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through railway communication will be tallisted between Penang and Bagan Seral by the 1st of August nert.

The well-kdown Chinese Filipino leader, Gen.

eral Paus, who surrendered a short time ago to the U. S. forces, after an investigation into the charges brought against him by the people of Legaspi has been noquitted and time, retarned to the status of an insurrectionary ex-chief. Hu took the oath of allegianco and was released on

the 29th inst.

Word bus reached Kobe that the work of rais-

better informed hearing of declarations of | ing him, but we have no certain information. It is considered not at all unlikely that war: As a fact, we have no quarrel against on this point. In any case, it is plain that China and if our Ministry had remembered he was even harder pressed by the Chinese that our grievances were not against the than we had been led to believe. The nation, but proceeded from a small and uni-only good news to compensate for versally detested faction at the Capital, who the disappointment which is felt at the "had" uspped the functions of government, future of the Admiral is the intelligence we should not have been in the ignominious that Tientsin has not after all suffered much position of fiding ourselves foiled at every from the long bombardment by the Imperial turn by the petty intrigues of an ignorant artillery. Indeed, as will be seen, is and vicious woman. Meanwhile it is some doubted whether any loss of life has been slight satisfaction to find that the great incurred at all. The portion of the town satraps of the central provinces, who at all which suffered was not the old Concessions, times have opposed by such constitutional but the more recent extension, in which the menus us were in their power, without his United States Consulate stands, The ing recourse to violence, the upstart at Pe- bombardment, such as it is, still continues, king, have all along been on the side of or- but there is now at Tientsin a large foreign der. But little had perhaps been expected fores and further reinforcements are due of the aged Viceroy Liu Kus, and it is The railway staff is ready to repair the line, therefore in the highest degree satisfactory and an advance may be expected very to discover that he, with a moral courage | It is difficult to know what value to attach razs under such circumstances anywhere, to the Imperialalari" at the prepara- and in China almost unknown, has through- tions of the allies. It ecoms to come late out dared to impugn the conduct of Peking: in the day. If, however, the message can and has even and the courage to declare be taken to imply that the Legations are still that he was in person prepared to restore intact as they are to be protected at all BRANDIES. order in the Metropolitan province. There costs we have good reason for satisfac

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A uninber of silver ornaments were stolen

of ill-treatment. It may be that it is becausé this evidence has been hid before the Japaneso Government and found satisfactory that no further stops have been taken to resent what at first sight appeared a deliberate flouting of Japan.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

FROM OFE CORRESPONDENT.]

SHANGHAI, 28th June, 4.80 p.m.

RELIEF OF ADMIRAL SETMOUR-- HEAVY CASUALTIES-RELIEF OF MINISTERS UNCONFIRMED. Ambal Seymour has been relieved and has returned to Tientsin. His force has

Last 62 killed and 312 wounded: No definite

news is to hand from Peking.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 9th June.

•

THE WAR IN BOUTH AFRICA General Clements yesterday engaged a body: of the enemy near Winborg, driving them northward of the Zand river. The mounted infantry, also had a successful skirmish with Beer patrols, a few miles south east of Pretoria. THE JAPANESE PRINCE IN GERMANY.

Yesterday Prince Kołobito ottendoù the ceremony of unveiling a monument to the Emperor William I at Holtenau, and was received in the afternoon by the Emperor on board the Hohenzollern.

LONDON, 26th June,

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. The Boura mengcessfully attacked the on- trenched cop of the Shropshires and Canadians and intercepted a train conveying troops from the South to Pretoria. A number of prisoners

TIENTSIN NOT MUCH DAMAGED.

The accounts of the damage done to Tient-released from Waterval, under Bullock, armed

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have been no casualties. Only the new sin are greatly exaggerated. Probably there

Concession has been damaged. The hon. Harding, however, is continuing.

resisted for seren hours under a shell and rifle with Marmore, arrived to their assistance. Bul- lock refused the Boer demand to surrender and

are. Major Hobbs, of the West Yorks, who had been a prisoner for eight months, was killed. and Lieuta. Smith and Glover wounded; re- MR. KINDER TO REPAIR RAILWAY-inforcements arriving from Kroonstad, the

Boers fed. Mr. Kinder has returned from Chefoc to-

day to Taku with his staff and is getting ready to repair the railway.

16,000 MEN AT TAKU.. 16,000 There are sixteen thousand troops al

The Jiji publishes a telegram from Seoul, together now landed by this Powers at Taku.

is. in fact, even in the degenerate China oftion. our days an element, and an important one, which it would be well for us not to ignore, working for the cause of order; and the want of appreciation of this fact has been one of the numerous instances

During the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday of incapacity, which own his greatest there were reported fifteen fresh cases of plague admirer must lay at the feet of Lord Sas-and thirteen deaths. BUY'a adininistration, when the subject for administration came to be China. In point of fact we are not at war with Chin, nor is from a house in Richmond Terrace on Wednes C-Very Old Liqueur Cognac, 24.00 there any occasion, if our Ministers are day afternoon, during the temporary absence of dated 17th inst., to the effect that the report

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On Wednesday night a successful attempt was municating with the forts at Happy Valley, No political signifleones is attached to the act,

regarding the despatch of Japanese soldiers to China, has produced a marked effect at Beoul, and Japan is recovering her position in the eyer of the Coreans. Mr. Bands, American Council. lor of the Imperial Household, has submitted s representation to the Emperor in which he tates that Bussin is attempting to injure the intereste of Corea and has already snatched some porte; and on the other hand, Japan trents Cores as if the country were her terri

tory Therefore Corca's independence is threa tenes, no matter whether she deponés on Japon

or Russia. M. Pavloff, Russian Minister, is

SHANGHAI, 28th June, 9 p.m.

CHINESE GOVERNMENT ALARMED! It is reported on good Chinese authority that the Imperial Government is alarmed at the foreign preparations. BOXERS TO BE SUPPRESSED AND LEGATIONS PROTECTED. Edicts have been issued ordering the

THE CHINA QUESTION.

The Government is making extensive pre- parations to supply winter clothing for troops. in the event of a winter campaign in China.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS. Hongkong is rapidly becoming a harbour of refuge for the neighbouring porta Yesterday there was a large number of arrivals from Shameen, most of the European residents having decided that their wives and families will b safer in Hongkong. Shanghai alge is sending

as a number of visitors, and the island bids fair to be rezyorowiled during the continues of the crisis. Canton nccording to latest ad- rices is perfectly quiet, but no one will bo surprised if- H.M,S. Ofter should proceed thither to join the Redpole and the American Deu

yesterday from Singaporo for this port. The

ing territory. The very evident attempt but the perpetrators remained undiscovered understood to be working very determinedly in summary suppression of the Boxers and the Juan de Austrin, E.M.S. Plover was to sail

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On Wednesday night Inspector Ford and a party of police visited a house at No. 17. Amoy Lane, Wanchai, and found gambling going on They made 21 arrests, and the men were bronght before Mr. Hazeland yesterday. The keeper was fined $25 or two months and the

rest 63 or 14 days,

order to securo Mr. Sands retirement, while protection of the foreign Tegations at all Bonaventure still reiunius, and it does not seem

outwardly he assumes a friendly attitude and aven entertains the Ministers for Japan and America.

General Sir Arthur Power Palmer is reported. to have besu appointed Commander-in-Chief of

the forces in India in suecassion to the late Sir

on the part of Russia to foster the feeling that the country is engaged in a holy war against China has already much humpered the other Powers. and has undoubtedly led to delay in the relief of the Legations While Russia has been planning ocension for interference in force, the British Govern- men has scarcely shown itself alive to this feature of the situation; and Kussin it may

William Lockhart. Sir Power Palmer is 60 be noticed has been arming herself cao-pie

years old, and has spent more than forty years. for a supposed position, which except in her that & despatch service batween Chefoo and the Royal Military College at Cheltenham, he

· The Telegraph Companies have been informed of las life in the army in India. Educated at own imagination does not exist. It is this, Taku has been organized at the Chefoo Tele entered the Indian army at the age of 17, wet- even more than the possible dangers of the graph Office, under the control of one of theisting there just in time to participate in the situatimitself, which is arordinary Jacquard European Staf Although telegrams ran only stirring scenes of the Indian Matiny in 1858-59 A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED,sing, that renders it necessary that the na- be accepted at sendare risk every effort, tions standing on the side of order should the Companies state, will be made to ensure And themselves fully prepared for even-their delivery. tualities. The getting rid of the intrusive |

the Colony or from our authorised Agents at

the Coast Ports

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

costs.

THE RELIEF OF TIENTSIN A German firm received the following telegram from the North yesterday morning which they kindly placed at our disposal :--

SHANGHAI, 28th June 1.3 p.m. Tientsin news is exaggerated. It is al- most certain nobody is wounded. There has

a member of Hodsons Horss Before he only been destruction in the extra (new)

25 he was transferred to the North-west conenseion. frontier in Canadto, and thence back to take. part in the Abyssinian war of 1967-68. Since 1899 he has spent most of his time in command of a district in India, and has seen á good den of fighting with the hill tribes.

that she will now leave the harbour More probably she will act as a guardship in care of emergency. The US, fagship Brooklyn, with Rear-Admiral Romey on board, arrived here at about. 2 p.m. yesterday from Manila. Should she go north, it may be in the company of the Zafiro,

LIMITING THE RANGE OF THE WAR.

The U.8: Consul at Shanghai on the 21st inst, rocolved the following telegram from "Chefoo = -The following has been agreed upon by the and Senior Naral Officers of the Allied Powern Senior Naval OfBeers at Taken The Admirals

in Chian desire to let it be known to the

Vigerors and authorities of the Coast and River Provinces and ofties in China that they intend to use ormed force only agnizet Boxers. Through the courtesy of Messrs. Ar- and those people who oppose their march t bold, Karberg and Co., we are also enabled Peking to the rescue of their fellos contry- to publish the following telegram which

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Dowager and the restoration of the Emperor The Ninth U. S. Infantry Regiment was due to bis Throne should be the first step taken, to start from Masia on Wednesday and is and in this it is to be remembered we have likely to go by the transport Logan via Naguski, the prestige of the powerful satraps of the where some more cost may be shipped. It is stated ONLY communications relating to the news cotxinus Yangtsze on our side. They are the clements that the 17th and 12th Infantries will follow as THE CONDITION OF YUNNAN-F they received yesterday afternoon from All is quiet hare and there seems no cause to

fust as transportation can be arranged for them

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The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, June 29th, 1900.

IN MAY

Shanghai-

FOOCHOW, The Daily Beho reported on tho 23rd inat.-----

apprehend trouble. The Viceroy has shown great friendliness and is ready to offer any protection to foreigners in case of need. There Settlement and others are in radiners, a short

here been some few soliliora sent on to the

distance away. The forts at the north of the river have been well supplied with men.

we should rely on; and fortunately they and when they can be relieved from their present have, in the resources of their provinces stations, which are along the railway between from the Franch Consulate at Tennan fa are Letters lútad ne long back as May 15-18

Tientsin damage much exaggerated. The alone, the means of establishing under the Tarlac and Dagupan. All the men and cers published in a copy recently to hard of legitimate Emperor a stable and respectable are elated at the prospect of exchanging Manila L'Avenir du Tonkin, from which it appears loss of life and property will probably be government. And this leads naturally to for China.

that as early as then the French residents were small. another, but equally important, subject and

in the Consulate and maintaining prisoners in their position with anas

in their hands, H. that is the position of the capital. At al

At the Magistrery jsterday afternoon Tam François on his arrival at Alergize was accused by the Chinese of importing armas across times the remote situation of Peking has Yna was charged on ramand with being con

the border into the Yunnan, and his baggage made it a hotbed of intrigue, this is nonected with an illegal society. He was defended was searched. This led to altercations and the modern discovery and was equally the case by Mr. Hayes. The defendant was stopped in baggage.convoy had to be escorted to the Cou- an armed fores. The Chinese Tierroy in medieval times as in the present The Queen's Road by Sergeant Sim and searched,

sulate ragaries of the Empress Dowager would and a book and a cloth were found in his absent, but his representire domanded the terday reported that the Gerninn Minister For many years," By the writer, Tai

surrender of S0 which he asserted has been Possession. Choi Yak Shan, who has made a brought by the Consol. This," says L'Avenir at Peking had arrived in Tientsin, but no every foreigner who rentarul to show his face Nanking; and the welfare of the nation, no the book on bahalf of the police, and depceed not aber given by the Chinese, but it israils are to hand.

have been inpossible in the freer air of

special study of Triad Society affairs, examined

less than respectable tradition points to the Loisted to the secrets of red Nanking or Hangehow as the proper centre. Society as also did the doth, there cing a lot The well known desire of the usurper toof doggerel nut the destination of the Ching

is the

shift her Court to Singan, shows that what drasty. The defendant was committed for not be red at the building, b

she and her reactionary party most dread is trial. the light of day; and as she has unron- aciously given the hint, it would be wise to

'most

troops.

while

GERMAN MINISTER REPORTED AT

TIENTSIN.

From a well-informed source it was yes

THE WAR.

LONDON, 27th June, 7:35 p.r.

FULL BRITISH CASUALTIES TO

DATE.

not correct

1. Francois repused point blank to rise up my guns, and was then told that the

on the Comexilate would be attacked. On 1611 all the Freelt residents were summoned to the Consulate and informed that their safety could

If they remained misaonaries, the military, and purches organ- 23 in all uals Arnis were distributed and font. The telegraph-line had been cut and the

circulating the a themours wore.:

houses w

ouses were looted by the Chinese

The total British crualties during the need for protection This was extended to course of the War, exclusive of present

On the I6th the English residents came and

hog them, and bus mun four women, and two child-pital inmates, is twenty-six thousand two ren were brought in. The consulate unfortu nately, the correspondent points out, was a mere hundred and ninety-six (20,206)

and rate ofas the sitration on the 18th, whom the mouse trap would be

Therable in the

letters were despatched, but eines then L'Avenir

Such reports the rumour that M. François and the refugeet led got cway to Lao-kay, and that

Mengtze

REBELLION ENDED IN NORTE

WEST CAPE COLONY.. General Warren reports that the rebellion

A Hankow correspondent of the A-C, Daily News, writing on the 18th inst., dosoribes a riot four days previously at the market town of the 14th, when the premises belonging to Tenostih, in the province of Hupeh, on Jaze the London Mission were looted and destroyed.

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bere a very fad name among missionaries, pot

on its streets was closed and pelted out of the

by a mob of rowdies. But of late change had come over

Comp over the the old

years a People and

I was chave element seemed to have - all

but disappeared. Last year a foreign house was built by the Loudon Mission and native premises were bought and adapted for tem- porary axe as 's hospital, school, chapel. te. The Rev. Henry Robertson and Dr. Ed- ward Wills have vod there ever, since in

Ibeaco

dad quietness, the people have been fou

and hospital and school work has been

on Tigerously. Cutil the morning

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of

Wto 14th

sign was given of approaching trouble

aatsbuted

Fault be

On that day an immense crowd draw thither, it is new known, by a witness the festival of the God of Modicine. Fory witle ly dis notice that

special attractions including

fire foreign tre works. The attack commenced by continuous requests to be allowed to look over the house. Int this was, of course, out of the question. Later on, stones were freely thrown into the compound, bat nothing more hostile was attempted until about one o'clock, the garden a terrible rush was Mr. Robertson was sway

house belonging to a friend20 sheet of

in Cape Colony north of the Orange Rivergate was burst

made into the pet and Las been suppressed. The last formidable 2 a journey,

mob

front door,

la, seeing that the

Iv is instructive to note how quickly the centre of gravity and centre of interest has changed within the last three weeks from

The Imperial Government Railways Depart South Africa to China. Fortunately, the follow it up. The Emperor is understood tonent of Japan gave orders during last year to campaign against the Boera has already have entertained such a project, and polier England and America for the following railway passed from a regular war to a petty gueril no less than conveniouce dictates the changeuatorial, which is to be imported during the In contest; and though in their folly aut as necessary to the growth of a good under-fiscal year ending March 31, 150 moto ignorance of the affairs of the world, the standing

50; ears, $1,700,000; rails 26,000 tons, $2.300,000 100 feet bridge girders 43 spans, $740,000; 200 Boers are still carrying on a useless contest, the rest of the world have ceased to trouble From the telegrams which we publish this bridge girders 7.000 tons, $250,000 total feet bridge girders 11 spons, $250,000; other themselves about the details of a war already morning it appears that, although Admiral $3.210.000. Most of the bridge girdora oud locked upon as decided. The war in China, Sermove is back in Tientsin, the account rails are being made in the Pencoyd Iron Works however, possesses points of interest to the which credits him with hiring rescued the Americe, while Neilson and Dubs, England, are European Powers exceeding far that in South Ministers at Peking is not quite correct.amo us the wakers of all the locomotives. they had probably bean rescued by a party from Africa, for in it is felt to rest the solution It, is reported, however, from a reliable of the problem of Asia, and whether Eng source that the German Minister at least land or Russia is for the future to be consi is now in Tientsina fact which may the 21stiest at the house of Don Pedro Patern dered as the paramount Power; and it is account for the earliest intelligence of re- Manila, with a view to consider how to bring to this position that, perfectly compre ceut events having, realed the local an end the present state of war in the islands. hended by the otlier Fowers, England her Gernian firms. As to the representatives The desire for peace was generally expressed self appears inclined to ignore. Even the of the other Powers, definite information, and the recent annesty strong thoned the feel United States, which till lately had not essayed apart from the native report which our ing that pressure should be put ou Aguinalio an interest in Oriental politics, have been correspondent sends us, is still lacking. The following proposals wero adopted-Ex. The G. I. steamer Bisegno left Singapore military attachés, recognizing that opporbent to Honkow, where they arrived in mfotg

It is unofficially reported that the foreign place, low often te beforehand, and in ordering at once rein. Admiral Sernous has only got back to palsion of the Friars: Exercise of personal for this port on the 27th inst, and is due here on tunity for effectual Boer resistance is past etwithstanding thei forcements from Manilu have declared to Tientsin with heavy losses, no less than right to be guaranteed to the Filipinos, the orahout the 3rd Jonkin, with the next have left Pretoria Bed are returning to their gathered to witness than and the ferocity the world that America is not going to be 62 of his men having been killed and stitution, Establishment of civil govemment in at 11

same as to Americans according to their CR French mall, will leave Balgun to day (Friday), indifferent to the fate of China. Some 312 wounded; a very large proportion Manila and the provinces: The return of con

1pm. for this port. what erroneously we hear of the struggle out of the 800 odd with whom he started on fiscated property, Revolutionary generals to be arrived at Vancouver at 4.30am on Wednes- The C. P. steamer Empress of China against the dispiders of the North spoken his dangerous journey. It may be, indeed, given employment in the native militia, when day, the 27th inst of as a war against China, and we are that the second trainload, which followed formed; Filipize funds to be used in aid of singapore for this port on the 29th inst, and The steamer Savoia, from Hamburg, left constantly from sources that should

him on the 11th instant, succeeded in reach. zoody Filipino soldiers.

may be expected kern on or about 3rd July.

bu

and Dr. Willa,

fnding

There was a meating of prominent Filipines or LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. body of Boure under Commandant de Vilthes bent on mischief, made his escape by.

The Bon Line steamer Bergice, from London and Antwerp, left. Singapore on the 25th instant for this port

The N:

N. P. stenner Queen Adelaide sailed from Tacoma for Japan and Hongkong on the

N.

The M. M steamer

neighbour. But o determined res

res the mob to find his where- abouts

that he was obliged

to

take refuge in a

Wicker basket where he sat for three or

fiers has surrendered..

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FOREIGN ATTACHES HAVE SEEN ENOUGH

large

four

and and

made their way to the river and took a

homes.

THE KHEDIVE IN ENGLAND. The Khedive has arrived in London to-day (Wednesday).

while his enemies sought for him

And hasÁCH A

the 17th It is remarkable that

immense concourse of prople

of

the ringleaders, no life we lost and no one was pariously injured The origin of the riot is

but the Viceroy is desling most energe tically with the matter, and he is oridently quite determined to use his utmost authority to pro- serve peace and order in the territory under his Jarlsdiction