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A Government notification recoïvel yester of the armistice. However, as the Lega-day states that information has been received tion fortifications have been strengthened, from the Government of the Straits Settlements it may be taken that there has been a lull that the prohibition against Chinese immigra- in the attack since the middle of last month. tion has beon removed, while garantino is Unfortunately, there appears to be a dreary prospect still before the brave defenders, øven if no strong assault be delivered against their sheltering walls. The first step in the advance of the Peking Relief Force was the capture of Pietaang on Sunday last at a very heavy cost to the Allies. Since this dearly bought victory we have heard of ao further advance. All indications point to An Indian constable who was on duty in the massing of vast Chinese forces even in Robinson Road at half-past seven on Thursday. Per Cone Per Case the vicinity of Tientsin, and they have ample morning saw two Chinamen carrying a bundle. time to take full advantage of the naturals went towards them, and one of the men at conformation of the ground to be traversed once made off the other stored by the bundle, which was found to contain 70 base window 9.00 9.60 by the Aliies to render progress as hard as
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DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
BRANGKAT, 10th August, 10.10 pm.
SLIGHT DISTURBANCE ON THE YANGTZE.
A riot is reported at Tatung on the Yang tze River. A telegraph station has been
burut. Probably the trouble is only local.
“PIONEER” AT ICHANG, The Pioneer reached Ichang on the 5th instant from Chingking with a hundred refugees.
AFFAIRS AT NEWCHWANG. The Russians have defeated the Chinese attack and taken possession of New chwang . The Taotai has fled westward.
ADVANCE OF THE PEKING
RELIEF FORCE. The allied expedition to Peking took Yangtsun on the 8th instant and is still advancing.
HONAN WIRES DESTROYED. It is reported that all the telegraph lines have been destroyed in Honan.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LOCAL MOVEMENTS.
The Zamanie arrived on Thursday night
CHINA
Contributed).
NEMESIS AND THE BULERS OF OF Lˆ's present post we have absolutely no knowledge, and the assertion made by himself and entirely unsupported by any evidence, would, even if substantiated, point him out as a parti cipator hi the treasonable plot of the ex-Regent. It is indicative of the generally low organisa- In spite of all this it is not ressuring to flad tion of the Chinese system of government that that certain of the Governments interested have the present practical effacement of Feking as han actually weakening their own position, by the governing centre of the Empire, avoms to lending car to these wild statements of a man produce no inconvenienes in the provinces at whese least erims is that he is a desorter. Lä
· large. This condition is, of course, notultogether | hús onjoyed the rok so long of self-appointed peontiar to China, but is shared in a greater or | mischief maker general to Paking that not un- loss degree by all. Asistio monarchies; but naturally he has some to look upon the tenure China may fairly be caid to represent the sye of the office as perharent, and has been trying tom in its fullest development. To find an ana- with some success to represent himself on the |loguo we have to go to the lower forms of animal accredited agent of the Government, whatever life, where as yet the cephalic system is imper that may mean, at Peking Of course, the fest, and where without inconvenient to the life majority of the Conals in whose hande is placed of the organism the head may be completely the responsibility, in the absence of any acere- severed from the remainder of the body. This dited minister, of carrying on negotiations havo. curious break in the continuity of the body po- | recognised the true position, and have gradually Utic, though it in the long run is likely to delay velegutel La to his proper position of a nonin- or throw impassable obstacles in the way of restity who has lost entirely the confidence of overy ... toring the Imperial power, has in the meanwhile | party; but meanwhile much damago has been proved advantageons to Chiun at large; as done by the shifting diplomacy of one or two where the local administration has been in the amongst the number. Practically, Li is at the hands of capable men it has permitted the or moment a sort of prisoner on discretion, and if dinary functions of government to be carried on the powers hold together in regarding him in with the least expenditure of friction. This is this light, lite harm may eventually result from more particularly the case in the great Yangiazo the initial mistake, but unfortunately Lin Provinces, where the presence of two able and past master in the art of dissimulation, and les honestly disposed officials in the persone of their so many times succeeded in effecting a rift in Excellencios Liu Kung-Yi and Chang Chih the councils of the Europan Powers, that he Tang really saved the Empire from shipwreck conceives that a similar victory is yet within at the hands of the truculent and ignoraut Pe his power of accomplishment. Meanwhile if king faction, who have taken their cue from the European Powers can be content for the late Empress Regent. Turning from the moment to work together, and avoid the these capable Satraps, there is a vast md temptation of seeking to enter into soparata stoop decline to the other governere, ending in negotiations, there is now no real langor in the sink of degradation into which the cunning, sight for the common interest. The great body but otherwise incapable, Li Hing Chany has of the people have no stomach to be lad into a permitted himself to be involved. Li's career he crusade against foreigners, which they already gan with an instance of cold blooded and use see must result in an entire defeat. The cap- less treachery, which, hait England been fitly re- ture of the Taku Forta, and still more the dos- presented at Poking, would for ever have barred traction of the proud city of Tientsin, has acted the strength of Colonel Gordon lighted word is the prevailing factor. There are now few his further employment affairs. On as a powerful deterrent, and fear, not confidence,
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guaranteed to be the genuine product of the Tientsin while the odds were so heavily in carrying a bundle. On his going towards him from Bombay with the following British officers the principal loaders of the Taiping rebels had ports that are not covered by one or more mon-of-
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we have all been dreading for more than two months, lies apparently the best hope of the Peking prisoners escaping from a terrible
fate,
A Chinese constable was in the Chater Road early yesterday morning when he saw a man the man threw the bundle down and ran. The on board for service in Chine-Liont. Col. C. W. coustable maught him, and took him and the Harris, Major Malville, Capt. Hamilton, Capt. bundle to No No. 7 Police Station. The bundly Dunsford, Lieat. Smith, Lisut Ross. Lient. was found to contain an opium-pipe, a jacket, | Campbell, Lieut. Caming. Lieut. Hudson, and a pair of trousers. While the man was Major G. MoKoe, I: M. S., Licut. Tucker, being interrogated the head coelie at No. 16, I. M.S., Capt, Lockhart, Lient. Headlam, Lieut. Chater Bond, entered the station and report Harrold, and 2nd Lieute. Springor, Me Clavery
that the house had been broken into
the opium-pipe ate,
The Nawab returned yesterday morning from He identified belonging to him and two other men in Takn, which she left on the 3rd instans. the hones. Seeing that there was no escape the
The Itinda, Dake of Portland, and Canning men who had been arrested admitted his guilt. left yesterday afternoon with General Creagh, He was brought before Mr. Hazeland yesterday V.C., and staff, the 1st Goorkhas, the 30th and on hearing that the culprit was an old offen- Bombay Infantry, and details. der, His Worship sentenced him to six months hard labour, the last fortnight to be passed in solitary confinement."
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THE RIOTING NEAR SWATOW. Consul General Wildman is in roosipt of a cablefromthe Rer. A. F. Groesbech of the Ameri.
consented to deliver up their last stronghold in war of sufficient force to render all attempts at the city of Boochow, thereby closing a move hostility hopeless, and the tacit support, which ment that had devastated nearly one half of the at the beginning was afforded to the anti-foreign
Empire, and had but for the interference of the party, is now rapidly changing to the moro English extinguished the Ta Tsing dynasty practical feeling that after all there may be faithless character of the man, permitted the concerned with the peaceful residence of a few Unfortunately, Gordon, not yet realising the worse orile in store for its inhabitants than aro
prisoners to pass into the houde of Li Hang thousand foreigners scattered through the Em- Chang, who instantly, notwithstanding the pire. This result was from the first foromon lodge of their life giren by their real captor, by the Yangtze Viceroys, and it was this fact and them beheaded. What followed was pluar which more than anything else has turned the acteristic of both men while Is aware of the tables on the ignorant and fanatic Manchus punishment due to the atrocity of the crime faction which has made its last bid for supre slunk sway to avoid its falling upon his even macy in China. person, Gordon, it is well known, went about armed for some weeks tu, the hopes of meeting with the ignoble perpetrator Unfortunately
expedienty, condoned the offence, and Chius has ever since lund to hear the burden of her odt
man of the mountain, in the person of the false, and as recent events have shown, traiterons Li. It is odifying, in the light thrown on the sitan-
MACAO.
We speak above of the chance of dis- agreement among the Allies," Unfortuna- tely this chance still remains, in spite of all the obvious dangers attending a want of harmony. Already mitual suspicion have prevented an earlier advance on Peking. Many minor instances of friction bave been Wednesday being a feast day among the can Baptist Mission. Swatory dated 10th insde British Minister, from motives of nisjudged
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.} Chinese considerable quantities of ennast reze Which says: Three more chapels demolished, reported, all of which have caused delay and drual in the orening. Aviong those on the Maca teating, house, chapel. Preacher's life
“TREFARATIONS TO RECEIVE THE NEW ill-feeling, but the intrigue which led to Japau
carouse were the coolies employed at the Govern-attempted. Officials taking no action."
GOVERNOR. (very naturally) holding back was little shortment Ciril Hospital. One of the coolics twitted
Maons, 10th August of an international crime. Even in the matter another, saying that ho could not stand drink.
THE TRANSPORTS.
Many people here yesterday were watching of the defence of Shanghai there has arison From words they came to blaws, and when they
Mail advices from Bimala give the sailing tion by the conduct of the Yangtze viceroys, for the arrival of the cruiser dilumastor, which · a number of difficulties. Moover admiral separated for the night they were on anything dates of the following transports leaving India to see how very different has been the action of | was das to arrive in the harbour any moment, SEYMOUR's visit to Nauking seems to have but friendly terms. The following morning during August as at present arranged by the Li The Linagking have of late years not but their enriosity had not yet been gratified A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED. unreasonably annoyed the French, while it one of the coolies gut up early to fetch his rice, Endian Gavernment. The B. L.S. N. Co.'s been fortumte in their vicerays. An incapable, when these lines were posted. Grand prepara- is well known that counter-suspicions have and when passing his autogonist, who lay a sleep; boats, Afuftra, Mombuser, Landaura and India whose rule was marked by wide spread disaffee- tione are also being made on the Praya Grinde been aroused in Shanghai by the Comte neing, he dug him in the stomach with the end leave Calcatta between the 15th and the edtion, was succeeded by Li Han chang, an elder archos, Bags, etc., being put up for the re REZAURE'S Conferences with La Huxo of his pole. On awaking the injured man com-instant. They will convey draught hallocks and brother of the object of our notice of whom it caption of His Excellency Sexbor Horta a may be said that he possessed in the highest Costa. He is not however, coming horn direct- CHANG. There has been a singular want of plained of feeling unwell. No report was made details.
either to the doctors at the Hospital or to the
Some fifteen Imadred bullocks for the siege degree the besetting sin of the Li family only, but is going to call in your port first, where true harmony under the alliance of the police at the time. In the meantime the man's train for China, now being formed at the inordinate acquisitiveness, without their redeem the Greengo is due to arrive on Saturday and Powers. As a matter of fact, no "Concert friends endeavoured to relieve him by applying Cape, will be sout from Indis This, it is ing point of astuteness.. Li the Elder's rule where he will stay for one or two days, and of the Powers" has ever carried any matter varions Chinese remedies, but seeing that there timated, will provide a liberal margin for cas
was disastrous, and even Peking in spite of his there the cruiser Admuster will receive lúm to a really successful conclusion, and we
were of no avail, they reported the matter it the ualties during the voyage, and on arrival at offeringe found itself compelled to dismiss and bring him to Macao. The Guzengo after must not look for an exception in the parti Hospital and the man was removed. He was Captain Renny Tailyou, who was recent with infamy the too dangerous Viceroy Ileaving His Excelloy will follow with the cularly voted question of China. We have, found to be in a state of collapse and the pollesly in charge at the Burma-China Delimitation however, but substitued a king Log for a king troops to Macao. Thoxe is a rumour that Senhor however, a right to look for a certain rising were sent for. Inspector Baker took the man's Commission, is to command a field survey party Stork in the person of the corrupt und incap Heste Costa's stay in Hongkong is for the par- abie Tan Chong Lin, whose neglect left the pose of haring a conference with your Governor. superior to the trivalities of national jes- statginent, and endeavoured to get hold of his which is shortly to leave Calcutta for China. lousy.
assailant, who, however, had got clear sway. It
The following is a complets list of Special provinces in an equally explosive condition. The striyal of Senhor Horta o Costa is most was about 11 o'clock in the morning when the Service Officers for Treaty Ports appointed to La Hung chang, who, in return for his share in welcome to the inhabitants of this Colony, who During the 24 hours preceding noon yester police were informed, and the man died at about the Staff of the Chium Expeditionary Forco: the Talace Bevolution that had suppressed the know how much interest His Excellency takes Major N. W. E. du Boulay, Royal Garrison Emperor, and placed the trngulent ex-Regent in all that concerns the welfare of Macao. All Artillory; Captain C. H. Selwyn, 12th Bengal virtually on the throne, lin hoon relegated to the improvements no soc were made by him, Cavalry, Captain G. B. F Napier, 2nd Battalion the part of the fifth wheel of the governamental while his muccessor Senhor Galhardo did nothing Oxfordshire Light Infantry: Captain M. E. coach, kept pressing his services on the 20 of the kind, but left all in great neglect for Willoughby, 2nd Bengal Luncers Captain F. regime. He was ignominiously sent to complete three long years. No doubt Senhor Horta Twaddell, 25th Fonjab Infantry: Captais P. J. bis degradation of the vice-regal post of the Costs will now too that many ideas he had
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day there were reported five fresh cases of plague and four deaths,
two o'clock in the afternoon.
At about a quarter past three yesterday morning Chinese constable 971 was on duty in Lower Lascar Row when he saw saven or eight men behaving in a disorderly manner.
The following have been appointed officers of the Kowloon Bowling Club-President, Mr. W. Ramsey: vice president. Mr. W. C. Jack;
ANOTHER Week closes without any imme-Willie; committee, Messrs. A. Ritchie, N. are employed at the German Tavern. He told Captain E. H. Cole, 11th Bengal Larcare; si himself has been personally cognisan of the His Excellency will have a good time of it secretary Mr. J. Macdonald; treasurer, Mr. J. Among them were Li Ping and Hang Kan, who M. Edwards, D. S. O., 3rd Bombay Cavalry access or failure would be equally fatal. That now into execution. It is sincerely hoped that
diate prospect of the termination of a situa tion without a parallel in the history of the world. It is now nearly eleven weeks since any direct communication has existed be tween the foreign Ministers at Peking and the nations whom they represent. Between the Ministers and the nearest forces of their
Mumford, A. Ewing, T. Skinner, J. Henderson, and E. C. Wilks.
At the Magistracy yesterday Cheung Su Ki, clerk, was charged with keeping a house at No. Li Yuen Street Eust, as a common gaming house and 11 others were charged with gambling therein. Mr. Mounsey, who appeared
them to go away, and by way of reply Li Ping.
strack him in the face. He blew his whistle
and Chinese constable 163 came to his assistance, Hung Kan and several others set apon con- stabla 163, trying to keep him away. Hug Kan knocked him down, snatched off his whistle and chain, and tore his coat, also satching of his number. Constable 371 snatched the whistle
Captain F. Hennick, 40th Bengal Infantry.
Fifty men of the 9th Madras Infantry have volunteered for service in China and have bee accepted.
Captain F. Rennick of the 69th Pathans, has been appointed a special service officer with is China Expeditionary Fords. He takes the
fact that the relegation to the Viceroyalty of the Liang Kwang was intended as no onour has been apparent by his acts to all who know him personally in his powerful days; and there is no doubt that it was this feeling of sullen quierence in a fate that he know was degrad-
countrymen were, until the capture of Yang for the defendants, argued that the house was from Wong Kan, blew it, and a European polio of Laout Holman of the 16th Bunge) that rendered his conduct at Canton sont
Lancers.
forly zueaplicable to those who did not understand the character of the meal. More skilled in the routine work of government than his predecess
for lus last departure from this Colony are put
ministration will be as lucky as over, not only for his own entisfaction, but also for the in- habitants of the Colony
during his term of office hero, and that his ad-
PRESENTATION AT THE
SOLDIERS CLUB
tem on the 8th, some eighty miles of country used as a fruit-club, His Worship reserved. sergeant came to their assistance. Li Fing and swarming with hostile troops. The British his decision until Friday next.
Hung Kan were taken into custody. At the General Y. Fukushima, who is in command
So much having been said of late about the Legation in Peking, dependent for part of
Magistracy yesterday moming Constable 163 of the division which Japan has despatched to Dr, Li diminished, if he did not suppress the Absent Minded Beggar, emch an instance of At the Magistracy yesterday Wong Fat, ocal said he was on duty in Queen's Bead when he North China, save the London and China Ez-external phases of open piracy, but he exhibited thoughtfulness as occurred at the Soldiers Clab its supply apparently on such Chinese an remain friendly, and with the action of its merchant at ang Man Lane, was charged at heard a whistle. He ran up to Lower Lasear prom, is fifty-one years of age. He has greatly utile intention of restoring cries generally with the instance of Inspector Duncan with having Row, and when he got there he found a num-try. While holding the rank of major, shë
on the evening of Friday, the 3rd lunt,, should distinguished himself in the servico of his coun- in his government, and indeed seems to have been not be allowed to pass norecorted. On defenders hampered by the presence of two in his possession weights five per cent againstter of men beating constable 371. He got hold made the long journey on liosabaole stone rather organising the remonts of disorder, 80 some details being fold off some few days sinve hundred women and children and an unas-the purchaser. The man had been supplying the second defendant, who struck him on the troon Berlin and Vladivostok, sarees Siberian to bo neful to himself in case of emergency for the North China Field Foros Pte. Connor, certained (but certainly large) number of coat to the Government launches, and as it was
cheek. He grabbed hold of his quens when the In later year he visited Persia, wherebe travell. Such is the only natural explanation of his A.O.C., presented himself, among others, for wounded, has yet held out against all the suspected that he was giving short weight a guns and men brought against it. Indeed report was made to Inspector Danean who sent cond strack him on the right check. The federtensively. His war record includes the came arting arrangements with the well known medical examination prior to embarking, and
gaign in Formosa of 3874, and that against 1h- we do not know for certain whether other for his weights and found them unjust. A fine first defendant then caught hold of his hat Sasuma role in 1877. In 1904-5 he fought Back Flair fader Lan Yung Fu and others of unfortunately for him was found to be suffering and throw it away. The second defendautemates against the Chinese in Corsa and Manchuris less respectable antecedents. In Cheklang From valvolar heart disease. The man bating points in the vicinity of the British Legation of $200 was imposed,
ed away his whistle and threw it in the gutter, Among his own people he is so lidahly esteemed as provinen again really the quietest of the had a sedentary pest, (clerk in the Orinando are not still held by the foreign guards. A plain-clothes constable from Kowloon was doing the same with his number, and tearing his lan latrepid traveller, tlust when, in 1877, he was whole eighteen, an incapable, or ill affected. Dant.) and not in the habit of taking viclent
reported-to: bags Ieen killed in the tuitla Credible native reports, moreover, state that strolling along Queen's Road West on Thursday cost. Then seven or eight men, including the Minami-no-sek, general regret was ev
governor, permita outrages to be committed exercise presumably considered himself in the almost under his eyes with the natural result best of health, and folt highly elated of the pro- the besiegers are discouraged by their ill afternoon when her a dirty-looking coolis second defendant, caught him by the quene throughout Japan. Happily the anno
wis wounde that the easiest governed province in the spect of seeing some active service, and his feel. success and have ceased direct assaults. It ranning down a by street with an umbrella nn and held him down to the grond. The second meat proved to be natrue, but b
Empire is in a stato not far from revelt Withings may be better ingized than described; how- seems probable that the attack throughout. der his arm. He gave chase, caught him, and defendant struck him several times. Once he more than once in the long sortent with the
surgents that year The arrative p has been left mainly in the hands of the took him to No. 7 Police Station. While he banged him in the abdomen, and as he did so many journeys in an has been published at that peculiar infatuation, however, which has ever, it is highly crumble that some of his "Bozers" and such soldiery as the Kansu was there a man came in and complained that he said. If I ever catch yon in Canton El Tokyo in book form, and makes a bulky volver had the worst results for the common fellow members of the Soldiers Club and com- men who rades showed their sympathy in 's very solid man- troops who figure so largely in the Chinese he went into a shop leaving his umbrella ont- kill you."--Mr. Hazeland made some strong me As an excellent lingaish speaking Eng official's diary, which we have reproduced inside, and that when he came out again be found remarks me to the conduct of the defendants. ds experience, his selection for the commawy i atve had reiterated experience of there facts ner. A subscription was started at 1 pm on it had gone. He identified the umbrella in the He said they must be taught that they could at a critical time is ossily to be understood. He should. end of communicating with those Thursday the 2nd, and the next evening the sub- our column's from the translation in the station as his Yesterday Mr. Hassland son- not amault police officers with impunity. The
officials who, in very trying circumstances have scribers, had the pleasure of meeting together North China Daily News, and that the better tenced the thiet to a month's hard labour, first defendant would be fined $25, or a month,
on faithful to their trust, have preferred to on the cool and britisžtly iluminated verandah trained Imperial troops had not much to do in another man who stole an umbrella under and second 5150, or threw months, and in addi
chat with a man of such shady, unfecedents as of the Club, and presenting divir, nepreted de the affair. The armistice reported in Sir exactly similar circumstances, and was caught tion pay $2 for damaging the constable
Li, and should thereby still further complicate parting comrade with a handsome watch and CLAUD MACDONALD's message of the 21st in the same way, was similarly dealt with.
uniform. The fines were paid.
an already saflciently embarrassing position chain, and a pocket book containing $36.
lich, German, and Rarefir, and an officer of
has been in India and Burmah, xung other places, and what is, perhaps of use valte just now will segundated with thi to pography of North Chins, and has traversed much of the region lying between the Graf of Pechili and the Amur.
is noteworthy