THE CHINESE WAR.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 18 March 1901, Page 3

THE CHINESE WAR.

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Strained Relations between Britain and Russia.

London, March 16. Kinder’s siding has been strongly reinforced.

Trouble is imminent unless the Russians retire.

The respective guards of both nationalties arc in close proximity to one another.

Later news states that the Bussian forces are entrenching.

At the siding the Hoag Kong Regiment is confronting them with fixed bayonets and awaiting instructions.

Eighty Australians have volunteered for the Pekin-Shanhaikwan railway service for half a year. General Alexeieff reinstated Tseneght as Governor of Mukden with 4000 Cossacks to support him. London, March 16.

A Reuter message states that the Russians have occupied the Railway siding at Kinder siding that was constructing at Tientsin.

Major-General Barrow hesitates to act in Gaselee’s absence and is consulting .-nr A. batow.

The Russians consider that they are victors in the matter.

The Russians declare that the siding interferes with the projected road through the territory conceded to Russia. In the House of Commons Lord George Hamilton said that the authorities on the spot at Tientsin were dealing with the siding difficulty. The British officers throughout the operations in China had shown such excessive conciliation that it was not necessary to specially instruct them in the matter.

Berlin, March 10.

In the Eeichslag Count von Bulow said that Germany was indifferent to tho future in Manchuria. and thought it undesirable that China’s resources should be diminished.

Li Hung Chang’s beautiful promises and Chinese dodges and sophistries were insullicient to secure tho evacuation of the province of Chili until the peace conditions had been substantially fulfilled. London, March 17. M. cle Giers, the Russian Minister for China, vehemonty declared that he would sooner lose his right hand than consent to any more decapitations. Berlin, March 17. The Reichstag voted 123 million marks for China. Gossler announced that Waldersee commanded 04,000 Allies, including 17,750 Germans, 12,850 British.