WAR IN CHINA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 119, 13 June 1901, Page 3

WAR IN CHINA

THE TIENTSIN BRAWL. [PEB PBBSa ASSOCIATION.] Received 12, 9.18 a m. Losdon, June 11. General Gassloes's report shows that the affray at Tientsin originated wi?h French soldiers' resentment at the action of the British m'litii y and police (losing a disorderly bouse. 'ft e German and Jnpanose military and polire boliaved well. A (burl; of Enquiry into (ha matter will be he'd. The report commented on the forbeirance shown by the British, who only acted in pelf-defence.

G rmany leaves 3600 tro ps in Ch ; na, chiefly at Tientsin, and 800 and a battery at Shanghai,

The Times state? that it is umbla to unders'and why German trosps should remain at Shanghai, un!e ; s i k . is intended as a stepping s'.one to political claims which are wholly admissable.

STATEMENT I V THE COMMONS. TRADE IN OHINA. Receive' 13, 1.19 a.m. London, June 12. fn the Houfe of Chmmons Lord CJraiiborae at.ited th.it Germany in landel tioops at Shanghai tjass st in k eping order. I'. wai intended to maintain a garrison at nnyrate for the p' c-ent, Ho was unaware as to whether any explanation hid bscn furnished to t'ie British ps to G rmany's intentions

The received the last santnc-i in silence.

Replying to a deputation repras n - ing Chambers of Commerce, l.>rl Criinborne said the enterprise ■ f trade, s was a pra-requisite to the maintenance of commercial ascendaucy in China, aud to Britain's secu. i:ig full opportunities. O.io thing to acoid was international swagger. Britain's well defined treaty right would be pressed courteously but firmly. Wa'cbers of recent relations with Russia had seen them pressed with no small success,

WILF Ll'3 DUPLICITY. Received 13, 0.23 a.m. London, June 12. Renter's Pekin correspondent states that the day after telegraphing the ed'ct ordering all archives to be destroyed the Impetial Library in the Forbidden City was set on fire.

Li Hung Chang meantime danied receiving a telegram conveying the edict.

Colonel Rockhill, the acting Amari csn Minister, however, posf e ises a translation of the order.

CABLE NKWS.

(By Electric Telegraph.—Topyriglit.)