China.

Manawatu Herald, 20 December 1900, Page 2

China.

PROPOSED TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. Reuter's Tientsin correspondent states that a credible Chinese source asserts that the Emperor has agreed to an indemnity of seven hundred million taels (in round numbers £100,---000,000) payable in sixty years, guaranteed o« the Li-kin Revenues (internal Customs duties) ; to the erection of monument to Baron von

Ketteler, the German Minister at Pekin, and that an Imperial Prince shall visit Berlin to express regret for the murder of the Baron. His Majesty also agrees that the Powers shall hold the lines between Taku, at tho mouth of the Peiho, and Pekin.

Further, Boxers and officials who have sided with them will be punished while candidates from districts where foreigners were maltreated will be forbidden to compete in examination for official appointment for five years. The Tsung-li-Yamen will be abolished, rvnd the foreign Ministers are always lo have access to the Emperor. The importation of arms is to be stopped, and the land and sea forts between Shanhaikwan. Taku and Pekin, are to be abolished. GERMANS ACTIVE. Englishmen in China condemn the mischievous activity of the Germans. REVIVAL OF ANARCHY. It is explained that owing to the recrudescence of anarchy around Pekin Field -Marsh all Count von Waldersee has allotted spheres of action to the allied expeditionary forces for the pacification ot .the surrounding territory. This proposal was unanimously accepted and acted upon. The British force under the command of Major Tulloch, made a reconnoitring movement to north-east eight miles from Pekin. At this point the British encountered the fire of undiscovered assailants, who used smokeless powder. Major Tulloch pressed ten miles further on, and subsequently attacked a stronghold of the Boxers. Lieut. Macpherson scaled the wall of the Boxers fortification by means of a ladder, and jumped down on the other side. The officer held the Boxers at Bay, and in that way enabled others to scale the wall and storm the place.

Lieutenant Macpherson escaped scathless.

Forty Boxers were killed, and a number of prisoners were taken to Pekin.

A French force operating to the south-ward, came into conract with the vanguard of a force of 10,000 Chinese troops who were marching to* Pekin.