WAR IN CHINA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 192, 24 August 1900, Page 3

WAR IN CHINA

[DEATH OF GOVERNOR Off SHANTUNG.

I [By Blectrio Teleftaph-OopyrlghV.] PBB FBBM ASSOOIATIOH,

Received 23, 9.32 a.m. , Hokg Ko»a, August 22. Yussien, Governor of Shantung, ; and a prominent pro-foreigner, is dead. DETAILS OF THE ATTAOK ON PEKING. LEGATIONS ALMOST OUT Off FOOD. (Received 23, 1.80 p.m.') Hoxg Koxo, August 23. The Allies had arranged to make the attack on Peking on the 15th. They weie in a very exhausted state and slept in the cornfields, under heavy rain, five miles east of Peking. On hearing a renewed cannonade within the city directed against the Legations, the Allies advanced early on the 14th. The Japanese were heavily opposed in the northern entrance of the city, but the others suffered little resistance. The British and American Legations had three days' rations left when they were relieved. Four thousand shells fell during the siege, killing 65 within and wounding 160. PRELIMINARIES FOR PEACE. PEKIN IN OHAOTIO STATE, MORE FIGHTING EXPECTED. (Received 22,10.30 p.m.) Washihgton, August 23. The American Government have informed Li Hung Ohang that it is unable to negotiate until the Chinese Government has shown that it is able to prevent hostilities against the Powers by Chinese soldiers and civilians. Mr. Conger cabled that the condition of Peking was chaotic. The Chinese army had fled, and no Government presentation was visible. General Chaffee expects much more fighting between Peking and the coast.

HOW THE ALLIES WORKED. Received 23,10.40 p.m. London, August 22. Admiral Seymour, in a letter narrating the details of his Peking relief expedition, says that the Germans were admired most, but nobody equalled the Americans for dasb. The French worked alone, while the Germans and Russians were inclined to hold together. The Americans always worked with us, md the Japanese were inclined to us, The Russians are friendly to the Japanese. -

INTERVIEW WITH TIN TAOK. Just now it is the fashion to interview any stray Celestial on the Chinese Question, Accordingly when the vegetable Chow paid his last visit I waylaid him at the back door. " John was bland and serene as usual. Evidently no news {rom his cherished Homeland had disturbed his rest or weakened his interest in the fruits of the earth. He said, " Oabbagee, lettucee, laddish, turnyup, well' ni'." " You savee Peking, John J" I inquired. The Oriental physiognomy bore a puzzled trace while you could count half of one. Then he smiled suavely, almost pityingly—"Me savee Pe kling. Some Eulopeon him not welly kling."

There was no indication about the grinning Chow to show that he was trifling with the hated foreigner. "Yousavee, John, Peking, China, fwhere they kill all the people \" "Me no Baree." Then his inscrutable countenance lightened up a trifle. "Me saves South Aflicka. Blitish man kill all the Boer, Lord Loberts him welly good man. Kluger welly bad man JBkden Plowel takem big knife, cuttem off Boer's head. Then the Boer him lun away all the time. l'hen the Blitish lun after him and the Boer catchee him., Bi'mby Blitish man cut off all the Boers head, and the Boer catchem all the Blitish man, and we sing' God Savee Qlueen,' plenty flag, plenty boy buy klacker, eblybody dlunk, blenty good time." It was necessary to lead this frenzied patriot back to a consideration of his own native land. Bo I asked him where he came from, He "didn't savee," as usual.

Finally, after I had recklessly thrown away Is id in staying his departure,, he admitted that he knew there was | such a place as Hong Kong, and that he hailed from that part of the great Empire, " You savee Empress, John." But he wasn't savying any Empress or Emperor,

"Allee same Chinese king." I gently insisted, [ It was no go, bo I said, "You savee the Tsung-li-Yamen, John. Youknow the Yamen." -^ This struck him in a vital part. '^Yamen, Yamen; missionally all the time Yamen,' Yamen, Chinaman no likee Yamen in Chana, Pletty girl missionally Yamen, welly ni', Me Klistian when girl missionally come. No Klistian when Eulopean man bling gun and say • You buy my good, you say Yamen, Else I shoot.' Then 'nother Klistian come with him good, 'nothergun. He say 'nother missionally big laskall, I shoot him. He go bad place, burn all up. You buy my

good, say Yamen, you go Heaven. 1 Missionally man no good. Girl missionally welly ni'. Eulopean girl welly ni'. Igo Sunday school. Bimeby she likee Chinaman welly much. Flaps mallyjplapsno mally; allee same to Chinaman."

He made me wild. I asked him if he knew there was such a place as China, and if he knew that his despised Eulopean was going to wipe it off the face of the earth.

He saw it was time to go, and said "No savae," with a bland smile. Then he took up the Yellow man's burden, and sweetly lisped, "Bi'mby,"—Exchange.