THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2467, 26 June 1901, Page 15

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LONDON, June 18. Great Britain has notified the Powers of its refusal of China's application for an increase in the duties on opium and rice. June 19. Ministers have decided that it would be inadvisable for Chinese soldiers to return to Peking until the end of August, when the Legation Guards will be the only European troops left. A fteuter's despatch states that 500 Christians were murdered at Guelpart. June 21. Viscount Cranborne states that all the Powers have agreed to an indemnity of 450,000,000 taefck^ The Times Shanghai correspondent states that, according^to-Mgh native authority, Germany, with England's consent, proposes that China should pay - small amounts of the indemnity for the first 14 years, and increased amounts during the26 following years. PARIS, June 19. The Parisian banks have been heavily subventioned by the Franco-Indo-China Government to provide three million pounda to construct the liaokai-Yucansen railway. M. Delcasse informed the Cabinet that the Powers were agreed on the amount of the Chinese indemnity and the guarantees for its payment. It is understood the i British proposals on the subject have virtually been adopted. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 19. The Sultan has recalled the Ottoman mission to China. HONGKONG, June 17. The authorities in charge of the Pao-ting-fu railroad have been notified to prepare to transport 3000 troops to Peking. June 21. General Foyron, the French commander, has severely punished those who were guilty of rioting in the British concession at Tientsin. NEW YORK, June 21. General Chaffee's report on the Chinese campaign asserts that looting and the indiscriminate shooting of coolies caused distrust of the Allies. For one Boxer killed 50 harmless labourers,, were slain, including not a few women and children.

A SWEEPING ASSERTION.