THE REBELLION IN CHINA.
Press' Association — Telegraph — Copyright. LONDON, July 13. . Admiral Seymour /reports that the Chinese are pressing the allies hard at Tientsin. General Ma, commanding the Chinese troops,' re-occpuied the eastern arsenal on tho 9th, ami maintained a violent bombardment of the position occup.'ed by the ' allies. Prince Tuan, on the 29th of June, circulated an edict at Pekin "directing the Chinese Ambassadors to inform the Powers that he had not participated in the bloodshed, and "tried his utmost to protect the Legations. Prince Tuan attributed the murder of Ketteler and other outrages to the natural fury of the Boxers when they heard' of the destruction of (the 'Taku "forts. It,' was impossible to continue to protect . foreigners;.;'as the continued landing of foreign soldier.-i inflamed the populace. Another version of the edict implies that the ministers and foreigners are detained at Pekin under Imperial protection. . • The Governor of Port Arthur -telegraphs that' ft small Russian. force on the-9bh'en'-countered 40,000-Manchu troops, 12 -miles from Niuchwjtng,, marching in the direction of Jehol, an important town in Pec-' hili. ■■ . .The" spread of .'the Boxers is. causing" great anxiety at Winchau, a treaty port in the Chekiang province. - Many men' in the Chinese regiment at Kiaochau, a German possession, ■ .are deserting. Reuter^s correspondent says that. 1100 allied troops are trying to hold the lines for fifteen miles iroimd Tientsin. Their operations . are seriously handicapped; ' owing to the lack of organisation and the want of ; a commander to exercise individual, control. .He adds that- the Chinese troops have gained substantially during the week, while the Powers have lost 60 men and accomplished nothing. ThenChinese have masked guns bombarding the railway station at a range' of 1000 yeards. Two , more , guns from the warship Ter■•ible have been landed, and arc on the way to the city. Tho Governor-General of .Shantung has' sent foreign drilled troops to Pekin. All the Protestant missionaries in Manchuria and Shantung are safe. Some Danish missionaries are sin round"d 80 miles :Vom Niuchwarig. Tho Chinese have pierced the Imperial Canal near Tientsin, and great masses seriously threatens the north and east the city. ' . - All the European women ami children have left Tientsin for Taku. Admiral Seymour cables that the Chinese aro in force round the city, frequently bombarding the allies' positions. Other/ reports state that the allies urgently need heavy ' artillery. Berlin, July 14. .M. Billow, Minister of Foreign Affairs, states that Germany seeks no special advantages in China, and has chartered ten steanjer.l. to convey to China eiglit battalions of infantry, three squadrons of cavalry, and four batteries of artillery. LONDON, July 14. Heavy fluuij from Capetwon have been sent to China. SYDNEY, July 14. It is understood thatMhe warships Tauragna and Karrakatta have been recommended to replace those sent to China with crews sent from Plymouth, also probably a third warship.
THE REBELLION IN CHINA.
Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 15000, 16 July 1900, Page 3
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