The Trouble in China.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 38, 28 August 1900, Page 3

The Trouble in China.

Hono Kong, August 23. The Japanese rescued the foreign missionaries and Chinese converts imprisoned in the palace. Americans claim that they were first to enter Pekin city. Heavy roads prevented tho British Naval Brigade from participating in the entry, though General Gaselee states that they have reason to be proud of the way they brought the heavy guns from Tientsin.

August 24. During the siege, the" Russian Legation at Pekin lost five killed and twenty wounded. The Russians claim to have stormed the Eastern Gate of Pekin, and that they were the 'first to place a flag on the walls. They lost 21 killed and 109 wounded, the latter including General Wasilcriski and six officers. The alJies, with the exception of the Russians, at a conference agreed riot to violate the Imperial city, pending instructions from tbo Powers, since the object of the I expedition has been accomplished. |

* " London, August 24. (The Times correspondent at Pe'kin says the Russians arid Japanese entered the Tartar city several hour 3 after General Gaselee had rescued the Legations, which were heavily attacked for two days before relief came* When the, British artillery were about to bonibard the Central Gate of the Tartar city the Americans and Russians belonging to the Legations sortied along the wall, falling into the bands of the British about 5 o'clock in the evening. General Chaftee entered the Legations by nightfall. Four hundred British reinforced the Legations. During the evening 'sharp lighting took plaoe round the Temple of Heaven. After inflioting heavy losses the British occupied the South Gate of the Chinese oity.

August 25. The Times Pekin correspondent states that the Dowa p.-Tlrrpniss, the Emperor and Prinyi a^a we at Tai-yuenfu, the ctys&l hi Ibd

pro\i ice of Shensi. The French and Russian flags i*e living over fcLw bs3t portion of the lin, orial domain at Pekin, ■ !"nre it is believed the Imperial 'measure is buried. 'i'j ■ s > L 'nT of P*'Kin been Sv=sf-<nnatic The allies have f">rb Iden it in tb^ oitv out o^/tx'^i^^ 0»•0 »• 10 ? unv! 'id usp'i-^ nnles«. m. cifcy is occupied, j.s the punisbiueut ij ir>°ft'°otive.

urvsu r v5 unoton, August 2 1. Diplomatists hjre itn-lerstand thit Xx 'I'miny's conHn£?arit for China will' number 50.0J0. Sup plies for the Germans are being forwarded via S n Francisco.