The Trouble in China.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 17, 10 July 1900, Page 3

The Trouble in China.

Reuters Shanghai correspondent wires that the British Legation made a desperate resistance till the ammunition and food irere exhausted. OVer 1000 were massacred. The Chinese are entrenched under the wall of Tientsin, and hold the railway to Lutal. Foreigners who left Tisntsin by steamer report that the town is again bombarded. Women and children are removing to Taku. Gruesome stories are current of the mutilation of the dead, whose heads are being carried on the end of Vamboos. A Beuter message states there are 3000 troops between Tientsin and Pekin, while General Nieh, with a force of 9000 men, is advancing on Tientsin. Thr«e Chinese servants, who esoaped fro in the British Legation massacre at Fekin, report 1000 foreigners were killed, including 400 soldiers and 100 officials of the Customs staff. The Legation was burned. , : The Times Shanghai correspondent says that again on the 27th the de- . fenders of the Legation repulsed 15,000 Boxers' troops. -

- , . , " July 6. It ie reported fijom Berlin that Bussia and Japan will send 100,000 troops each ' to China, and Great Britain, Germany, and France 20,000 each. Many Chinese noblemen are recruiting Boxers in the provinces. Tho Chinese casualties at Tientsin totalled 800. Berlin aod Vienna reports state that Bussia refuses Great Britain's proposal to give Japan a mandate to restore order in China. Nows of the massacre of the British Legation was oiroulated simultaneously in Tientsin, Chefoo, and Shanghai. Nothing reliable, however, has bean yet received. Prince Tuan administered ophite ,to the Emperor and the _ DowagerEmpress, the former dying. The latter is reported to be insane.

July 8. A runner who left Pekin on the 3rd informed the British Consul at Shang bai that two Legations were uncaptured. The Chinese troops and Boxers ate greatly disheartened-; 2000 of them hare been killed, Including many leaders.

Hong Kong, July 7. Admiral Keys, commander of the torpedo destroyer Fains, captured and destroyed fort 12 miles from Takn, thus clearing the* river' ga far as Tientsin, f C T^ten Admiral Seymour's wound is slight. The allie« ''destroyed worth of arms and ammunition in t Tientsin arsenals.

Tokio, July 6. In response to Japan's enquiry, Russia has left Japan full liberty to rolicY* foreigners at Pekin, especially since Japan is willing to act in agreement witK""the Powerq. Japan increases her contingent at TSku to 12,000.

Berlin, July 5. The Emperor declares that the Powers have no idea of the partition of China. The intention is to reestablish a powerful Chinese Government. '

Port Darwin, July 6. On June 12, Admiral Seymour wired thai he bad as many men as be needed. The food and water difficulties were such that further reinforcements would only impede progress. Following is the -account translated from the Chinese official despatch of the fight at Sofa, 80 units' from Tientsin, between "the Chinese troops and Schonan of the Boxers, (general Nioh and troops arrived at Sofa on June sth, -seeing a numerous body of armed men holding the line' and blocking further progress, General Nieh ordered the mob to disperse. . When this was not headed the troops 'detraine4,goodnaturedly and begin pushing the mob away frtfm the lme^sse jaggb »t the raar thf'n^reViled'^e. • 'sioididre^c^lttg, outthafc tney^werV b^ib'edyto -oppress the people^ by; foreigners. They fired guns arid revolvers^ killing t^o. Still 'the troops; raairained'^y r < the /officers,' did' hoi- tetaliftie iuiitil one M /their captains was JBfojsJUy^ wounded /by a Boxer: A, b&f6imsfiirtgti was made, killing about;adox»mt»i the mob, Vho •cftttered and ;fiWflvi^dtti ( nil sides on >]thi^'♦rjsops^v y fCfajßtt^lhcL machine guns 4hes~e{^v.olie;^iSidn^'^tun^mß^ffll^iii|gK j oyer^likccH^brfor^MwuipiS^^ flej4Jor;JbffTo!ageis#ipewil moiJm, the •6ldter*iell, and ;;«h,ftkoop3 then j^wiDoA^sXflfl^jy-^jßOpßSpiyillag©^ ' were ;'burwrf0 J »nicl-;'iBjC( -killed, 'd«crM^ensMM^^^^-|ric)£^jand otyftringihu^^^^llSp^tKwpißg.