The Trouble in China.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 135, 11 April 1901, Page 4

The Trouble in China.

London, April 7.

A battle between 10G0 Chinese troops 'irol a force of Kussims was fought between Hobantsy and Simmingting. Several Ku sians were killed and many were i-lightly wounded,' The Chinese lost heavily and were defeated. They lied northward.*, and the Russians - ursued them Advices from St. Petersburg state that Yangyu, the Chinese Miniser, was lireatened with disgrace and even death, if he yielded to the pressure to -ign the Manchurian Convention ou behalf of China. He was iwice seiz'd •vith nervous apoplexy, and hi.* signature was thus indefinitely postponed. Russian newspapers slate that Russia has officially made the Ma> c ,urian question a purely Rus ian question. English newspapers declare that 'he designs-of Russia evoked an unp.ece* deuttd display of patriotism in China, April 8. Reuter’s St. Petersburg correspondent sla os that a dipiorn ..do note issu d announces that, since the Manm u-ian Convention Las not b-en accepted, an! as a proof of her friendly sentiments towards China, Russia renounces fun her negotiations, while reniainipg faithful to her orginal programme, and quietly awaits events, ■ The allied eenerals recommend the foreign Ministers at Pekin to Insist that 0000 tioops shall permanently ga ri ou nine points of the Pekin Slmnhaikwan railway, exclusiveof 2000 troops stationed at Pek:n. Generals Cluf je and Wogack consider that much fewer troops and guarding points are suffi ient. The allied generals demand the desti notion i f the Chinese forts at ohanhaikwan, Peitang, Taku, i'oogku, Reitsang and Yanglsrn. The Dowager Empress has asked the Vangtse Viceroys wrftr they recommend China to do in the event of Russia rer taining Manchuria.

The principal Governors and Viceroys in the various provinces urge the adop» tion cf ihe reform scheme advocated by the Emp-ror in 1898.

The Australian Naval Contingent has arrived at Hong Kong. The Governor welcomed their return to British waters and re-echoed the general admiration- cf (heir conduct and patriotism.

April 9

Tungfahsiang is heading a rebellion in the Moi golia end Shensi provinces with 11,000 trained Chinese troops, and is within 160 miles of Singac-fu, German a* Idiers at Pekin stopped and beat the bearers of Sedan chairs ia which Mr Eockhill, the American Special Commifsioner, and Sir E. Satow were being carried Several European Ministers express a dread of inaubo dioation if 12000 foreign soldiers a<e confined in the legations and suggest; the formation of an encamp* merit twelve miks outside Ptdsin. 7

Li Hung Chang has assured Mr Rock* hill that there will be no farther hitch in ihe peace negotiations. The military Governor at Mukden, whore decapitation was demanded by foreign Ministers, has escaped. Yuyinlin and Hsiling, violent xeaclionariea, have been appointed Governors . of the Kwangsi and HUpeh provinces respectively, - ■ .

"Li Hang Chang states’," in an inter*-v ce'pted letter to the Governor of Shansi,., that the settlement of the Anglo-Russian' conflict about Kinder *s siding marred, his hopes of saving Manchuria, Chang has accepted, a recently compiled list of reactionaries, to ; he. ' punished. Four lesser officials are to£fr executed and ninety-one degraded,and ■ ismiascd t omoffice for the murdertof' 342 missionaries with their wives abd children. =\} • + ---