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"was that the British, who had started off, "followed by the Americans, as soon as they found what the Russians had done, and to whom the attack on the north-east gate
News has been received in Shanghai of the ardor of eleven Belgian misionsrics in Mod golla by bandits.
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Cardiff coal has been in a
such demand at of the Chinese City had been assigned, | Slangiai that small lots have been sold at 27 ITALIAN MARBLE.
“met with practically no opposition at all,taels per ton ex-godown. HONGKONG GRANITE. Desiges and Prices on application. and unrehod in quietly early on the after- Office, 17A QUEEN's H.D.-CENTRAL, 1ST FLOormon of the 14th through the undefended water-gate of the dry caual that runs past "the British Legation, and were in Peking "song hours before the. Japanese and "Russians."
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We are glad to have our hopes and our impressions about the relief of Peking thus
confirmed.
On Sunday a boy eight years old fell off a cargo-bost at Yanristi and was drowned.
The annual meeting of the members of the St. Andrew's Society takes place at 6 p.m. to- day at the City Hall:
In the 48 hours ending at noon yesterday there were reported two fresh cases of plague and two chaths. During the whole of last week thors were only one ease and one death,
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The visitors to the City Hall Library last 818.00 work included 463 non-Chiness and. 200 Chi
nose; those to the City Hali Musium, 167 non- -Chinese and 1,687 Chinese.
A man named Lam was yesterday sen-"
If had now been decided that Sir A. E. Have look will retire from the appointment of Go
vernor of Madras in December next, and Her Majesty the Queen has approved of the ap pointment of Lord Amptill as his successor.
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An automatic telephone on the penny-in-the- On the fifth page of our issue this morning slot machine system has been installed in the we reprint from the Peniag and Tien in Times Shibashi and you Railway Stations, Japan. an account of the recent missionary massacres in It is easily worked and there are two recep Shansi, showing clearly the absolute responsi-tacles for the nickel and silver coins. bility of Yu Haien for these atrocities...
Telographie. information has lesen sent to all Sir Thom Sutherland has informed a pressport ofloes round the various sections of the Bay correspondent that he hopes to visit Ludia and of Bengal stating that in futura dioptris mast- the Far East next year. Sir Donald Carrie head lights will be exhibited from Shorts has expressed his intention, to retire from his Island flagstaff visible about five miles. Mas- parliamentary labours at the close of the forth- ter marinera are asked to note the change thas coming session.
made in the lights of the Island..
The Daily Post, Bangalore paper, was floed Rs. 250 the other day for defarning Mr. Loigh ten, the Italian Consul, at Madras. The impu. tution was that Mr. Leighton hud failed to half- at the Italian Ang when the death of the King of Italy was anmodicod.
A distinct raverse to the Japanese in the Takham Valley, Formen, is reported by the Japan Mall. Some 700 mixed troops, police, and armed coolies were repulsed by tim bandits, lost their captain and four others killed, and five wounded. Military measures on a large scale were 'nt once organised.
TELEGRAMS.
"DAILY PRESS SERVICE
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LONDON, 23rd September, 8.10 p.m.
U.S. TROOPS IN CHINA TO BE REDUCED:
The official view at Washington is that there is a possibility of a material redue- tion of the United States troops in China. NAVAL FORCE TO BE AUGMENTED,
The squadron, however, is to be increased to
1 forre commensurate with the States interests in China and the Philippines. It is stated that four warships are under or
The CNS. Tatung, which arrived at Shang hei on the 17th inst."from River porta, stated that HMS. Marathon and Esk, the Germanders to proceed to Chinese waters. eraser Secadler and the French gunboat Surprise
were at Hankow; H.M.S. Wallores was at Kiu- kiang, H.M.S. Daphne at Wuhu; H.M.S. Her. mine at Nanking and H.M.S. Rosurïo at Chinking.
The British steamer Indra was wrecked on the 4th instant, states a wire to the Bombay Marine Department from the Resident at Aden, Bbout 28 miles south-west of Guidaful. The
AFTER THE CAPTURE OF
PEKING.
[FROM OUR TIENTSIN CORRESPONDENT.]
Tientsin, 26th August." The following interesting facts that succeeded the capture of Feking on August 14th have been forwarded to me by u careful observer who
had made I must add that as the sailors fall their rides were given to the more capable natives; like the Legation people, they too ured the native pewter, so abundant in Peking in candlesticks, incense-pots, &o, and converted it into bullete, and so refilled their cartridge cases, utilizing the powder from shot-gas cartridges, as well as actually manufacturing some from speitar el some from that of its constituents. The history of the Legation
there were mines, and counter. mines: there were deep erase trenches cat to head off the enemy's caps. The Chinese hore too, at the French Legation, had one big success: they had one large mine which blow up a large building and küled and maiznad sixly
children and a few women.
THE DELAY IN THE RELIEF
By the bye, it is not generally known that. after the relief a huge mine was found under the Students Quarters in the British Logation, with the case ready for its powder in position. As this building was the chief barrack of the ́ ́defenders, it is awful to think of, what might have happened had there been a delay of evenfone hour more in the relief. Clive's story at Ar-. cat was reposted at the Paitang, there were heroic cases of self-abnegation, some taking husits and water, giving up the minute portion of grain (40 oz. and latterly 20 oz.) to the aged: I need not add that the children died like flies."
The lethargy of the Allies to not hestening to the help of these poor folk was the one bud feature of the relief of Peking. A good
There was considerable improvement in the officers amleinw. 230 in all, took to the boats, was present. Although somewhat late in the Italian padre took it so much to heart that he tenced to six works hard labour for stealing nine coal trade of Japan for August last. The total two of which have been picked up by the S. S. day, they will, I think, greatly interest your rode off himself to give consolation and hope,.
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pieres of timber, valued at $54. He was observed to ga coolly up to the timber, put it in a truck quantity of coal exported in that month amount-Barbera. A third boat with 2 officers and 38 C-Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 24.00 with the assistance of three cooling whom he hated to 276,769 tons, with a declared value of men has not been found. The R.L.M.S. Minto engaged, and go away with it. He was followel, 1,620,819 yen. These figures show an increase has been sent out from Bombay to search for of 78,311 tons in quantity and of 497,170 yon in. caught and given into custody.
ralue over the returns for corresponding month
The death is announced at Nagasaki on the There has been a good deal of gandling of of last year. The total quantity of caal export.
readers.
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On the plorning of August 15th the Ameri can brigado auder General Chaffee in person pushed due north from the great Central Gate or Chien-Men, towards the Imperial and For
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found it difficult to get hold of the offenders, Vintage, Red Capsule 30.00 On Sunday a gang of men were observed. gambling on-the-hill-side-near Deep Bay. Four
tons during the similar period of last year.
The Japan Herald says Captain Lans, of the
and was done to death on route.
THE END OF THE FIGHT.
Next day, 16th August, tho pagan Japanese. had all but done the duty that should fall to Christendom: they came acroes the Peitang in their stendy systematic expulsion of the
All Our Brands is guaranteed to be Pures constables managed to get among them, and Illia, who since the attack on the Taku forts mother and other members of the family. He officers in. their army, Captaiti Reilly. His teft. The sonmy side of the human naturo
Coasa, the difference in price being nærely
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iunde four arrests. Yesterday one of the men arrested was fined 10, and two such.
There will be a scratch race of the Hongkong Boat Club, far sporas, rowed on the 80 url 9th a question of age and vintage.
October ust. The contest will be rowed in heats. The following crews have enteral Smaller quantities and sample bottles will No. 1-J. D. Dunly, C. Hance, T. Oppenheim, F. D. Bain. No 2--0. M. Young, G. Grimble, H. Kennett, T. J..Wild. No. 3-J. Hance, D.
has been unker treatment of Dr. Koch, ut the German Hospital at Yokohama, sppeared.
the Gorman Chiba few days ago, where he was enthusiastically received with. thrce Hochs," He has not got recovered the fuss of the shattered left log, and was therefore obliged to walk on the cue sound leg. without, The Herald however, using any enches. understands he is going to stay in Yokohama for a few months louger.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LOCAL MOVEMENTS.
late on the hill-sides in the vicinity of Aberdeen.ed from Japan during the first eight months of 13th lnst. of Mr. Bertrand Ragsdalo. The bidden Cities, and drove the Chinese back, point ghinese troops andjust as they had driven the Owing to the good look-mat kept, the police have this year was 2186,817 tens, against 1.649,721; deceased, who was in his twenty-ninth year, was by point, through that impressive mass of menoнy Away from the Feitung vicinity up the eldest son of Mr. J. W. Ragsdale, the U.S.sonry and brick-work which figures so largely in care the French General and luckily was the first Censul ut Tientsin, and arrived from Tientsin Manchu official ceremonial. It was here that in. He was received with glorious shout from about the middle of July last, together with his our gallant cousins lost one of the very finest the few heroic Frenchmen and Italian sailors had been ailing for some time and his illness battery was reputed to be the smartest in the was aggravatest, no doubt, by the hardships he United States Army and hod dons grand work came forth straight away; quite a number of Chinese troops had been driven into a blind in Cuba. Reilly was the idol of his men, and alley. The Chiness christians sav. their Ix, had undergono at Tientsin.
the bean itcal of a gauzer. While pounding horraved or stole arms from their deliverers, Hercely at tifo retreating Chiness, he was struck
and sallied into the cul de sac in the full spirít full in the forehead by a bullet and killed on
́of Old Adam to have it out to the very death: the spot. Just as General Chaffee had finished with their countrymen and tormentors. It his shelling, and was bringing up his infantry was massacre at the least, for blood raged like a for the thual assault, the French arrived on cyclone the Chinese soldiers were shot and the scene of fighting for the first time hacked to bits to the lust man. Beyond some and. with their weual" martial; arddonir wanted to be in it. Their, zeal, however, outdin desultory Aghting with Western Suburbs this their discretion, for, mounting their mountain was the unil of the Feking Relief, battery on the City Wall near the Legations. they began a hot fire on the south part of the Imperial City, not knowing the position of the Americans. The issue was melancholy, and Gonerul Chaffee hurriedly dashed off himself to stop the annoyance; at the bottom of the wall he shouted in extremely 1gorous Anglo Sazon to the French general on top to stop
be supplied at proportionata wholesale rates. M. Grahan, C. Sherrington, H. M. Bain. No. 4-E. Herbst, G. B. Stevens, S. Stevens, W.
We guarantee our Wines and Spirits to Winterburn..
At about even o'check yesterday morning genuine only when booghi direct from us in some colomotion was caused at Fraya East by
the anties of a-Chinman who turned out to be Janatic: He came along in a rickshaw, and the Colony or from our authorised Agents at when opporite No. 4 Police Station, he stopped
the Coast Ports.
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The British transport Rajah arrived yester- day from Calcutta, bringing the following British offers:--Capts. Jackson, Quin, and Oakes. Lients. Branson, Colson, and Brasley. and 2ud Lieut. Mason; and a number of sing
A telegram was received in Shanghai lul week by the Director of the China Inland Mis sion from Mr. t. H. S. Green, who, with his wife train bullock,
and family and Miss J. G. Gregg (of the C. I. M.) were attacked at Hanilhsien, three days west of Pauting fu, about the 12th of July, and who have
been since then at the mercy of the Boxers, an in the gravest danger in Chill. The telegrams was sent from Proti fa, dated the 13th inst."
and announced that the were all safein the Nich tai's (Provincial Judge's) yumén af Poolingfa.
The Nuguraki Press says that the Dobunkaż. (the "Fellow Literature Society") and the Chine Asociation (Japanese) have amalgamated them-
.
The French cruiser Cheneloup Laubut also arrived yesterday, having left Saigon on this 21st inst
H.M." gunboat Redpole went out yesterday for practice.
The Gorway transport Gera arrived, from the South yesterday afternoon accompanied by three German torpedo-hosts from Singapore,
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his beatified fire.
The linguistic ability of
THE FLIGHT OF THE GOVERNMENT. The Hsi Tai Ho, or Dowager, fled the city on the morning of the British and American entry. She went out by the big West gate, and, it is supposent, towards Kalgun away to the North West. The Chinese swer that the old woman was dressol en a servant, but in the East, as in the West, stories of royalty are mostly apocrypliai. Some maintain that the fugitives
rashed wildly towards the harbour and jumped
alout in in, commencing to swim aivaless-manner. Sergeant Ritchie and a Inkong got a boat and went after the man. They had the greatest difficulty in setting him ashore and to the Police Station, as he fought and struggle most violently. He was sub-selves to work in the interests of thenon-partition sequently sent to the Lunatic Asylum.
of China. Many prominent men are associated in this federation. A series of resolutions have Severil lots of Crown Land were offered for
been parsed, affirming the necessity of preser culpetition yesterday by Mr. G. J. W. King at the offices of the Public, Works Department.ving China's integrity, which, in the opinion of walls, and that Germany desires to absorb gallant American brought some doubt into the resintance at the Chih- Gate, their cavalry Shaukiwan Inland Lot No. 34, containing 2.350 the Society, is the mission of Japan. They for square feet, was sold to Mr. Tsung King for thor condemn the policy of Japan in looking to The Upset price was $75-Kau loon the left and to the right whilst or gaged in this On the 15th September, 1909, at 2, North Soo Inland Lots Nis. 1.107 and 1,108, containing important mission. chow Rend, Shanghai, Borra Maksone, ngel
ght nothy daughter of the Rev. aut Mrs. Each 13,500 square foot were bought by Mr. A. E. Grz, of Wueliang.
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The Daily Press.
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Hosanoxa, September 24th, 1900 Orn contempobry, the North-China Tiny Nares, comments un Bar-shey told forg presentative of this paper by a special cor respondent of a London daily paper anú **published by us on the 13th inst, and says
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The Jijïa correspondent wires from Taku to his paper, under date 9th September, that Russia contemplates the annexation of the whole of the districts lying north of the Poking Shaptung und Kinngen The Tokyo paper editorially couuents on this pisco of intalli. genes in the most guarded zasunor, but hints that there is some foundation in it, and thinks that is also entertained among diplomatic As the transport Vant was proceeding on her circles in Peking. The same correspondent Shelton Hooper at the price of 88.220, the Up act rotura passage to Caloutta, and when about reports that Russia, instand of diminishing her sel price being 8.100. Quarry Bay Inland Lot twenty-four hour's steam from Hongkong, she troops will rainforce the 12,000 already station No. 6, containing 523 30 square feet, was par stopped and picked up a Chinarian in anal in Poking. Another equally sensational item chased by Messrs. Buttorfieli and Swirs for
canoe, the neurest land being 250 miles. The of news in the same journal is that a consider $52,324. The upset price of this for was $52,301.
-man had been adrift for twolvo days, and is able fores of German troops will arch over A man named Hung Ho entered a house in state of starvation. living cry on plantilus. land to cortain points along the Yangtzekiang, Winglok Street on Saturday afternoon, and His story was that he and two others went to by way of Haichów and Sa-chow, while no one was locking uppropriated a pair cut wood, and were borus adrift, lis two com-
AN IMPERIAL DECREE. Trouss an encubitkem anderkin ja jut, panions being drowned. The man had evident-
The following alleged Imperial decree was Before ha aguld get away he was discovered byly been coming away from some English stition.
Asked what has the curve bore the letter E on it Freut allied on the 7th inst. at Taiyuanfu the prc. the prapast of the house.
econuts he could not havo Eved for more than vincial capital of Shansi:
“We have successfully escorted the Empress day or two. News is reported from Cores of a socisty Dowager to take temporary refuge here ia
wanted there, he said he had come to look for a friend. This exeuse did not suffice, and the nan was giron into custody, when the trousers
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the Frenchman, who was accompanied by M turned off the N, W. rol, and made for Fehl, Pichon, the Minister, did not enable him to the N. E, the old hunting seat of the to seize the meaning of the irate American he Emperors; others confidently state that she and volully explained in the bloudest way that he the reactionaries are now at Chen Hwa Fa, wak ring for the glory of French arms. The near the Mongolian frontier between the Inner few bi-linguists who happened to be present had and Outer Great Walls. Of the Emperor mil- that had the Japanese not met with so vigorous a great treat; but at last the manner of the ing is known and little is said; it is supposed winds of the French that their action was at the moment inexpedient, so they censed firing
Americans next suffered in their amour propre and kestened up with their infantry. The froux the Russians, who came up when the fighting was done, and by apparent ind- vertence
took the first place before the Painee gates. On being told they retired, leaving the Americans in possession of all the approaches to the Forbidden City and Palace.
THE CITY ENTERED," The general all conferred on the same afternoon and e' rosolution was come to not to ontar the City till later on, and then on a com
en plan: There was now peace at this quarter The British went on occupying the Southern er Chinese City and the vruty of Legation St. The Japs and Russions combined met great iatance in the Eastern quarter, and the Japan
could easily have overtaken the Dowager. The anwritton Chinees constitutional law a practical departure of the Court from the capital is by abrogation of the throne but is 1869 gare obe ex. ception to this, so 1900 may give another. The fight of the Court leaves no government with which to treat, and greatly onliness the dif fialties of the Powers who will now have either to create a provisional Government or bring the old one back in some form. At the moment there is no Chinese Central Govern- tient at the quondam seat of power.
THE SIGHTS OF FEKING. When the Poitang was rulioved the French pushed on through the Imperial Lífy as far as the so-called Coal Mountain or Moi Shan, whore they hated the tricolour. They were econ... rivalled by the Bustinus on the other side of the Palace, and by the British marines under
now for the first time for many years for-
that we might have soon," "for" ourselves the were found on hing:Yesterday he was sentene called the Hwal-piu-tany, a body who w styuanfa while. in the meantime, we hade aloae-in the. Northern. Many parts of the Major Lake, who secured, a teple at the base inconsistency of this account"--which ad to two months' hard labour, the last fortaceeing the wealthy for the benefit of the poor Blready commanded the Grand Secretaries. Chinese City were like a desert of the popula of the Hill The dusi alliance people did n lot was to the effect that the Russians had the night to be passed in solitary confluement. This society, says the Naasuki Press, must Yang La. Hu Tung, und Kun Kong, the ion of 700.000, nine-tenths lsd temporarily fed of mutual congratulatory cheering, here, but this honour of first entry do Peking. As a being also ordered to receive four strokes with
prove a source of unisence to the authorities, High Ministers Chung Li (Commander of the The great Bazaar to the west of the Beggare. was soon stopped by a húga fro which broke who, contrary to the usual leniency shown to Paling Gendarmerie). Yu To Chin Sing. PuBridge, where all the silk, curio, and jewellers out in one of the French-held Pagodas And matter of feet, we gave the correspondent's | the Hirch soil.
Shon. A K-tan, Na Tang and Chen Kushops were, had been looted by Boxers and Tung- statement entirely without comnient. It Sergeant Demand and a party of police evildoers, have taken vigorous steps to super long to regain in Feking to conduct, the Fu-belang's men to the last stick; and millione sign eyes saw the famous Marble Bridge which
No doubt the Boxer rising in China and
of tsels worth of property had been destroyed by spans the Lotus Pool The curious thing agreed with some of the many contradictory raided a house at No. 51, High Street, on Ban-it. stories-which have laul published about the day morning, and on the ground floor fornda the drastic measures taken by the Powers Government and wolare now again sent Prines
fire in the history of Peking. The Sikhs and jealousy, and in the fear that their rivals way capture of Peking, among which the task of mumber of man sitting round a table gambling against them have produced on the Corean inless Charg, 1st Order, to Peking to mast Li Hurg. Sre. The Boxers in testing light to Wateous cheat it is now that all might see it, some cas a vivid sense of the importance of checking the hang and in conjunction with him to negotiate and Co.'s small drug store had caused the largest not the various military leaders in their eilly One of the men endeavoured to sheap by
12th Battery R.FA, encamped in the Temple ascertain too much have put entries on every discrimination is not even yet an easy ope. It was therefore at least worthy of cousi-retting through the window. He, however, fall unpleasant propaganda. It is reported that matters with the various Powers.
chuan (Boxer), commènging trouble and it in deration, as we hail no reason to doubt the and injured his foot, and bod, to be taken to the some of the ringleadere have been arrested, It present menbies first, urose through the the Heaven in the Chinese Inwn, and for the place of interest. There is no mutual conside
Another item of dis. therefore necessary to root them out and stop ürst time in many years foreigners are now able tien and very little courtesy, The French ant "Zona fides of our informant (who, by the Hospital Yesterday the offenders were placed it is not stated whether their dangerous career
up the fountain of their origin. We cannot to enjoy its sylvan and park-like beauties to Russians, two of the politest of nations, are st cally attack their hearts content. Nearly everybody has present the worst offenders, but sikers are way, was not one of the special correspon-befors Mr. Hazeland. The kooper of the house, will be brought to an end.
crippla, who had to be conveyed to as Magis quieting nows is that Han Kin-sut, ox-Minister
already visited it and the adjacent Temple of quickly rising to an equal height of banality, dots picked up on the epot; for he was on tracy in a chair, was fined $15. He said he of State, and a fow others have been arrested va
Agriculture on the opposite side of the great so so hoped that our folks will not lesser the his first visit to China). The actual rescue understood there was no objection to Bunday suspicion of holding communication with poli-, suppress them. The Boxers (they are not termed "Outlaw" as should be the caso
Den reputation for sense and good fellowship tical exiles in Japan. of the Le. rus, the object of the relieving gambling. The case against the injured man
if the Empress Dowager's advisers were central causeway.
THE BEBEIGED PEITANO.
by ring similar stupidities in the famous expédition one, as far as we know, has was withdrawn, and the others were fired SP
Although the military authorities have not truly earnest about it) are like rank grass
The next serious thing that attracte: the hoof Heaven, the greatest of all the sights. denied to
effected by the British. each.
for the most part experienced the rigours of a apd flourish in Chihli mero them anywhere else. The followin, sinary of the attack on
On Sunday afternoon two seedy-looking in- North China winter, we have no doubt, says the Before Li IIang-chang.arrives in Chili, there attention of the Allie was the rescuity of the sims story is going the fand that Her Here several thousands of poorry when actually making an affeini căil Peking, wh our contemporary gives, dividuals called at the different pawnshops in Peli g and Tientsin Times, they are consider. fore, we command Ting Yung, asting Viceroy natire Christians in the Peitazy or Northeast's Minister was boorishly treated byn will be found to corroborate all that our the West End of the town and endeavoured to ing ways and means for encountering the cold of said province, to begin at once to obey Chinese were living or rather dying on two on the Japanese. It is at present nothing less
The season orders and to transmit them to the civil and own correspondents told us of the affair get rid of a silver watch. The pawnbrokers, for the troops collecting here.
"The fact of the rise is, that in the however, solt a rat. suspecting that the watch being now favourable for the work, we all military officers under him to miska strict search ounces of rice per diem. The vanquished Chinese than disgraceful that officers and gentlercan not be surprised to see a morement, in the for and resist to the best of their ability to root soldiery. as usual, were under that peculiar cannot have the usual courtages of civilized life matter of the entry into Peking, the Rus had not been come by honestly, and the isst one "sians everreached themselves. It was upon which the men allod detained one of them, direction of erecting small and hate on the out and utterly destroy these Boxers. Should it frenzy of vindictiveness so charactaristio of the extended to them, and cannot be allowed to visit
TRE JOOT QUESTI N.. "agreed among all the Commanders that and sent word to Sergeant Dymond, at No. 7 Chinese coolis model, which would of course hereafter appear that these Boxers still continue beaten Oriental; they sought to find an object in places of historio intereste
on them at 150 yards range, all round the wide
The great question of loot was settled by “Peking should not be attacked until the Police Station. The other man, who was stand-afford much better protection than canvas, the to march about in bands creating disorder in these poor people, and opened a terrific fusiliare
15th of August, but the Russians, with ing at the door, got away. Before anyone mad hut being notoriously a very snug and the country and denying the Government
and Italian marine guarda, originally forty, but result was hardly satisfactory. The Japanese, "the intention of stealing a march on their arrived from No. 7 Police Station an Indian warm residence, beshies being easily and cheaply authorities, we look to the said acting Viceroyar of their defences. The gallant French compromise, and Uke all compromises, the
constablo passed the shop and the pawnbreker constructed. Some of the camping grounds to lend his troops and exert himself to destroy allies, started off on the 14th, followed by called him in and handbi the man he had de boost ruins which might be roughly roofed with them in order to clear the country of those peste now reduced to a dozen and a half effective with their was astuteness, and by the help of ̧··
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coches. They attacked the east gate of the man was arrested. Yesterday they were both adopted promptly there seems no reason why "Tartar City with great vigour and deter- taken before Mr. Hazeland and sentenced to all the troops should not be fairly well housed mination, drawing all the Chinese troops two months hard labour for being in unlawful against the fronte ant winds of our northern
winter before it commences. to its defence, the consequence of which possession.
Cathedral.
mon. (16 men were killed, including all the their fine Intelligenes Department made for
up splendidly inside the large lines which their
(This, of course, does not refer to the large officers), and the six really heroin fathers stood the Yamen of the Ho Pu or Treasury, and then guard of Boxers who are with the Empress own and 16 converts indefatigable Labour got a ent between 2,000,000" and 3,000,000
Dowager, says the N. C. Daily News from whom wo take the translation and comments).
• Delayed in transmission."
taels. The French have the Li Wan-fab- Palace of Prince La sort of Pexing Roth-