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fust stenter. It is, of course, inevitable He does not hesitate to say ➡➡ if we want where every state, large or small, feels a peace in the future, it in to Busals, and not natural desire to take some part in the re- "to Japan, that we should look for the civi lief, that differences of opinion should exist

"lization of the North of China. Since a as to the necessity for publicity - and wẹ can change there must be, let Peking be o understand that oven Great Britian and "Russian city-never again a Chinese capi the United States should to a certain extent "tal. So far as we are concerned, we have fall in with these views; but even so, where no territorial interests in China; our in the necessity of consulting their governments "terests there are purely commercial, and may at any moment arise, it seems strange commercially Russia has never been an ag that no better way than the present should" gressive Power. No one can pretend that exist of making the wants or successes of trade is not carried on with greater real our armies known to their respective govern-security to life and property at St. Peters ments.

HMS. Molnok was reported to be at Swatow, on the 11th inst,

The charge against the frow of the Cheong Yuen was further investigated at the Magis- trasy yesterday, and again adjourned.

M. E. Wagner, of the Customs Service, who. is among those killed at Peking, was son of former French Consul-Gonoral at Shanghai.

The German Government are purchasing a large number of horses and males on the Adelaide market for service in China, with the permission of the Colophut Offer,

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

THE ORISIS IN CHINA.

WELCOME NEWS FROM THE NORTH-RELIEVERS ABOUT

27 MILES FROM PEKING.

We received late last night from H. E the Governor's Private Secretary and

On July the 18th another dooren was issued" showing a completo volteface, due to the victories of the foreign troops in Tientsin, when for the first time, one month after the occur rence, allusion was made to the death of Haron Ketteler, the dead being attributed to local brigauds, though it was undoubtedly a prome ditated assassination done by an Imperial officer, he Mr. Cordes who survives can testify.

Our beslaging foron at Poking consists of Imperial soldiers of Yung Lu and Tong Fu- halang, whose gallantry is applauded in In- perial decrees, though that gallantry has con- sisted in bombarding for one month defencelese women and children, cooped up in Legation cutpounds, using shell, shrapnel, round shot,

and expanding bullets.

The P. and O stammer Parramatta left Sin-A DC. a copy of the following telegram, gapore for this port on the 12th instant, at 5 dated 10th August, which had just beention, which is now in ruins. The French pm, with the ontward English mufis, and is due here on the 17th instant at about 8 a.m.

received from the front ---

“Relieving force about 27 miles from Peking. Little opposition encountered.

Men fatigued by the best."

“burg or Odessa that it is in Chinn or "Japan. But even if Russia were aggres- "sive, our chief business is with the south "and with the region of the Yangtze. Why "entertain a jealousy of Russian the North Those acquainted with Russian policy in Central Asia will not be inclined to agree

The North German Lloyd stommer Holatein, with Mr. Mirroun with regard to the deair- ability of handing over another large section, under a charter made in Hongkong, of the continent to be ruled on the same rica consigned to the Tabacaleria Company. arrived in Manila with a large cargo of principles. When, moreover, he says that she will continue to earry cargoes of merchan commercially Russia has never been an dize to that port from others in the East and aggressive Power he does not seem to take Far East into consideration the very early stage of development in which Russian commercial

The steamer Kiukiang reports passing on the policy still is. It is not possible that Rus 11th August at 1 pm. off Taichiow Island, aia in the future cau make her vast territo Germax transports under convoy of a war. tories pay their way without commercial ship. Theso transporte will bo the Franfurt und aggression. It is true that the Yangtze re-teindt, which reached Singapore on the 3rd leave

instant and proceeded direct to Kiadehow.

At first it was stated that the forces would advance along diferent converging lines, but, doubtless from the fear that these movements would be sent on instant ly by the Telegraphic Administration to the enemy, the outer world has had to remain in almost entire ignorance of the position from day to day. Again it does not seems quite comprehensible to those who know the ÆRATED WATERS approaches to the Capital why the line of the Peihe, intersected by marshes capable of being flooded everywhere, and at this time of year a hot-bed of fevers' of all descriptions, should have been preferred to the longer, but certain ly more feasible, line by way of Tongshan, In either case the camp at Lutai has to be reckoned with, and from the experience of the railway between Tientsin and Peking unlikely that the movements of the relief vinces, and that our chief business in China force will be much expedited by its presence is there and further south. But it is no Again there are whispered certain statements reason for throwing away one source of with regard to the behaviour of the Russian trade, because another is better. It is to be troops, regarding which the light of publicity regretted that Mr. MITFORD should enroll would have some controlling effect. The bimself with the party of partition or campaign, it is true, is not one to be fought" grab," as the more popular phrase puts it. with rosewater, but there are certain precau- tions which it is well to observe, evou in & war & Foxtrance, and which are sometimes apt to be forgotten by too excitable com- mandere on the field. At home in England

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RUSSIAN MINISTER MAY

· LEAVE PEKING.

The Tear has authorised M. de Giers to

The Chinese undermined the French Lega

Minister was not present, having flex for.pro tection to the British Logation the first day of the alege

The greatost peril wo suffered during tu siege was from fire, the Chiness, in their deter- mination to burn the British Legation, burn ing the adjoining Hanlin Acarlety, the most sacred building in China, sacrificing the unique library, which is reduced to ashes.

The Chinese throughout with characteristic treachery posted a proclamation assuring na of protection, mud the same night made a general attack, hoping to surprise us unawarer. We have still no nows of the Peitang Cathedral,

The following are our casualties Killed-

gained by Admiral SEYMOUR's force it is gion is more valuable than the northern pro They have on board over 2,500 men, including the Goverovided that the Chinesa British, Captain Stroute, Phillips, Scadding

la the 24 hours preceding noon yesterday there were reported four fresh cases of plague and four deaths..

The man who was injured by the bursting of

the Hospital ou Monday,

the absence of information is having a fara kerosine lamp which he was re-filling died at from shutary effect. Lord SALISBURY'S evil genive' in all things relating to China is leading him to depend more and more for his inspirations on the interested sugges- tions of the Chinese Minister to St. James's; and as the latter is so far master of the situation, the information sent bears too

plain evidence of having been "cooked" Al together there is good reason to complain of the neglect by our government of such means to lange of information as are easily available. With regard to what is actually happening io Peking, the leaders of the rebellion have shown an unexpected ability to block every avenue of communication; it is doubtful if a single one of the missives which were per- A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, mitted to leave the city arrived untampered with, unless we can depend on the absolute authenticity of the cypher messages which have been made public during the last few days, including the two received in Canton on the 11th instant, which appeared in our [issue of the 13th Many attempts to com- municate in the early stages of the siege were doubtless made, but the evidence seems to point to these having fallen into the enemy's hands, who thus accumulated a stock to be sent out at intervals as suited his convenience. Altogether the situation is by no means reassuring, and the neglect

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issues involved.

[As we go to prese a copy reaches us of the official tolegram announcing that the relievers were about twenty-seven miles from Peking]

Among the passengers who procended home by the last German Meil were Mr. and Mrs. Charles and family, of Tattersall fame at Shang.

hai.

Dr. M. A. Schlesser, the chiropodist, who has been practising in the East for several years post, and was recently in Hongkong, died last Sunday week of paralysis at the San Juan de Dios Hospital. He was a native of France.

Of the 29 plagno cases last week, 10 occurred in the City of Victoria and 10 in other districte. Apart from plague, there were only two cases of communicablo disease, viz., of enteric facer, both in the City of Victoria, one of which ended

fatally

At Saikung on Sunday last an Indian con stable sawr a Chinaman, who was preceded by four other men, carrying a bag. He stopped the man carrying the tag, and on examining the latter found it contained 150 rounds of revolver ammunition. He accordingly arrested the man, and was about to take him away when the other men set upon him and the bag was taken from him. Ultimately the men ran away. He followed and re-arrested his prisoner and again soured the bag. At the Magistrsey yesterday the man was final $250, or three months,

and the Emperor afford the

1st and 2nd Battalions of the Marine Infantry surest guarantees that the journey will be and 160 men of the Horse Artillery, 100 of the

entirely dangerless..

latter being Piozeers.

We were informed yesterday afternoon by the Water Police that the Red Drum was hoisted at Kowloon Point at 11,50 that mern-

ing.

This indicatos a typhoon to the east of the Colony, the centre of which is believed to be more than 300 miles away. We also received

from the U.S. Consul Generál, Mr. Rounsovelle Wildman, the following typhicon warning, issues at Manila Observatory at 4 o'clock p.m.-

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON, 11th August, 8.50 p.m.

GEN. BULLER ADVANCING. It is officially reported that General

Typhoon north of Lazon, probably between Buller has occupied Amersfoort and is

19th and 20th parallels, seems to more now advancing towards west-north-west or west."

The Poringuoso in Shanghai appear to be between-well-their Consul and the Municip- al Council. The Portuguese offered their ser- vices as Volunteers, but the Council's reply was so preposterous that they could not accept the terms. Then their Consul was requested by his Government to arm two hundred of them. We don't know how it happened, but that, scheme also was knocked on the head, and the Consol now threatens toccafiecate all muxi- tioas or implements of war landed or stored by any of his national. All we can say is that the state of affaire is most indignified. The

Union

on Ermelo.

AT CLOSE QUARTERS WITH

DE WET Lord Kitchener was engaged with Com-

inandant De Wet's rearguard on Thursday, During the action he heard Lord Methuen's us to the north-west.

LONDON, 12th August, 7.30 p.m.

KEEPING THE BOERS ON THE

MOVE

and two civiliang, David Oliphant and Henry Warren, students: Italians, seven; Russians. three, and Mr. Hitroff, of the Busso-Chinese

Bank; Germans, ten; Austriane, four, includ ing Commander Thomann of the Zenta; Ameri- cans, seven; Japanese, Captain Anilo and fire - marinos, and Nakamura and Kojima, studente, French, M. Herbert, officer, and eight men, M. E. Wagner of the Customs, and M. Gruiatges, engineer: Wounded-One hundred and thirty- oight, including Capt. Halliday severely, the American Surgeon Lippitt sarerely, and Capt. Myers. All doing well.

All Ministers, members of Legatione, and families in good health. The general health of the community is excellent, and we are con-

tentedly awaiting relief.

U.S. TRANSPORTS.

A report was ourront on the other side of the Pacife, when the last mail left, that the Toyo Kisen Kalan's steamer America Maru is to be passed over to the United States for ne se an any transport

It has been decided to send on the U.8. tran sport Grant, for service in Chius, an additional battalion of Marines under the command of Major Biddle

AMERICA'S POSITION ON THE CHINESE QUESTION, A Washington despatch of the 10th alt. SAYS

The State Department to-day made public to the powers defining the position of the the identical uste which was recently delivered United States respecting the Chinese frontlo,

It is officially stated that the enemy is flecing before Lord Kitchener. Lord Me.

It is understood that this sirenler of Instruction was drawn up on the 90th of June and trans- thuen tried yesterday" (Saturday) to cross

mitted to Canton for the approval of the Pre- the railway line at Wolverdien, while Gen.sident and communicated to the powers omeern- Sanith Dorrien engaged the Boers.

ed on the ård of July. It embodies the views to which this Government has strictly adhered from the very beginning of the present troubles, and which the powers have one by one taken into favoarable consideration.

SMALL CAPTURE BY LORD METHUEN

Recently a cargo of Pocahontas coal from Norfolk, Virginia, was shipped to Nagasaki, and it was there found that s paying demand existed for it. The singularity of this shipment lies in the fact that the cadetrated Takashima mines lie at the entrance of the harbour of Nagasaki, and the coal from these mines hins hitherto been able to retain most of the ocal trade in that part of the world. This cargo of American coul, the first which has ever entered the harbour of Nagaon ki, was carried by the British slap Needles, and ecaprised rix thousand tore, consigned to the and two ambulances. China and Japan Trading Company. It will be largely sold to American naval vessels and in

that station.

After all that has been said with reference to

Sergeant Gurred was walking along Queen's em cases to the ships of the British navy ou Road Central yesterday morning when he saw Chinaman coming along who looked suspi ciously bulky about the cont. He stopped him, and on searching him found he was carrying a bag containing 55 letters from Canton, which he was delivering, and that he had also in his possession some lottery tickets. The man, who gave the name of Wong Ui, was bsequently brought before Mr. Hureland, who fined him $100 or two months for committing a breach of the Post Office Regulations, and tickets.

Lord Methuen, fighting a rearguard action the 9th instant, captured six waggons

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

The circular is as follows :—

Department of State, Washington, D.C July 3rd, 1900-In this critical posture of affairs

in China it is denied appropriate to define the

attitude of the United States as far as present circumstanyes permit this to be done.... We ad- hors to the policy subscribed to by na in 1857, of prace with the Chinese nation, of furtheranca of lawžel comuneres und of protection of livos and property of our citizens by all means guar- anteed under extraterritorial treaty rights and by the law of nations. If wrong be done to car

LOCAL MOVEMENTS. The Italian cruiser Veltor Pisani left Hong citizens, we propose to hold the responsible kong yesterday for Shanghai.

DETAILED NEWS FROM PEKING

authors accountable to the uttermost, We regard the condition at Peking as one of virtual anarchy, whereby power and responsibility is practically devolved upon the local provincial authorities.· Bo long as they are not in overt collusion with rebellion and use their power to protect foreign life and property, we regard whom we seek to remain in peace and friendahl them as representing the Chinese people," with

The purpose of the President in, as it has

As day after day posses without news from THE Times of the 12th ult. publishes what 825, or a week, for being in possession of lotter being most serious. On that date, it was stated ary, the N-C. Daily News, to whom it was been heretofore, to act cancurzentig with the

constantly arriving with hordes of newcomers.

za o warning on any future occasion. The

certainly appear to be burst,

the marvellous richness of the Cape Nonie Gold- field, says this Financial Times, it will probably come as a surprise to many, if not all, to hear that the mines of that district have already beca practically worked out. This is what TEXT OF DE MORRISON'S TELEGRAM. arrivals at Sau Francisco by the steamer St. The following is the full text of Dr. Morri Paul had to tell, at the same time describing the son's telegram to the Times of the 21st alt situation when they left, on the 27th June, as from Feking, as it appears in our contempor. Peking on which we can implicitly rely, the is certainly a very remarkable letter from

other powers, first, in opening up communication 30,000 miners were stranded helpless in the disbanded for publication --

There has been a comation of hostilities since missionaries and other Americans who are in with Feking and rescuing the American officials, public is perhaps too prone to reflect on the Mr. A. B. FREEMAN MITFORD, which has

trict. They were suffering from disease, and law. delay of the relieving forces on their weary excited considerable comment among the

lessness was said to be rampant to such an exten- the 18th, but fearing treachery no vigilance has danger; secondly, autording all possible proteo- To-day Messrs. Lane, Crawford, and Co, one that the country was placed under martial law

been relaxed. The Chinese soldiers continue tion everywhere in China to American life and way to the Capital. Those, however, who know home papers. Briefly, Mr. MrrvoRD'S com.

of the largest and oldest retail firms in China, Further, on the 2nd July, the Government eged area, also their batteries on the top of the in aiding to prevent a spread of the disorders to the road, even at the best of times, are unication deprecates any action which will celebrates its jubilee. It was founded by Mreceived information that small-por was caveg Imperial City wall, but in the meantime they the other provinces of the empire and 35- strengthening their batteries roud to be property thirdly, in gmanling and protecting

all legitimate American interests, and aware how difficult is the task of advancing lead to the aggraadisement of Japan in the

Ninian Crawford, who was joined shortly after ing the whole district, and that it was feared through the low-lying country which proved East. He goes so far as to say:-"No its establishment by Mr. I. A. Lane: The that at least 10,000 people would be stranded have discontinued fring, probably because short cureties of such disasters 16 is of course, the so impenetrable to Admiral Seymour's first student of the problems of the Far East

present Mr. D. R. F. Crawford (just now away there for the whole winter in a state of practical of ammunition. The main bodies of the Imarly to forecast the methods of attaining this attempt at rescue; and when to this is added.

on a holiday) has been connected with the m

perial soldiers have left Peking to meet the the United States is to seek solution which Lust result, but the policy of the Government of the certainty that a defeat would result not churia and the extreme north of China hema houses were originally branches of the This, if true, is a terrible story, and should set- can fail to see that sooner or later Man- for over 40 years, The Shanghai and Yoke destitution, but that, in spite of this, ships were

relief forces.

may bring about permanent sufety and peace th only in the murder of every wounded soldier,must fall under the dominion of one of Hongkong firm, but they had been separated

Supplies are beginning to come in, and the China, preserve territoris, and administrative but in the massacre of overy European in two Powers, Russia or Japan. Let us now for some years. The present premises in

condition of the besieged fa improving The entity, protect all rights guaranteed to friendly urte | powers by treaty and international law and Peking and the interior, it may well be con- «hope that it be not under that of Japan." Queen's Road Central have been ooonpied Labble of this so-called "New Elderado" would wounded are doing well, the hospital arrange Bufegdard for the world the principle of causl mente being admirable. One hundred and fifty and impartial trade with all part of the ceived how heavy is the responsibility rest-Mr. Mrrond dreads an ultimate combination the firm for 50 years. They have recently

esses have passed through the hospital, zone | Chinese empire. ing on the leaders of the relief force. Still between Japan and China, by which Japan however, been seld, and a new building on the

You will communicate the purport of this instruction to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. with all these facts before us, and reckoning will be in coinmund of countless hordes of Prayn Reclamation is being erected for the

The Toungli Yamên his forwarded to dinner the natural desire of the commanders that no Tartars and Chinese to be drilled by her

firm's occupation

British Minister a copy of the despatch telé- It is too soon to prophesy the ultimate results: information should reach the enemy of their marvellous organizing ability and military

~ | graphed by the Emperor of Chins to the Queen of this circular, but thus far, the Indications aro intended movements, it seems to be a step instinct, "and," he says, "you will have Robert Kent and Roderick McNiel, two ma The total amount subscribed to this fund, in of England, attributing all the deeds of violence all favourable. It will be seen that no answer backwards that no means of communication given shape and substance to that yellow before Mr. Haznland yesterday charged with columns, is $415.00. This sum has been placed cate the Chinese Goremment from its diffent understood it has been everywhere favourably men staying at the Bailers' Home, appeared answer to the appeal of Mrs. Scott in our to banditti, and requesting besistance to extri- from the different powers was required or ex- pected to the circular of July 3rd, but it is with the North, otherwise than the Chinese "terror which was the phantasm of the Ger- being drunk and disorderly in the Western in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, in the ties Government lines passing through Chilliman Emperor's too prophetis nightmare. Hotel and refusing to quit, and the second name of the above fund, and we shall be very

received and that no objections have been made The Queen's reply is not stated hut the Chi. to it in any quarter. It is nut tree that there and Shantung, should exist between the "You will have conjured into existence a defendant, was further charged with assaulting pleased to hand it over to a local public com nose Milister at Washington cables that the has been any formation of croops or cumbine front and the outer world.

tion of Powers of any sort. It máy bỏ positive- At various disturbing force that may alter the map of Constable Abley when in the execution of his mittes when one is formed, as no doubt one will United States will gladly assist.

ly asserted, for instance, that the co-operaflou times it has been proposed that a submarine Asia, if not of the world." Mr. MITFORD duty. The constable was on duty at the Koshing be formed shortly. In the meantime, peading This despatch to the Queen was sent to the of France and the United States has been most wire should be laid from Chefon or Weihai- does not believe that the spirit of old Japan Theatro the previous afternoon, when Mr. the formation of that Committee, we shall be Yamen by the Grand Council on July the 3rd, constant and most cordial wei, communicating with the Great Northern is dead, and be considers that the expulsion Varrelman, of the Western Hotel, sent for him pleased to receive and acknowledge any sub- yet the day before an Imperial edict was issued line from Gutzlaff to Hongkong, but for of the white man from Asia is still the saying that two men were fighting on his prescriptions, which will be placed to the credit of calling upon the Boxers to continue to render some reason, probably connected with inter dream of every Asiatic ambition. As the mises. He went and arrested the first defendant the above account at the Bank. No further loyal and patristic services and exterminate the national matters, the idea seems to have Times suggests, Mr. MarrFORD's intimate him, caught him by the shoulders and struck existence of an old China War Relief Fund and Governors to expel all missionaries from the Chinese expeditionary corps is published in

whereupon the second defendant came behind information being forthcoming concerning the Christians. The edict commanded the Viceroys beon dropped. Still Chefoo or Weihaiwei quaintance with obi Japan makes him un him. The constable, however, stuck to his man we assume that such fand was long since China and arrest all Christians and compel them is within less than two days' steaming, even duly sceptical about the new. But when and ultimately got him to the Police Station closed Therefore, as no balance may be es to renounce their faith There have been other by an ordinary steamer, of Gutzlaff, and it Mr. MITFORD complacently looks forward The first defendant was fined $5, or 14 days, for pected to be derived from cast source, the decrees applauding the Boxere, and speaking certainly does seem incomprehensible why to an absolute domination of North China drunkenness, and the second: $5 or 14 days for appointment of Public Committee for the approvingly of their burning out and slaying with this means of communication open no by Russia the reader cannot help thinking drankenness and $10, or three weeks, for assault, new Fund might be proceeded with without converte Their leaders are stated in a decree effort has been made to place on the line that he has wandered beyond his province. · Ing the constable.

THE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' CHINA RELIEF FUND.

dalsy.

to be Princes and Ministers.

THE GERMAN EXPEDITION

TO CHINA A Berlin telegram of the 13th ult, myös The official list of appointments to serva in

This hat shows that two East Adatle infantry special edition of the Militar Wuchenblatt. brigades are to be formed, each consisting of two East Asiatic Infantry regiments. There will further be set up au Pasi Anlatio coral-

regiment consisting of three squadrons The artillery will be composed of an “East Asistio feld artillery regiment of four