The Archive · 1911

The Hankow Battle

DETERMINED IMPERI.ALISTS

From Our Own Correspondent, Havkow, Nov, 27. Ie was little realized here when I wrote last that we were in for possibly the bloodiest fighting that has yet taken place, Everything at that time pointed to the retreat or recall of the Northernere, Day and night now for four day battle has been though it is for the most part far from us at a point some ten or twelve lex from the month of the Ha The Iuperisliste inid their plans and kept their secrets well, pashiog op thousands of men ander cover of dark-

No one appears to bare any ides el forces engaged by them. Estimates vary from 15,000 to 35,000, but it is difficult to bell-ye that they can have rer comber, They are in force at Kilometre Ten where they yesterday repulsed a body of Kiangei_ troops some 2,000 atrong. threatening the forts and camp at that point.

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