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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 163, 11 July 1900, Page 5

THE LATEST.

THE EMPRESS RESUMES AUTHORITY.

YUNG LU MADE PRIME

MINISTER

BOXER GUNS SPIKED

PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS

(Eeceived 10.15 a.ni.)

HONGKONG, July 10

A Chinese official report has reached Shanghai, stating that the Dowager Empress resumed authority on the 30th June.

She appointed Yung Lv Prime Minister, thanked the Viceroys of the Yangtse districts for their loyalty, and recommended the protection of foreigners.

There are 1,000 Chinese ponies within the lines bounding the Legations at Pekin, and these are available as food.

Prince Ching commands the Manchu garrison at Pekin.

Ching spiked the Boxers' big guns, which Vere trained on foreign residences, and removed their ammunition, Yung Lii assisting. •

Two hundred and fifty European ■women and children from Tientsin have reached Taku.

The native Christians at Pekin are sheltering with the Europeans.

Lord Charles Beresf ord, in his book, "The Break-up of China," writes of "His Excellency Yung Lv, at present one of the most powerful arid influential men in the Chinese; Empire." Yung Lv received a, suggestion. that the Chinese army should, be reorganised under British and foreign officers, and asked, "whether, if China put the whole of her armies under British officers, Great Britain would, assist China in any quarrel that might arise ■between her and any other Power. Lord Charles Beresf ord was, not empowered, of course, to answer such a question.