expenditure of fKA.iHMt on the plague and l*170,‘#»«» on the military contingent*.Anolher Fearful CrimeSydney, Tuesday.—What appear* to be a terribly cold*blooded murder is roportcd from IIswbob, I!ippslaud. John Furrier, a farui lalmurer, is alleged to have shot Alice Aubrey in a lit. of jealousy. Us got lehind the girls bark with a gun and fired
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Queanbeyan Age
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, AU
Wed, Jul 04, 1900
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