Chinese reported last night that there had been a big battle at or near Tientsin in which the Chinese loss had been very large.
NEWS FROM JAPAN, The following notes are from the "Nagasaki Press." The Logan arrived on the 2nd of July The U.S. transport Logan arrived here carly this morning from Manila, She has 1,200 troops on board, bound for Taku, The transport will sail as soon as the Port Albert arrives from Manila with the horses, tte., to be used by the cavalry division Up to the present, thirteen steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha and six of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha have been requisitioned as transports by the Government.
Tt is stated that the Government has given orders for the coining of a quantity Of silver dollars, in view of the demand for them that is caused by events in China, he receipt of the Chinese indemnity enabled Japan to place her currency on gold basis, and in Chinese complic Sha seems likely to find x means of rid of her remaining stores of the white metal, It is stated that the Russian officers Killed at the bombardment of the Taku forts. were Lieut, Borakoff, of the Gilyak, and Lieut, Djenioff of the Koree!z. Lieuts. Titoff and Bogdanoff were also wounded.
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