The Archive · 1900

More Reasons to Hope

We have received a telegram from Chefoo which quotes a letter from the German Legation dated the 21st of July, which says that the German loss was ten dead and twelve wounded.

All the Legations are damaged.

The Chinese attack ceased on the 16th of July. Relief is urgently needed.

The Austrian, Italian, Dutch, Belgian, and French Legations are destroyed. The latter are still defending themselves.

A second dispatch from the Japanese Legation, dated the 22nd inst, says thit the total losses Are eighty dead. The attack may be renewed at any moment. There is food in the Japanese Legation for six days.

ager are still in Peking.

The Eanperur and Empress Dow-Chefoo, 30th July.

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

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