CRISIS IN CHINA.

Opunake Times, Volume XIII, Issue 632, 30 October 1900, Page 2

CRISIS IN CHINA.

Hongkong, October 25. Prince Tuan’s appointment of Yuchang as Governor of Hupei is creating alarm, lest it is a signal for a Boxer outbreak in the Yang-tse provinces. The Viceroy is friendly, but the Powers fear it is intended to undermine them. The German marines defeated the Boxers at Kaumi killing 200. The Shanghai Customs authorities propose to raise direct duties of ten per cent and another of five per cent instead of levying liken. They expect to raise sufficient to pay an indemnity of fifty millions. Hongkong, October 27. One thousand Germans, Russians and French, from Tientsin, have gone to Hoangho and Paoti, in order to protect the lines of communication against the Boxers. GERMANS DEFEAT BOXERS. Hongkong, October 26. A violent Boxer proclamation is being circulated in Lienchau, Southern China. It blames the Emperor for tolerating foreigners. The death of Kaug-yi is confirmed. The Germans have defeated the Imperial troops at Anshu, capturing two Krupps, London, October 24. The Times states that General Tung-fu-Hsiang and Kansu soldiers' dominate the Court, who show no signs of returning to Peking. Ministers are drawing up conjointly a basis of settlement, which will take the form of an ultimatum. London, October 27. The Times states that Ching and Li Hung Chang have communicated an edict Asking the Ambassadors to indicate what officials are deserving of punishment and what form the punishment is to take, During the removal of the powder from a magazine westward of Mukden, Manchuria, a Chinese infernal machine exploded, killing 26 Cossacks.