A HOSPITAL SHIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11434, 26 July 1900, Page 5

A HOSPITAL SHIP.

Bombay, July 24. The Maharajah of Scheie offered a hospital ship for China, costing 20 lakhs of rupees. The offer has been accepted. NEW SOUTH WALES CONTINGENT. Sydney,, July 25. In the Assembly, Sir William Lync moved a motion in favour of sending a military contingent to China. He said the other colonies having offered, New South Wales could not stand out without loss of prestige, The' Imperial Government would pay transport expenses, and the Imperial rate. The balance, about 5s 2d per day, would be paid by the New South Wales Government. He estimated if they sent 250 men for 12 months tho cost would be £150,000. AN AUSTRALIAN LADY IN CHINA. The following aro extracts from letters received by a gentleman in Adelaide, from ono of his married daughters, who is living in Pekin, China: — "May 17.—There is rather a Bow scare on just now. Reports aro coming from everywhere and one wonders what tlioy really mean. Of course we all say wo don't beliovo anything will como of it, and wo rather wonder tho Ministers do not havo troops up, and yet it might make more disturbance. I am told wo havo Boxers practising in this lane, outside our gate. They go through funny antics. It is a kind of hypnotism. Tlioy fall as though dead, and rise and do things which thoy say thoy do not know they are doing. ' Young boys practico everywhere. Dr. — (an American) went down to a country station where ho heard tho Christians were .being persecuted and had to return suddenly, almost floe away, else ho would have been seized.. Mr. Conger (tho American Ambassador) was mightily pleased to seo him safely back again, for ho had gone to tho Tsung-li-Yainen about him a few iours hoforo ho '•uined up. Wo do not fear any personal violenco will bo offered to foreigner. Tho poor Christians I fear may suffer. It may bo we shall all havo to leave China for a time if tho Powers interfere at all, but at present thore is no reason for them to do so. A priuco whom Dr. — attends entreats him to send his wifo and family to Shanghai. May 27.— hear that a numbor of women and children from Shih-pa-ia-tiou, six miles out of Pekin, where tho London Missionary Society has a station, havo como in, seeking refuge. They, fear the Boxers at their village and think thoy are safer in the city. Tho city is full of Boxers too. The Ambassadors do not think very seriously of it, though they have sent word to the Yamen that if tho Boxers are not put down thoy will take action. I do not know what answor has been received. Wo hear that Prinoo Tuan, ono of the Emperor's ohiof advisers, has a number of.. Boxers in his palace, whom -ho feeds and has trained in their oxorcises, so if any of the Government are pro-Boxers, what can be expected of it? Boport says all foreigners are to bo swept out of China in October, so thoy give us somo time}for preparation and to;get ready to resist being swopt out." In, another letter slip says "Tho . news ; about tho Boxors is vory alarming for peoplo in tho , interior, and what it J will como to no ono knows. All the" ; foreign admirals havo been inPekni, consulting. Tho ; foreign; Powers ' wills scon intorforo if something is not done by tho Government. That wicked old Dowager, with all her Manchu satellites ; it is too bad that she should ruin thei.Chinese nation like this.' Tho Chinese ': nation are all; for • reform and progress. It is tho Monchns who do all. the holding back, r The officials' are 60 afraid in Pokin. r. Ono hint of desire for reform i and thoy would hayq-jthdr heads .-.takel* off-or