China.

Manawatu Herald, 30 August 1900, Page 2

China.

PEKIN STILL IN REVOLT. Large masses of Boxers and other reactionary Chinese still threaten danger to the allies in the southern parts of Pekin. There are also Imperial troops in the Forbidden City, who, however, are under the command of Prince Ching, the anti-reactionary. German and Russian troops are pouring into Taku, and hurrying -to the front. The defenders of the Imperial City have retreated northwards. Reuter advices from Tientsin state the Japanese on the 23rd inst. held the walls around the innermost part of the Forbidden City. CHINESE LOSSES. , It is said to be admitted by Chinese that 3000 were killed during the siege of the Legations. DISTRUST AMONG THE ALLIES. The authorities at Washington have- beccme very distrustful of Russian and German territorial designs on China. It has been decided that the American troops under Brigadier- General Chaffee shall remain in China until order is restored. POLICY OF THE POWERS. The St. Petersburg correspondent of the " Daily Mail " says that Russia will insist on the maintenance of the •' status quo ante " in China with a monetary indemnity. Germany, France and the United States are said to take the same view. MISCELLANEOUS. Russian troops have occupied the Yang-tsung railway, which was built and worked by a British company. [Yang-tsung is about eleven miles north-west of Tientsin.] SIEGE OF THE LEGATIONS. Further particulars cf the siege of the Legations show that the Austrian and Italian Legations were burned on June 25th. ■" The Marines at the German Legation resisted 1000 Chinese, killing 200 of them, during the siege. A German official report declares that Generals Tung-fu-hsiang and Junglu persistently fought against the Legations. An armistice arranged on July 16th lasted until August 9th, when a murderous fire from close range was poured in, until the 14th. Early on k *

thrt date the allies' firing became audible, and the Chinese retired on the appearance of the Indian troops. The O r man Legation guards then adduced and occupied the Hallaman i C,»'r, capturing eight guns. BOXERS STILL UNDER ARMS. Boxers are massing to the north-east of Yang-tsun, eleven miles north-west of Tientsin. It is reported that thirty thousand Boxers are approaching Pekin from the south. REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE ALLIES. An additional 2000 Germans have arrived at Pekin. JAPANESE SUGGESTIONS FOR PEACE ARRANGEMENTS. Japan proposes that China shall be required to express regret for the outrages on the Legations, and offer an • indemnity to the Powers. Further, she suggests that China should have to appoint Liu-kun-yi (Viceroy at Nankin, over the Kiang-si, Kiang-su and Ngan-whei provinces) and Chang-chi-Tung (Viceroy at Wuchang, over the Hu-nan and Hu-pei provinces), as well as Li Hung Chang, to act as Plenipotentiaries in arranging the details of the terms of peace.