THE ALLIED ARMY AT PEKIN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 195, 17 August 1900, Page 5

THE ALLIED ARMY AT PEKIN.

THE EMPRESS MAKES PEACE PROPOSALS

CHINA WANTS ARBITRATION

INTERNATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.

A POLD- BRITISH. POLICY.

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AT THE GATES OF. PEKIN

A VICTORIOUS MARCH

PROPOSALS FOR PEACE

(Received August 17, 9.10 a.m.)

HONGKONG, August 1G

The Japanese, forming the advance guard of the Allied army, on Sunday occupied Tungchow, ten miles from Pekin.

The Allies have now reached the gates of Pekin.

The Allies are well supplied with provisions, and, despite exhausting heat, the troops are in high spirits.

General Tungfuhsiang,. the. Japanese general, commanded the Allied troops at Hosiwu.

The Allies pursued the-, fleeing _iemy in order to prevent them rallying in fortified positions,

The Allies' cavalry pushed south of Pekin with a view of cutting off the retreat upon Hautingfu. The Viceroys have auvised the Dowager Empress to remain in Pekin.

Prince Tuan has executed everybody supplying foreigners with food or sympathising in any way. ~

LONDON, August 16

General Gaselee states that he hopes to run the enemy into Pekin. He reports that squadrons of Bengal Lancers charged the Tartar cavalry at Hosiwu, killing many and capturing two standards belonging to General Mali Sung's troops.

WASHINGTON, August 16

Advices received here, state that the Dowager Empress, through Mr Conger, the United States Ambassador, offers to surrender the foreign Ministers anywhere outside of Pekin if the city is not entered by the Allied army, or bombarded, submitting all outstanding questions'to arbitration. ~ .

The authorities here doubt whether Mr Conger has received any of his Government's messages since the

siege began