THE CRISIS AT CHINA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11582, 21 February 1901, Page 5

THE CRISIS A T CHINA.

CHINA'S REPLY TO THE

POWERS.

NOT REGARDED AS SATISFACTORY. GERMAN EXPEDITIONS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— London, February, 19. The foreign Ministers yesterday decided that China's reply to the Powers' demands was unsatisfactory, and determined to insist upon compliance with their original demands. An Imperial edict issued in China declares the action of princes and officials in resisting proposals to suppress the Boxer movement has imperilled the safety of the Court. The edict admits that previous sentences upon offenders were inadequate. Prince Tuan can, accordingly, be banished to the province of Sin Kiang. The German commissariat in China is ordered to have a thousand transport waggons in readiness in three weeks' time for an eighty days' expedition.

Colonel Hoffmeister has been sent with an expeditionary corps to Inomakawan, north-westward of Paotingfu.

The German naval authorities are engaging pilots for an expedition on the Yangtsze.

The American Government strongly objects to General Waldersee's activity, especially in connection with the proposal expedition to Taiyuen.

London, February 20,

Li Hung Chang and Shing have announced that the Court agrees to inflict the punishments demanded by the Ministers.

It is understood at Shanghai that General Waldersee's proposed international expedition to Taiyuen will consist of. 15,000 troops.

It is intended to escort the Emperm to Pekin or make a demonstration throughout Chili, if the Courts shows a desire to procrastinate as regards the acceptance of the Powers' demands.

THE PEKIN" LEGATIONS. London, February 20. In the House of Commons Viscount Cranborne said the question of the future protection of the Legations at Pekin was still undecided as far as Britain was concerned, but the fixing of reasonable limits was expedient.