THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
THE IMPERIAL COURT. AFRAID TO RETURN TO PEKIN. THE REPLY TO THE ULTI-' MATUM. . AN UNSATISFACTORY . ANSWER. ;•" By Telegraph.— Association.— Copyright. Hongkong, November 19. Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang hint that General Tungfuhsiang is really in rebellion. They state that the Yangtse Viceroys will combine to suppress him and rescue the Dowager. . Although the Viceroys and Li Hung Chang have guaranteed her safety if she would return, she mistrusts them, and believes there is a conspiracy to capture her. London, November 19. The Morning Post's Pekin correspondent says the latest edict is regarded as inadequate, and failing a settlement a , spring expedition will proceed to Singanfu. BOXERS ROUTED BY FRENCH. Hongkong, November 19. The French routed 300 Boxers in the direction of the Emperor's tombs. GATHERING OF CHINESE TROOPS. Hongkong, November 19. Twenty-three tnousand Chinese troops are gathering on the borders of Chili to resist an advance westward. RAILWAY UNDER BRITISH CONTROL. Hongkong, November 19. The Tientsin-Shanhaikwan railway has been transferred to British control. THE PUNISHMENT OF PRINCES. London, November 19. The 'Times' Pekin correspondent wires that the Ministers are weakening, and have reduced their demand for the death of the leaders of the outrages to the severest punishment under the Chinese law, forgetting that princes are not amenable to common law. , THE ALLIES AND THE CHINESE TROOPS'. Hongkong, November 18. Count Von Waldersee has informed Li Hung Chang that it the regular Chinese troops are withdrawn from the territory occupied by the Allies, punitive expeditions will be discontinued.. THE KAISER'S NO-QUARTER ORDER. Berlin, November 18. German soldiers writing from China reiterate the earlier stories of the frightful cruelties practised upon the Chinese in obedience to the Kaiser's " no-quarter" order. ADMIRAL SEYMOUR. London, November 18. Admiral Seymour's command on the China station has been extended.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11534, 20 November 1900, Page 5
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