AFFAIRS IN CHINA.
Press Association-By Telegraph-Copyright. .LONDON, December 31.. China refuses to pay the January instalment of the indemnity in. gold,- owing to the fall in the price of silver.-'The Powers, however, insist on payment in gold. ■■'•;'■■'.' A marble arch,' spanning' the spot where the Germau Minister (Herr Ketteler) was assassinated in Peking, inscribed with the word "Penitence" in Latin, German,, and, Chinese, will be ceremoniously unveiled on the 18th of January. General .Tung Fuh Siang's -menacing attitude has induced the. consul at Hankow.to warn the missionaries;.at Shiuafu to send their women and'children to the coast, and to bo ready 'for flight themselves. i The Chinese official at Kansu reports that Tung Fuh Siang's followers await a signal to march on Peking, expel the foreigners, and uphold the DowagerEmpress. ■• Prince Tuan and the Mongolians are expected to co-operate.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 12551, 3 January 1903, Page 7
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