The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1900.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIV, Issue 12323, 13 October 1900, Page 6

The Lyttelton Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1900.

The Shanghai correspondent oi the “ Standard ” says that General Yu fhaa been suspended, because the Dowager-Empress discovered that his supposed army of 50,000 men only consisted of 4000.

The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily News ’’ cables that the Dowager-Empreas is unable to degrade and adequately punish Prince Tuan while he is recognised as the father of the' heir to the throne.

... Count Waldersee recognises that the Allies posses-3 insufficient troops to advance to the new capital at, Sihganfu. The conference of the Chamber of Manufacturers, at Sydney, has concluded. It drafted a Federal tariff, which will not be made public till it bas been handed to the Federal Treasurer. A resolution was carried that it is desirable, in the interests of Australian' trade, that freedom of trade should be preserved where it is now established between Australian dependencies outside the Commonwealth, and it is highly essential that an open-door policy should be observed with reference to Australia in the South Seas.

Ii Hung Chang has demanded that the Americans should return loot to the value of two hundred thousand dollars. The British and Italian troops a t Pekin have occupied thfe Summer palace .where the Russians had restored the Chinese officials without consulting the . Allies. Tho Germans have occupied the palace of the Dowager Empress, which the Russians looted, and then restored to the Allies.

Lord Roberts reports that Do Wot has been driven north of the Vaal, near Venterstroom. Tho (Boer leader has persistently deluded his followers by declaring that Europe will stop the war.