WAR IN CHINA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 91, 7 May 1901, Page 3

WAR IN CHINA

THE INDEMNITY. RESTORATION OF PLUNDER. PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 0, 3.6 a m. London, May 5. RuFsia favours the reduction of the Chines 9 indemnity, hut is anxious to j throw the burden of the payment noon tliß import trade. 'Hie China Association at Shanghai strenuously det ounces the proposal that t.lio import tanG'be 10 per cent. Fifty cases of loot chimed by General Freney of the Frem-h fores have been res'ortd to the Chinese as.Pekhi. The loot inelicltcl the fin; erial bronze lio s. ROFSIANS DEFFAT CHINESE IN MANUIURIA.. Received 7, 0.30 a.m. London, C. The Russians claim to have annihilated two bards of Coiinse troops in Macchuria, and are piwuirig a third band. Twenty six Russians v.e.e ; killed a»d 75 wound* d in the cngagnments. PUNISHMENT FOR ASSAULT ON A BRITISH OFFICER. ' COUNT WADDEKSER'S RETURN. (Received 7, 030 a.m.) London, May 6. A Court-Martial at Tientsin sentenced a Frenchman to s ; x months imprisonment f\.r wounding a British officer.

Count Waldersfe prorably returns to Europe in the middle of June. OPPOSITION TO THE TARIFF, OPENING MANCHURIA TO THE WORLD. AMERICAN SUGGESTION AS TO CHINA. JReccived 7, 0.?7 a.m. London, May 6. Tbe Shanghai Chamber of Ci mmerce has protested against tie proposal to I increase the Chinese tariff to Un pw cent. China suggests to the Powers the comple'e opening of Manchuria to the enterprise of the world. Japan and England approve. Araericv suggests the principle be applied to the whole of the Chinese empire.