Affairs in China.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XIX, Issue 3303, 4 September 1901, Page 4

Affairs in China.

THE CHUCHAN MASSACRE. Shanghai, August 81. The captain of the guard at Chuchan, who accepted the high officials' responsibility for the massacre, has gone to Bin-gan-fu. Much indignation oa the subject is expressed at Shanghai. PBINCE CHUN'S MISSION TO BERLIN. JjOnpqn, Sept. 2. The members of Prince Chun's mission declare they would rather die than prostrate themselves when enteiing the Kaiser's presence, as such an aotion would imply the Emperor was the Kaiser's vassal. The address Prince Chun proposed to deliver to the Kaiser merely expressed regret foi Baron Kettler's death. Count Von Bulow, Chancellor, made an alteration to substitute an expression whereby the Chinese Government begs forgiveieis for Baron Kettler's murder. The Berlin papers assent to tbe course pursued. The Kaiser is willing to spare Prinae Chua personal humiliation, and accord him the honors due to his birth, but insists that other members of the mission must kowtow. The hitch is delaying the promulgation of the edicts completing the peace protocol. Germany is pressing the other Powers to hasten the signing of the protocol, and trust the Chinese Government to issue satisfactory edicts respecting the supplementary punishments and suspension of the examinations. British and American Ministers refuse to acoede to Germany's request, owing to the unsatisfactory nature of the edict forbidding the importation of arms.