THE WAR IN CHINA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11796, 27 July 1900, Page 5

THE WAR IN CHINA.

MOEE CONTRADICTORY REPORTS.

LI HUNG CHANG'S

PROPOSAL,

MIJSISTJfiKS WILL 13K SEJfIT TO

TIENTSIN,

SERIOUS SITUATION IN

MANCHUUIA

RUSSIANS AGAIN ATTACKED.

GERMANY & AM K RIGA'S REPLY

TO THE EMPEROK.

TWO WOMEN MISSION AEIES

MUItDEKED.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

THE FATE OF THE LEGATIONS,

LETTER FROM THE BRITISH MINISTER. HONGKONG, July 25. (Received July 26, at 9 a.m.)

Mr Carles, the British consul at Tientsin, received a letter from Sir Claude MacDonald on Saturday, the 21st. It was dated Pekin, July 4, and stated that there were only a fortnight's provisions in the garrison, and that they were unequal to resisting a determined attack for many days. Sir Clande added that up to the;time of his writing there had been 44 deaths and 88 wounded amongst the garrison. (Received July 26, at 9 a.m.) Li Hung Chang, on being interviewed, declared that fighting had ceased, in Peking. The foreigners, he said, are holding a position to the south of Kuho bridge, and General Tsung Full Siang's forces are at present to the north of the same bridge. He also said that the Tsung-li-Yamen are advising the Dowager-Empress to allow General Sur Wan Lin to escort the Ministers at Pekin to Tientsin. China will not, he continued, be able to pay any indemnity, and she will not submit to any further annexation of

territory