File Trouble in China,

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 168, 27 June 1901, Page 4

File Trouble in China,

Lo' don, Jane 24

The Times Pekin correspondent states that Russia has intimated that she will require a resumption, of the Manchurian negotiations when the in "enmity hat ibeers signed. Viscount Cranbout ne states that all the Powers have agref-d that the indemI nicy is tc be 45,000,000 taels. I J une 25. j The Times Pck'n correspomlent alleges that the Catholic missionaries txicted locally nany millions of taels for the , indemnification of native Chri liana under the pretext of protecting the gentry and officials from the interference of the allies. He adds that these methods .'C-HUaed intense exasperation. Some missions accepted comp radvely; insignificant local component on. Horn, Kong, June ?4. The allied villagers’ movement, which is spreading in China, is described as boxer ism und r another name. General Fayr .«, the French commander, has severely punished iho rioters in the British concessim at Tientsin. June 25. Sir E. Satow has announced that Groat Britain will only consent to d; üble the Chines * tarill in return for the entire abohtion of tho iikin diry, the revision of the corasne-cial duties, and the latuoval of the restrioiions which are fettering trade. The French indemnity claims, wh ci total £11,460,000, include £372,000 as ; : impensation on account of the Cataoiio ■ liiscions.