The Trouble in China.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 14, 3 July 1900, Page 3

The Trouble in China.

The SbangU«i corresponded of the Daily Esixress in. lafc^mo^agss states that Admiral Sejraoa* hag boon "relieved,- and < haa. j?eaohed ,Ti6ntßin. '. He" ejLsfy nyodffikfiiihffy 2lbb of Sejpinour'BVlrdtinaea:.. vete AcCmiril SeynwaJ* reports that a -f ov&rot '- 50,1^0 ,Q^in6id ; &&&s&<. him rfiaehing' '^ekia. ( -' <3hino«d:dedj^ttfttely rented, 'tho ' r ?»li^! -" d£^Ti«iatßia ' TiiEi.til^lthe. vwarship = Telfible^ . 4.7 iii k«ai; tbeHw^ll; 1^ THey " r ttien"?jretr^jk(iea, j f pree Holduigiaie^iel^lf- VjßyjSiiWf; »llj ruaolfine g»as. expeilei^hem

I yrho were repulsed Vilfr greet loss, fcia expedifeioniias advanced beyond the Yangt&un, . -js 20. mi Jest laiorth- of -Tientsin, •Fipdiug- thd railway demolished, and being short of provisions and hampered" wtih I wounded, hs, ectruneaesd to retreat on June 19. He. we constantly fighting, often exjuelliiig-tbe'eroray from strong p-ssit.fo?jj al the pcroi jof the bayonet. Wbp,a 1 bsJ aipnttal | armoury *,v&s maolied ou Juoe ?3, i friendly adraneaa- -?rere firsc made, ' au"4 then a, ttsachl-ifoa^ heavy fire Wd? poured iipan ibaaliiaS'arttil fcbe ! Ri'pioufy -was cs^pfujred, ' It cou- ■ c&inecl imojeiise qtoeert of iho latestguns atsd 3.mruuuiiion, which 5 ; Utilised ior tMo. ilcftr cc ; r.iacl ending 'Adm ; r^i to repujea all Gl>ori& to recapture ifc. He could h,\\*& tosiaiofJ for jSevora! days, ouly he >&s hainoerod -writh . tbo wounded/ When "'bo 7 wa" falwved he hatnl Ihe Htrnoiu-y. The eaaualties*" w<*ro ?62 killfxi! pud wvifo diai.ribuiec aA f foUow;3:^Bfi^K^27 killed and 97-wouud.-ed ; Rirssjanc, 10 killed aad 27 Wousded ; Got't^Ptts, 1% k|lltdaa<l €2 j American*, Jour killed 2S woi?ndad ; .French. Italian, Acstris?^ and Japaaos^

ihn;,-c- Fu-G, -Jang ?0. Admiral Eoymoiu 1 is hnumg H i»Kpo ( ssii/!o4o 'jnpt) wiih rho horclos of -Chinese. He tr.ua fco relfsriA< bnfc was surcouudod. l^o thoi^ j enti'enchsed an^ Ijops up ooniiinaoui, : fighting til! reliovad. His force had ' oaiy quarser rations. Many, ura serioasiy ill from iiapure rrate?. Sixteen shoo sand troops have boen jaaded at Taka. Admiral AJexisf'C with four divisJoxie of R!?<?»R !?<?»" a^3, crainandatl by Colonel' Schirnaky, aod an oquajnumber of ' foreigners, rehuved Admiral Boymou? on Mcjiday night.

July 1. The A^aettoan battleship Ortgou' struck Pinnaula liock, "iq tf>& Gau of Pechili. 'Tije r>yk piatced r.lvj aide, aud tliewj ai'« itJ-sb' lo scaaller holes in the bottom; The fiiiias on.We^atJsdfi.y capiuraS ! aQaraeua,] aoirilx-oaii of 'i'xoateia. Ftmc Brifeioh hi uai-i estate .-.Viii'o killed end lj) wounctodi -fh«- Oa'B^s^ I W'oboiwsi t?ftgUii«'i4 ify]>u"isftd lac i Boxers' flaiik with bsavy \oes.

'. , Bywfiy, Jane '29. j The folfc^iag message, received by the Goveriuuipnt of ?>oath Ans- | tralia from Me Cbeinbetl&ul,< has baon distributed at. Mr Chyinberr lain'ei reqnest to the various "Governmune : — Tha Admiralty, states that, additional ship? of light d?atight, capable of navigating sbe Xaug-tso-kia»q aad other rivsrs,.are urgently ratpiire3 \n OUina. No 7eBG62S of this class arb^axdjhare. IJ would take th.em sis or sovfta wesks fc<s - reach . Oiiina^ "wUea ready, whilst vessels from A usiratiac'oald roachjioag' Kong 1« throe wosks. . Her will be gla<J, fch« i ff I i£as&, if your responsible advisers would v consent . tOktUa itamoiii-ftfce -despatch to China-,of-^jfeo Tessslwfrom tjhe Australian auiijip.ry squadron, "one of fcho clans, one of the ! v iohawk Mdsit, ' and -,o^, ganboas.- Three ships of th§ squadron- now in rssGtve will he taken, and y/ouJd ba comraissionad with crows to bo «ant out to replace those vessels o>; fcha' Auetraiian shatiou . The matter is of great urgency, as applications for gunboats for prntocsiofl of lifo and property -are }«oaviag in irjrli OdiJßUls, and the. -asj>ejat from the Australian oblonies woii)d hagv&tvtally apyireciaiefl by Her Majarf^'s Government, : -

'_■ - ""': J.OQ* 30. . The Premie? has received a cable from the- A.gant-CJeasrfClj-inqaisrino 1 whai facilities exist- for the 1 es?nage of,: produce to Oliiaa,- aad- aiao informed &c GoVeTiJToent 'that probably mounted m«n \7oakl bo in request.

- Melbourne, lone 29. 'A speeds! meeting B pi the Cabinet considered the proposal by Mr Okamberlairtfto three Australian ytaigtiipa ,to Obrna.- A c^ble /was. ,tJ3Bpa£chevl- to - Ma OWmberiaiix a^afitiii'g to-.thp <3f)|g^6h of : th.«. 'fterield, ancJ.also /olfenng'jo^s&h'J >itiier by tli€< warships : ' di- special <• » , transport withia' » week" 200 '- iraitiedjnayal men aiiit'of&cers, iyith l^lb "qaiokguns on field oaf rfagos.

> ' , The premier stateathat QneotiB- j bhainberlain's ipr&goM. „ H^iJsb hkti, off ox&s^th4 ; { B^yic^s -of 'Vi&. ly is Jriaderjatoed, tfteo^sq - ;B t ritfßli^.oSftper^oa'd I