AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
WALDERSEE GIVES COUNSEL TO LI HUNG CHANG. A CHANCE TO WIN THE ALLIES’ RESPECT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 31. Count Waldersee, in a letter to Li Hung Chang, says that if order is maintained and the inhabitants protoctod tho Allies will evacuate Paotingfu and Pekin. Ho adds that China is now afforded an opportunity of. showing her ability to stand alone and winning the Allies’ respect. The Kaiser restricts tho German forces in China to a mixed garrison brigado, and he has dissolved tho headquarters’ qfcaff. It is improbable that tho Allies will appoint one General-in-Chief in succession to Count Waldersoe.
THE INDEMNITY, ..» 40 YEARS’ GRACE WANTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 31. It is officially stated that the Emperor has issued an edict announcing that China agrees to tho indemnity as previously cabled, and with interest at the rate of four per cent. China asks to be be allowed to pay tho' indemnity in forty instead of thirty years. BIG CHINESE FORCE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, May 31. Thirteen thousand Chinese troops occupy Chili province.
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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 121, 1 June 1901, Page 2
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180AFFAIRS IN CHINA. Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 121, 1 June 1901, Page 2
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