WAR IN CHINA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 191, 13 August 1900, Page 3

WAR IN CHINA

HlwiLscTßio Tklbgbaph.—COPrßlGHT ] IPKR FBUffi ASSOCIATION^ AN AMERICAN MESSAGE 10 CHINA. Received 10, 9.8 a.m. Washtngtoh, August 10. The American Government has addressed- a message to the Tsung-li-Yaraen insisting that it shall stop the firing on the Legations, and protect the Ministers, and co-operate with the Allies in restoring order. The Chinese Minister at Washington states that it will take five days to get a reply from Peking.

THE FOREIGN LEGATIONS. MBNDAOITT OF THE CHINESE. Pahib, August 10. M. Pichon reports that theTsung-li-Yamen represented to the Legations that the Powers had repeatedly asked that they should leave Peking under escort, and that the Ministers replied that they were unable to leave their posts without instructions from their Governments.'

The newspapers are indignant t at the mendacity of the Chinese attempt to lore the Ministers to destruction.

The French are landing 3000 Anamite soldiers to protect the French settlement at Shanghai.

; ..AN IMPERIAL EDIOT. LI HUNG APPOINTED PEACE NEGOTIATOR. (Received 12, 6 p.m.) Hong Kong, August 10. M. Bezaure, the French Consul at Shanghai, reports that an Imperial edict has been issued appointing Li Hung Chang a peace negotiator, . I

THE CAPTURE OF YANG-TSUN. HEAVY BRITISH CASUALTIES. AMERICANS ALSO SUITER SEVERELY. . Received 12,6 p.m. Hono Kong, August 11. The British and Americans led the attack on Yang-tsun. The Chinese occupied seven lines of splendidly fortifiedentrenchments two hundred yards apart. They retreated steadily, volleying until ejected from the last line, when they were completely routed and fled towards to Peking. The British had two hundred killed and wounded. The Americans lost two hundred and fifty. Prisoners say the British poured poison into the trenchee, meaning the lyddite fames from shells. Japanese sailors were landed and assisted the Russians in successfully defending the Newchang settlement against the Boxers and Chinese soldiers. The fighting lasted the entire day. The Russian gunboats in the afternoon bombarded (he native city forts. The Russian soldiers stormed and captured Newchang, introducing the Russian administration.

Li Hong Chang has been appointed peace plenipotentiary. Sir Claude Mac Donald, in a cypher message on the 4tb, confirms M. Pichon's message with reference to the negotiations for Ministers leaving Peking. Mr. Conger, in a cypher message, states that seven American marines vera killed and 16 wounded in the y attack on the Legations. Li Ping Heng's army of 15,000 is marching to Yang-tsun. The Chinese are sinking laden barges along the Peiho River. General Chang Chilum, with 12,000

troops, raised the Honan and Hupei provinces, marching from Peking to » (Tientsin. . Russians in Manchuria relieved Chartsin and have retaken Hiacheng, and captured a general and five officers on the right bank of the Amur River ntAigun.

BIJSSO-JAPANESE FORCE ADVANCING' ON PEKING. (Received 12, 6.30 p.m.) London, August 11. The Daily Express's Yokohama correspoMdeot states that a strong RussoJapanese force'is secretly advancing on Peking from the northward. A GBEAT ARRAY OF WARSHIPS. (Received 13,1.20 a.m.) Hong Kono, August 11. Eighty-two warships are at the Gulf of Pechili and 22 at the entrance of . Yang-tse-Kiang.

THE ALLIES' COMMANDEK-IN-CHIEF. Received 13, 1.30 a.m. i London, August 11. Count "Waldersee reaches Shanghai on September 22nd. THE ALLIES' FORCES. Hong Kong, August 11. Thirty-eight thousand Allies are in the vicinity of Tientsin, including 1600 Japanese, 10,000 Russians, and 6000 English. It is expected that by the end of September 78,000 troops, with 280 guns, will be assembled in the province of Chili. Russia, on the same date, will have massed 142,000, with 242 guns, in Manchuria.

BUSSIAN OFFICIALS TO GO XO TIENTSIN. A WARNING TO CHINA. Beceived 13,1.30 a.m. St. fETEBSiiUKG, August 12.' The Czar has au'rorised M. De Oiers and staff to start for Tientsin conditionally on tho Tsucg-li-Yamen and the Emperor aflcrding such guarantee that no danger will beset members. His Majesty has warned China *bat the slightest infraction or inviolability will be visited by the heaviest responsibility.