THE CHINESE REBELLION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 103, 16 June 1900, Page 3

THE CHINESE REBELLION.

boxers damage railway. LANDING OF RUSSIAN TROOPS. MURDER OF AN AMERICAN MISSIONARY. [PHi PBHSS ASSOCIATION.J KeceWci 15, 9.30 a.m. Hong Kokg, June 14. The force of mariaeß working along the Poking railway progresses very slowly, the damage done to the line by the Boxers being serious. Mission buildings have been destroyed at Yun-nan. More Japanese warships are proceeding to Taku, Two thousand Russian troops have landed at Taku and two thousand more embarked at Fort Arthur, The Chinese troops outside Peking are entrenching and training guns on the American mission and Legation and the British legation. The Empress's bodyguard murdered Sugiyama Akira, Chancellor of the Japanese Legation at Peking, in the streets. Dr. Edna Terry, of the American Methodists' Women's Missionary • Station, at Tsung-huna, 50 miles northeast of Canton, has been murdered. FOREIGN FORCES THREATENED. (Received 16,1.22 a.m.) Hong Kong, June 15. General Mung-fu-siang and 10,000 Chinese troops threaten to defend Peking against a foreign expedition. STATEMENT BY BRITISH SECRETARY FOR WAR. ADMTRAT. SEYMOUR IN COMMAND OF AN EXPEDITION. Received 16,1.22 am. London, June 15. In the House of Commons, the Hod. W. St, John P. Brodrick, Secretary of State for War, narrated Sir Claude MacDenald's repeated energetic warn- ; ings that China should be held re- ' sponsible for any criminal apathy, i Sir Claude Mac Donald and Vice- ( Admiral Seymour have been instructed to take the Corcert of Powers in any step in unfettered discretion advis able to protect life and property Great Britain and Russia had agreed to support any Chinese authority capable of maintaining order. . He stated that Admiral Seymour com- , mauds the first expedition marching on Peking, comprising 2300, including 900 ' British. Great Britain was in com- { plate accord with the Powers regarding , the Admirals' action. The House received the statement with applause. Mr. Brodrick added that arrangements had been made to supplement the British force at Yang-tse-kiang. Hong Kohg, June 15. The railway behind Admiral Seymour's expedition has been eut and two bridges destroyed. TELEGRAPH WIRE TO PEKING OUT. Received 16, 1.35 ajn. Hong Kong, June 15, The last telegraph wire with Peking has been severed. The murdered Japanese Chancellor was killed while going to meet a foreign expedition era route to Peking. Sydney, June 15. The American supply ship Celtic, engaged in carrying troops to Manila, has been ordered to China.