WAR IN CHINA

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 20, 18 October 1900, Page 2

WAR IN CHINA

GERMANY AND JAPAN AGREE TO FBAQE CONDITIONS. HOSTILITY TO THE MANCHU DYNASTY. I ] HINOHAN BESIEGED. < THB DOWAGER'S GOMPLIOITY. i FKB PEESB ASSOCIATION.) Received 17, 9.9 a.m. i London, October 16. j Germany and Japan agree with Bone reservations to tliepeaee conditions sug- ( gested in M. Delcasie's note to the , Powers. Hosa Kong, October 16. j Reform parties, headed by Kangyvi- 1 wei, and Satyonsen, and the Triad , Society have united, for the purpose of , overthrowing the Manehu dynasty in ( Southern China. Several thousands are besieging Hirrchan. They evince no hostility to foreigners. London, October 16. The Times correspondent, in a summary of the contents of the Peking Gazette issued by the Chinese Government during the siege, emphasises the Dowager's complicity in the atrocities. The Times, commenting on the repork, condemns the shameless mendacity of the Chinese Ministers in London and Washington. VIOLENT BOBBERIES AND PIEAOY INOREABING. .s^ ' ANTI-MANOHU REBELLION SKILFULLY ORGANISED. EUROPEAN WOMEN ORDERED TO HONG KONG. Received 17, 7.31 p.m. Hong Kong, October 16. Violent robberies and piracy are increasing on the Canton Ho. Reports are to hand that the rebels northwards from Kaulung are avoiding pillage and anti-foreign outrages in the wish to conciliate villagers. The whole movement has been skilfully organised. European women residing at ports on the Yang-tze have been ordered to Hong Kong. UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT ON BABIS OF PEAOE NEGOTIATIONS. PROPOSAL TO REPLACE THE TSUNG-Ll-YAMEN. PUNISHMENT OF RINGLEADERS. Received 17, 7.40 p.m. Hong Kohg, October 17. The Ambassadors at Peking have unanimously approved M. Delcasse's basis of negotiations, Sir Olaude Mao Donald has made a proposal that the Minister for Foreign Aflairs should replace the Tsung-Li-Yamen, and that the ringleaders ultimate punishment should be placarded for 2 years. A MISSIONARY'S ACCOUNT OF THE SIEGE. (Received 18, 0.16 a.m.) Brisbane, October 17. The Rev. Howard Smith of the London Missionary Society, with his wife and icfant who went through the siege of the British Legation at Peking has arrived from Chios. Mr. Smith said the general unpropiroduess of the Legation was appiract from tho first. Probably only a cowardly fear of the Boxers saved the foreigners during the long tiying period. Dosporate though the situation was, at no time did the hearts of the besieged give way to the feeling tbat they had lost confidence, and every effort was made to relieve all, especi illy children. They suffered • severely from wart of proper food, and < several died. They were compelled to subsist on coarse mule flesh and black i bread, and not too much of that. At 1 long as the Dowager and Prince Tuan f remained at the head of affairs be did i not think any good would be accomplished. If the young Emperor was < placed on the throne, with a council of competent advisers, things would very < soon be put right, unless the various ■ European Powers fell out amongst < themselves. He described the country between Peking and Tientsin as com- | pletely devastated. He feared an enormous number of native christians ' bad been massacred. In all direotioDS missionary enterprise received a heavy i blow, but tint would not prevent the work from being energetically carried I on in the future. The Smiths are I enamoured with their work at Peking i and hope to return within a year, I .1. L ! ! I 1