The Archive · 1898

The Trouble in Crete

SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD SCORES

Twenty British soldiers and blue-A POINT, jeckets:.were killed: and fifty wounded By an Imperial Edict issued.on the at Candia, the Mussulman mob sud-7th. inst, HE, Li Hung-chang—and denly, opening fire from.the: houses, British Vice-Consul was: burned ELE: Ching, Hsin (Manchu), President of the Board. of. Revenue, are relieved déath'in his'house, and: it is feared of their duties at, the Tsungli Yamen, that many Christians have perished.

'Two. companies _of the, Dorsetshire. and Sar who.was to have Sppointed to the Yamen. to wan as Viceroy, is iment. from Malta, have gone to: Crete, and detachments are: being' landed from the men-of-war.

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