The Archive · 1900

Besieged in Peking

A correspondent writes sortie of the Ist of July was a more affair than the diary indiaaes. In addition to the wounded mentioned, two Italian mar nes were kil When the order to retire was given, the Italian marines, in their haste, got j 2 in the hole, and while they were struggling to get through two were shot dead, the rest having 8 out over their bodies. The British marines went out next. W. P. Russell, who of the British students, was very cool ed. Seving the danger of the ordered his nen to stend lat og. it projection aifurded some shelter—and to rush one by one across the lane to the hole. Exch man was to wait till his predecessor was through before he himself startd, The student who is referred to as having plexed up the gun of the wounded marine was Mr Henry H. Bristow. The wounded student was Mr. W. E. Townsend.

The coolness and plu of the students ilssntions and Costoms—as remarkable. Th had the hardest work and were gi the most da ted themselves bke'm It is rather oda that nearly all the papers and accounts seem to assume that all the defence and fighting were done by the guards and that the civilians sat down ard were defended. The guards were beyond praise, but the civilians chipped in as far as inthem lay. There wera employed in the defence 75 marines and 85 volunteers, "The Health and Vigour of an individual depend upon the quantity and quality of the blood.

When the tissues have been at work, there are thrown into the blood waste products, and if these be not eliminated but through any cause) detaind in the blood, they influence nutrition and function and rotula, Scurvy, Eezem: ud Blood Diseares, ples ant Sores of all kinds, thy effects of Clarke's Blood Mixture are marvellous. Thousands of wonderful cures have been effected by it, Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold everywhere, at 2s. 9d. per bottle.

Beware of worthless mitaitions and substitutions,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account