The Trouble in China.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 43, 8 September 1900, Page 1

The Trouble in China.

I Honct Kong, September A I Europeans hero and at Shanghai , are amazed at the sug^esccd with- ! drawal of the Allies, and decide ,that ifc vf\]\ Blmply encourage n repetition of the honible atrocities. ! Mr Boekhill, special Americaii j Coramiswoacr to China, in the j coarse of an interned at Shanghai, said tbo present was a beautiful occasion for enforcing a settlement jonsimng protection to foreigners' > lives and property. - Difficulty is being experienced ill ooramuaicotirfg Vifch Sir Claude AleOonald, messages being delayed. At the instance of the Auati-iab 3Mifoassy/ohung Li, a "Manoixu member of Las-beau arrested on a -chai<jb of alibi d.-iiip protection to rebels.

September 5. The Bnssians aro lnsuobiiis oa Kirin, where there is a } d r a t arsenal. : An Edict, attributed to the | Emperor, dated August 19th, | orders Li Hung Chang to open ue « j gotisttions with the Powers. The Oonrt is myanwhiie remaining afe Taiyuenf u. The Emperor directs the Vicetoys of the Yangtze districts to protect mi c rfiori;uifce i.iad meroh^itSt "" :

B'eili. Q. The Emperor hi£3 appointed Li Hut.y, G^neraT Yungl'u, Prince "(Ching, hsut-uig (thonglT iir~ was" JiecujtJj reported that the U& named had been beheaded), to negotiate for peace Th y a,re con- | sidered strongly aati-foiVi^'espe-ciaiJy Yungia and Hsutaug, ] Europeans and treaty ports are l protesting against "the A^ites withdrawing from Pekin before the final settiement is agreed upon. Li | Hung Chang's conciliatory attitude jtowaids the other Powers hah' - decreased since Russian support is secured. 'Che Empress Dowager ha^ ordered an investigation into the conduct of the Viceroy' of the southern provinces in entering into I übe company of the foreign consuls. The Allies marched through the Forbidden City, Russians and 'Japanese jeading, owing to their j numerical strength, the British > occupying third place.

I \Vash:ngj:on, September 4. i Mr Hoot, Minwter of War. denies I that the \raerican troops have beeii ! recaiiiki.

Pabis, September 4". Le Tenfys, in an inspired communication, says that Russia. France, America and Japan favour withdrawal from Pekin. Groat Britain is not indisposed. The newspaper Dehats foresees? that it is Russia's intention, whon thB'Trand-)Sibei'ian Railway is eornvlebed, to occupy Pekin alone.

j St Peckrhbukg, September 6. ! Inspired Press articles deeiave i that military operations beyond Pekin have occasioned fresh complications.

Tfco flemmj Frees it, p-izz^d ovot the uifcuation, aud is ciwd.ang the vJoveriiUienfc's lead. The Jd{.auPßfe nov.^papeij ivr; unanimous in the opinion thai Russia's action terminates th& concert oi the Powers.

, London, September 4. The Standard says" that Great Britain and Germany aie 'able t# bold-Lhfc Province' of Peehili imt3 China gives satisfaction. (Contioaed on fourth -page*}*.; - ■