THE CHINESE WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 23 February 1901, Page 3

THE CHINESE WAR.

[by electric telegraph—copyright.]

(per press association.)

London, February 22,

The Morning Post states that the Ministers have consented to tho Court sentencing Chihsiu and Heuchenyi to decapitation,

An edict has been issued uuder which Tungfuhsiang has been degraded and deprived of his rank. Tuan has been exiled, and Chuang Yingnicn ChaoshuChiao ordered to commit suicide. Three other leaders have been sentenced to decapitation. It is understood that Tung'uhsiang's life will be confiscated when possible. European and Chinese secretaries at the Legation at Pekin, consider the result as a Chinese triumph, as the Court only beheaded Yuh«on. They pointed out suicides are not disgraced.

The Japanese hold Hiuchenyi and ('jihsin,

Jloeeived this day at ff 2:'- am. Waldersee's arrangements for the ex pedition into the interior has not been cancelled and he still believes in the evitable.

Ching is surprised and alarmed at the continuation of preparations for the expedition, but the Allies are on the iilert, lest a secret edict should undo tho work. By

, public edict the Bri'.ish have engaged a a pilot's expedition up the Yang-lze-Receivcd this day, at 0 32 a m.

At the America's instance the Allies accepted the principla that no power shall seek individual concessions in Chinese territory without international consent.