Cables.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1974, 29 June 1900, Page 5

Cables.

In the House of Commons Mr Brodrick stated that the Government had received information from a private source with regard to Seymour's column since it marched northward, that it was understood to be unharmed.

The warship Terrible arrived at Chefoo from Taku. The captain reports that 800 men of the Sixh Regiment and 200 of the Second Battalion of Welsh Fusiliers from Hong Kong effected a junction with the International foree marching to the relief of the Tien Tsien yeomen, The ' Boxers ' and Chinese are hard pressing Seymour with foreign Ambassadors 12 miles from Tien Tsin. The relief column from Taku entered Tsin on the 23rd, and sent relief to Seymour on the 24th. An earlier message from the German Governor at Kaiachou states that Seymour has reached Pekin, The forts at Taku were seized by the allies, owing to information received that the Chinese army were an attack on Tien Tsin' and Tonkin, to reinforce Taku, and lay mines at the mouth of the Peiho. In the House of Commons Mr Brodrick stated that since the repulse of all "the International relief forces on Thursday, 2istinst. the British troops from Hong Kong numbering 3000, Japanese 1000, and Germans 2000, besides French troops arrived at Taku. Great interest prevails at Canton. There is every prospect of a rising if Li Hung Chang leaves. Many Chinese officials have sent their families to Hong Kong.