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The Laurens Advertiser
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina
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In Burmah, insurgents aided by Dakoits have seized Mandalay, destroying 4,000 houses including Chinese and Siamese bazaars. Loyalists to dethroned King Thebaw target Chinese due to China's support for British seizure. British forces, powerless against riots, request reinforcements from Viceroy Lord Dufferin.
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and shows that the natives, with the assist-
ance of the Dakoits, have temporarily, at
least, got the better of the British army of
occupation. One dispatch states that the
insurgents have got possession of Manda-
lay, and have destroyed by fire no less than
4,000 houses, including the Chinese and
Siamese bazaars. The hostility of the na-
tives who remain loyal to the dethroned
king, Thebaw, to the Chinese is intense,
because of China's openly avowed endorse-
ment of Great Britain's seizure of Burmah.
The officers commanding the British forces
have telegraphed to Lord Dufferin, the
Viceroy, that they are powerless to prevent
the rebellious rioting of the natives and
have urgently asked for reinforcements.
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Burmah
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insurgents temporarily possess mandalay; 4,000 houses destroyed by fire, including chinese and siamese bazaars; british forces request reinforcements.
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Natives assisted by Dakoits have temporarily overpowered British occupation army. Insurgents seized Mandalay and burned 4,000 houses. Loyalists to dethroned King Thebaw intensely hostile to Chinese for endorsing British seizure. British officers telegraphed Viceroy Lord Dufferin of powerlessness against native rioting and urged reinforcements.