THE CHINESE TROUBLE

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8071, 18 March 1901, Page 1

THE CHINESE TROUBLE

[liy Electsic Telegraph.—Coptuioht.) Per Press Association Received March 16, at 6.16 p.m. London, March IS. Eighty Australians have volunteered for the Pekin-Skanhaikwan railway service for half a year. Alexifcff has reinstated Tseneghi as Governor of Mukdla, with 4000 Cossacks to support him. Received March 16, at 6.16 p.m. Loudon, March 15. Kinders Siding lias been .strongly reinforced. Trouble is imminent unless the Russians retire. The respective guards of both nationalities are in close proximity to one another. Later news states that the Russian forces are entrenching at tlie Siding with the Hong Kong Regiment confronting them with fixed bayonets, and are awaiting instructions.

Received March 17, at 5.5 p.m. London, March 16. Iu the House of Commons Lord George Hamilton said the authorities on the spot at Tientsin were dealing with, the siding difficulty. British officers throughout the operations in China had shown such excessive conciliation that it was unnecessary to specially instruct them in the matter. Berlin, March 16. In the Reichstag Herr Von Bulow said Germany was indifferent as to the future of Manchuria. He thought it undesirable that China's resources should be diminishLi Hung Chang's beautiful promises, Chinese dodges, and sophistries were insufficient to secure the evacuation of the province of Chili until the peace conditions had been substantially fulfilled. Received March 17, at 5.5 p.m.

London, March 16. _ A Reuters message states that the Russians have occupied the railway siding Kinder was constructing at Tientsin. Major-General Barrow hesitates to act in General Gaselee's absence, and is consulting Sir E. Satow. The Russians consider they are the victors in the matter. The Russians declare that the siding interferes with the projected road through the territory conceded to Russia. Receive*;! March 18, at 0.56 a.m.

London, March 17. De Giers, the Russian Minister iu China, vehemently declared that he would sooner lose his right hand than consent to any more decapitations.