CHINA AND THE POWERS

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4290, 25 February 1901, Page 5

CHINA AND THE POWERS

PROPOSED EXPEDITIONS. LONDON, Foornary 22. The ’ Morning Post” states rhat th Foreign Ministers at Pekin have tor sonted to the Court sentencing Chi-A and Hin-chen-yi to decapitation.

An Imperial edict lias, keen issue under which Yuug-i'u-hsiang is d

graded and deprived of his rank, Pi-inn Tuan, v,iio was lately disgraced, ox

iled, ant! Chuanjr. Ying-bien and ClsfX ■ shu-chiao. ordered to commit, siiic.jle. Three other leaders have been .sena sliced to decapitation. It is underste •o-'-that Tung-fu-h.siang’.s life will be fort .L when possible. The European and Chinese Scei ctaries of Legation at Pekin, consist t the result a, Chinese triumph, us th .• Court is only beheading Yu-hs-icn, Gov. ornor of Shansi. Tt is pointed out that suicides arc not uNgraced.

The Japanese hold Hiu -ehen-vi and Chidisin. News from China states that Count rou Waldersce's arrangements for an expedition into tlis interior have nor boon cancelled. lie still believes it to bo inevitable.

Prince Chiug is surprised and alarmed at the continuation of preparation, for the expedition, but the allies arc alert lest a secret Imperial edict should undo the work of the public edict. The British have engaged pilots fos an, expedition up the Yang-1 sc river. At tho instance of tho United States Government., tho allies have accepted the principle that no I’mrcr shall sock individual concessions in Chinese territory without international assent. THE EM PI IE SS-D0 WA G Ell IGNORED. INTENTIONS Old THE COURT. (Received February 2-1, 4.54) p.m.) LONDON, February 211. The Germans have begun to transfer to tho British tho Pekm-Shan-lf.’.ai-kwaii Railway. Tho British have assumed control of the Pekin-Ticntsin section.

The question of the cost of impairs to the line has been reserved for diplomatic settlement.

Li Hung Chang says that Clutamg and Yu-hsicn (Governor of Shan-si) will now ho jnnmhccl in accordance wi.ith ■bo demands of the Ministers of the 'dowers. An Imperial edict has been issuctl ordering the Imperial Palace and the Forbidden City to be prepared for the return of the Court to Pekin at the end of March. The Foreign Ministers have consistently ignored the Empress-Dowager throughout (he peace negotiations, recognising the Emperor alone. Four ■hundred of the Second Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, now star t ionccl at Hongkong, have been ordered to Pekin to relieve the. Australian contingents. ; REPRESENTATION OF AMERICA. ! (Received February 25. 0.33 a.raA { LONDON, February 23. j Mr E. H. Conger, tho United States | Minister at Pekin, has been granted six-! !y days' leave. * I Mr W. W, Ro.ckhill, tho American > Special Commissioner, will take Mr Con-1 tier’s place, and continue tho peace no- | gotiations.