The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-28
France and China.

London, 27 "A dispatch of to-day
from Shanghai to Reuters agency
says: The French loss in the boai-
bardment of Foo Chow was seven
killed and fourteen wounded. The
Chinese is estimated q 1000 killed
and 8 coo wounded. The Chinese
man OF war, Yang WI, was ex-
plodsd by torpedo after it fired Q
hroadside at the French tor edo
b at. The boiler OF the latter was
exploded by hand grsnades thrown
from the Yang WI, after which ihe
boat was sunk by the Volta to pre-
vent being captured by the Chinese.
The French expected to occupy the
heights commanding the Pagoda
anchorage. 1t is reported there are
"a. 900 Chinese troops in the vicinity
of Foo Chow. According to reports
received a. Sentay $4,000 Chinese
troops invaded Tonquin and had an
engagement with the French. In
this battle it is asserted the French
We're aunihilated, while several
thOuaand Chinese were killed.
Paris, 27-Tne official report Of
the BON bardment OF Foo Chow, on
Saturday received fsom Admiral
Courbet is as f0llows:
Foo CHOW, SUNDAY MORNING,
aug. "A.
A good beginning has teen made.
We opened ire yesterday and in
four hours nine Chinese men-of
War az twelve junks were sunk
snd a Krupp battery commanding
the arsenal silenced. -Four loss was
six killed and twenty seven
wounded. Our feet suffered no
serious damage except the boiler of
torpedo boat burst. The Chinese
losses were heavy. During the
night the feet was beset by burning
wrecks and logs. The torpedo cut
terra will clear all this away to-day
and afterwards We will bombsrd the
arsenal. We shall not leave the
river before the 10Th or Both. Or
ficers and men ara animated with
the greatest ardOr. One Of ouE tor
pedo boats sank 8 large Chinese
cruiser. The vessels which TOOK
part in the action were the Volta.
(Which ho'sted 10Y hse) the Dugay,
frouin, Tri mphant, VILLAINS, Des-
tang, Astic, Lyn and Vipere, with
two torpedo boats.
Private kilograms received in
London report the Chinese forts
on the Min river holding out well
against the French bonn bardment.
The French gunbeass are still en-
able to Dass down tha Svar. Chinese
authorities are cohiident OF the
strength @! the forts.
London, % Circles interested in
commercial relations with China are
debating the advis bility of pre-
senting a memorial to Earl Gran
vile, secretary OF foreign affairs.
This would urge the foreign depart
meat to cooperate with America
and Germany in representing to
Fiance the serious injury which will
be- inf cted upon trade By interfering
with Chinese treaty ports. +,
London, GA Calcutta dispatch
says: The war between China and
France, thus far, had little, il any
effect on the Iudia0 trade or money
market. 1t ID believed the effect
will only be slight unless the wal
prolonged.
Paris, 27,--Le Paris, Berlin cor
responder. attributes the attitude Of
Germany toward England and
France to Germany's designs upon
Holland. LIE Paris has eason TO be.
lieve that China will not declare
wsr against France. Measures viii
be taken, that paper says, 10 pro-
vision the F ench feet, in the event
of Engl sh ports being closed, and
the French will work the mines q.
Kelung until China pays the in
demnity dem snded.