China.

Manawatu Herald, 25 August 1900, Page 2

China.

+ THE DOWAGER FLED. It is declared by Sheng, the Chinese Director of Telegraphs, Li Hung Chang, the famous Viceroy, now Peace Plenipotentiary, and Sir Chih-chen Lo-feng-luh, Chinese Minister in London, that the Dowager Empress left Pekin a week ago. Other accounts state that before quitting the city the Empress had Hsu* tsung and a dozen other officials beheaded, and General Yunglq, the Progressive Manchu soldier formerly Commander-in-Chief of the Northern irmies, thrown into prison. THE LANDING OF TROOPS. Japan and Germany are arranging to land marines at Shanghai. The French reinforcements sent to ■ China will land at Tonkin to await events. ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. The Paris newspaper, "Figaro " says that the reparation due to Germany exceeds that to any other Power. The Germans are strong enough to strike hard, and other Powers would help if necessary. The Japanese newspapers distrust Germany and Russia with regard to China. They demand that the ftnal settlement shall disregard the mere pleasure of Western Powers. ARRIVAL OF THE ALLIES AT PEKIN., Some details of the final stages of the advance to Pekin are to band. The allies had arranged to make the attack on the city on the 15th instant. The troops were in a very exhausted state, and slept in cornfields trader heavy rain five miles east of Pekin. ' : \ ' On hearing the renewed cannonade within the city, directed against the Legations, the allies advanced early on the 14th. T\ir. Japanese were heavily opposed *t trie ncthern-most entor"** to the ; .'. . .■>:■' other contingents suffered >: '■..'... r££':otance. The l-ritish and American LegationsV. * *hroe days' rations left when relieved. Four thousand shells fell during the siege, killing 65 men and wounding 160. Mr Conger, the United States Minister, has cabled to Washington that Pekin is in a chaotic condition. The Chinese army has fled, and no Government is visible. _ ; :i . Brigadier-General Chaffee expects ~ that there will be much more fighting -.-. between Pekin and the coast.