Early yesterday morning the loyal office of the Imperial Chinese Telegraphs Administration received news from Kiukiang that at 11.30 p.m. on Monday the rebels had attacked and barned the yamio at Kinkiaog and had taken possession of the city, inclu th fore ceased and the Shanghai office will not accept any telegrams for that port, Shortly after noon yesterday ® farther message was received to the effect that Hohow bad also fallen into the hands of the rebels, who had taken charge of the telegraph office. Hakow in a fortified town farther down the river from Kiokiang, below the entrance to the Poyang Lake.
So far as we can gather, H. M. 8, Clio has not yet been able to pick up, any wireless messages, bat it war thought that if the weather conditions were favourable she might get into communication last night. boat-destroyers Otter mich left Shanghai on as recruits to the rebels at Wachang.
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