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The anti-missionary crusade, started by wirile they have personally protected the the Boxer fanatics, fanned by the gentry, missionaries. These instances are and sanctioncil and encouraged by a section of the officials, among whom the bloodthirsty Prince TUAN, his henchman Lt PING-HENG, and the Governor of Manchuria, have achieved an unenviable pre-eminence, seems to have claimed its first victims in May lust, when the Revs. C. ROBINSON and H. V. NORMAN, missionarica sent out by the So ciety for the Propagation of the Goepel, were killed by a mob at Yungching, a town about twenty miles from Paoting-fu, the

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we believe, no reparation has been made, no punisliment inflicted on the authors. The Boxers were even then said by the officials to be out of band, and before the ques tion could be settled the storm had burst over the capital. The next event of the kind recorded was the shocking murder, on the 3rd July, of Mgr. Goulon, Bishop of EUMESTE Fathers EMONET, CORREL,

common, we regret to say, and it must be admitted that both the missionaries and. their converts are disliked by the officials generally. This matter of the protection of missionaries and their converte is one of the probate that will have to be solved when the day of reckoning with the Chinese usurpers comes, It is not an easy one. The relentless persecution of Christians, which has been carried on of late, has unquestionably embittered the na-

tives, and it may be found difficult to ar

range for the safety of the missionaries in the interior. We are loth to advise any thing that would' even savour of a backifig down. for the present is certainly not the time to make concessions of any kind to Ching, either to save her face, respect her feelings, or allow for her prejudices. But for the sake of our common humanity, would it not be better, for the present, for the

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Rear Admiral Skrydloff, who has been up pointed cpgimander of the Russian Pacific Squadron, has been promoted to the rank of Viec-Admiral.

The Red Cross Society at St. Petersburg has despatched a Field Hospital with 200 bada, with surgeons and Sisters of Mercy, to Odessa for, the Far East.

The rank of Lieut. Colonel has been conferred upon Major Sect-Moncrieff, R.E., whilst con manding the Royal Engineers with the China Expeditionary Force.

The Russian Government are sending two

ships, and ten torpedo-boats, to strengthen their Pacific squadron.

first-class cruisers, one ironclad, twe transport

It is understood that Sir Thomas Sutherland has been invited, and has consented, to Ml the

post of President of the General Committes of the Chin Association, vacant by the death of Lord Loch...

A fire which broke out last month on the promises of the Standard Oil Company, in Now York, lusted for two whole days. The estimated damaga is $2,100,000. The company insures its

own property, a fand being set apart for that particular purpose.

The Lampo, torpedo-boat destroyer, made 31-3 knots on the recent trial trip. She is one of four orders at Elbing for the Italian navy, and is 1968 feet by 213 feet, and 59. foot draught Five boats, somewhat larger. are Heing built in Italian yaris for the navy.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS SERVICE,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

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THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEME

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SHANGHAI, 17th August, 9 p.m. 38 rank and file for Hong, and 2nd Lieut. E. D. Carr Harris Bergeants, one Bagler and 42 runk and slo for Weibäiwei.

THE RELIEF ACCOMPLISHED. “

ALLIES ENTER PEKING.

ON WEDNESDAY. The Chinese report that the Allies entered Peking on Wednesday, the 15th instant, unopposed.

MASKING THE FLIGHT OF THE COURT.

The Court filed on Saturday through Mongolia with Prince Tuan. Kang-yi and Tung Fuhsiang fed to Paotingfu to draw of the Allies from following the Court.

TROOPS LAND AT SHANGHAI ̈*

TO-DAY

The Sanda arrived yesterday evening in the harbour bringing a squadron of the 30th Bengal Lancers (3 British and 5 native oflcers, 11 N.C.0.8 & men, 99 followers, 180 horses and 21- mules), 57th Native Field Hospital (cup British Res, 8 N.CO.'s & min; 61 followers), seven British officors of the Cavalry Brigade. Staf, and details

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The French guiloat Alouette lofton, Thursday night for Shanghai whither the cruiser Friant and transport Cachar departed last night.

THE ITALIAN EXPEDITION TO CHINA,

The following Italian transports are expected here to-morrow or Monday:--Singapore, Ming- hetti, and Giava, The Singepofs brings the staff The Hongkong troops are landing here of the expedition, composed of Colonial Garioni, to-morrow (Saturday) morning.

THE ADVANCE ON PEKING. H.E. the Governor courteously informed us yesterday morning that the following telegram had been received from Admiral Bruce, dated 15th Augusti

Capt. Allievi, Lilout. Verri, and Capt. Arango: and an infantry battalion, under Col. Salsa, composed of four companies, commandsid by Captains Bertolacci, Falletti di Villafalletto, Capaldo, and Bellotti Bou. The staff of the hattalion is Eleut. Col Salsa, Lieut. Adjutant Major Amorosi, Lieut. Chiariai, Surgem Liouts. Lanza and Macchio. Lent. Paymaster Manni, und Veterinary Lieut, Vigo. The Minghelli brings a battalion of Bersagliers, the staff leing Major Agħarti, Lieuta, Sibillo und Copsoci, Surgeon-Liests. Scalese and Benvonat. Masserotti, Lieut. Parmaster Giovannoni. Veterinary Lient. Di Micell. The four com-

ÆRATED WATERS BOURGEOIS, and VEVILLEMONT, and two missionaries to withdraw from all parts of Sisters of Mercy, all belonging to the French the Central Kingdom which are more thau Mission Etrangères at Moukden, the capital day's journey of a Treaty Port? Is the of Manchuria. The details of this atrocity desire for the martyr's crown so laudable to hand are rather sparse, but they are more after all Its attainment ran ouly be than suficiently horrifying. The mission reached by the blood-guiltiness of others, aries were not struck down in the attack on and why put temptation in the way of the Mission premises, but after capture they poor simmers who might otherwise go were deliberately roasted to death, the Gov- through their common daily rounds without ernor of Mouden being a spectator of the ever commiting the capital offence? Let barbarous act. This infamy was perpetrated the eager missionary pioneer wait a little, by the officials themselves, who were obey- until a Government founded on a really ing the orders of usurpers at Feking, stable basis and dispensing just laws has ENGLISH EXPERTS

Our Siyortly after the above terrible tragedy, in- been established in China. The work could

formation reached us, subsequently con

go ou all the same. The missionaries could factories, and their practical knowledge firmned by an escaped priest, of the murder at train their native catechists and preachers Houghou, on the Siang river, in Hunan pro-in the Treaty Ports, and send them all over produces an article that is unrivalled for vince, of another Roman Catholic Bishop and the interior with the same message which they three of his co-workers. It seems that themselves deliver, and possibly with great its excellence.

Monsignor FANTOSALI, and the members success, since the converts would probably of the Italian mission at this place, were

arouse less animosity and distrast. This going to work in the meantime, The men were are believed to be in forde north of Chan- by Naval ofBeers and fly the man-of-war ensign suddenly attacked and the bishop and three withdrawal would relieve the Foreign Minis-informed that on their return they would pro- priests, together with a number of their ters of a vast amount of responsibility, and bably be called upon for service in China. converts were brutally murdered. Father night clear the way for more harmonious SETTE, who was at an out-station` at the intercourse with the Chinese people... · time, was warned by a convert, and, by the aid of some of the Christians, made bis

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During the 24 hours ending at noon yesterday there were reported five fresh cases of plague and four deaths.

Mr. H. Le Rougemont has been appointed Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police at Singapore vico Mr. Wathen, transferred to

Penang.

Mr. Joseph Walton, M.P., who has recently returned to England from an eight months journey in the East, has in Messrs. Sampson Low's hands a volumé, outißed China and the Present Crinia, with Notes on Visit to Japan. It wil be published almost immediately.

Many of the old soldiers who volunteered to rejoin the colours for twelve months have been granted one month's leave, with the privilege of

Four German yards are building three oraisers and four torpedo boat destroyers for Russia. One erniser of 6,000 tons is under construction at Stettin, another of like type and tonnage is at the Germania Fard, Kiel; a cruiser of 3,000 tons is being built by Schichan at Dantzig, and the four torpedo boats of 350 tons each are under construction at Schichau's yard at Elhing.

Sweden, is about to build several protected ornisers of 4000 to 5,000 tons. The designs have not yet been prepared, but it is contem- The War Office having inquired of the me-plated to kare superimposed turrets, like those dical authorities what men are available for China, it is expected that at an early date u complete hospital will be prepared here for duty with the British troops in the Far East.

on the American battleships Kearsarge and Kentucky. The ships will also have high free hourds and will carry batteries of six-inch and eight-inch guns of the Bofors (Swedish) model

A new steamer for the Yangtzo has just boon

escape by travelling inside a coffiu, in which strange shelter he ultimately ABSOLUTE reached Canton. A telegram was received a few days later to the effect that five more missionaries had been massacred at Hsian fu in Shansi, but only the bald fact was to large recorded. About the same time came the

distressing intelligence that Miss WHIT CHURCH and Miss SHARELL, of the China Inland Mission, had been cruelly murdered at Hsiao-I-hsien, in the same province, but how these four women met their death bas yet to A. S. WATSON & CO., LIMITED, be ascertained. Meantime the epidemic of

Sanitary-Inspector L. C. Brett appeared at hate and thirst for Christian blood had the Magistracy yesterday to give evidence against spread southwards, for on the 28th July a the owners of 22 houses for neglecting to pro-will soon' make her first trip. The Tu Hung'at furious mob assailed the China Inland vide back-yards for their houses. A fine of Mission station at Chuchou, in Chekiang | 816 was imposed in each case.. province, and despite the efforts of the local officials (same of whom are said to have been killed by the rioters) broke into the premises and mastered uine of the missionaries. This is, so far as we know. and we only wish we were in a position to say we knew the worst-the tale of slaugh- ter for July, but it has been already sup- plemented during the present month. Early in August the number of Fathers GEORGON

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At the General Hospital, Shanghai, on the 13th August. MARGARET MONTUOSE, relict of the Jato James Smrrst, agał 48 years.

The Daily Press.

"General Gaselve reports from Maton, 11th August--The Allied forces arrived here early this morning, after a most trying night march. The whole Allied force suffered severely from the heat. Ten of our horses died yesterday from stroke. The Chinese

chiawan. No further news of Legations."

THE TROOPS AT WOOSUNG. We are informed, on enquiry ut. Head- quarter Office, that General Creagh has been instructed from one to remain with the troops at Woosung until further orders.

THE WAR IN SOUTH

AFRICA.

LONDON, 18th August, 8 p...

ELANDS RIVER GARRISON STILL

FREE.

Lord Roberts confirms the report that the turned out by the Osai Shosen Kalea, and Elauds River Garrison was holding out on her recent trial trips in Nagasaki gave the most the 10th instant. The casualties up to that complete satisfaction, doing 13-2 and 12-38 knots date numbered 67... with a draught of seven and nins feet respective.

At the Magistracy yesterday Messrs. Dougly. She isntwin-screw, light-draught passenger. las, Lapraik and Co were summoned for not and cargo steamer, her principal dimensions be concreting the ground surfaces at 23 and 25,ing, length over all 280 feet, breadth (monliter) Caine Road, and a fine of $10 was imposed in 40 feet, und loaded draws nine feet six. The each case. They were ordered to complete the accommdation for passengers, bath foreign and

native, is said to be most complete.

work within a month.

gramme :--

A number of loyal Spanish residents in Mexico have contributed the necessary fund for the

and 700 H. P. for the Spanish Government, ... Bradford The vessel has just been launched at Cadiz, and Herold has born christened the Estremaduro. She is290

construction and outfit of a cruiser of 2,030 tons

The Band of the Hongkong Regiment will play at the Hongkong Hotel this evening from 8pm to 9.30 p... The following in the pre- MarchSous of the Empire" Overture...... "Zampa Selection...... "A sety Giri' Walts "Die Alpenhorn" Casatina "Arna Boln

"The Whistling Polka "God eave the Queen."

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Donizetti

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 15th August.

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. General Larrington has evacuated Zeernst and is concentrating all his available forces at Mafeking,

seemingly eluded the British and will probably join Commandant Delarey.

The bulk of Commandant De Wet's force hasTM

General Carrington made strenuous efforts Fonts feet length, 36 fest breadth and 14 foot dranght, to reliers the garrison recently captured at

and is of the British cruiser Pelorus type. The Blauds Rivor and attacked Commandant, Lawton battery consists of four 54 pounders and four Delarey vigorously, but his force being too six-pounders, all rapld firing gara. The boilers small he was obliged to retire, and narrowly are of the Thorneycroft type and the engines escaped being cat off. are being built at Barcelona,

panies of the Bersaglieri are gommanded by

Captaine: De Gaspari, Furlani, Beevici, and Di Maria. The these transports are commanded

TIENTSIN.

“[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Tientsin, 1st August PEKING DESPATCHES..

A whole batch of despatches came on from Peking ten days ago, dated July 21st, and we ́have also received single mesanges, dated the 23rd and 24th, from the Japanese and British Ministers; the latter however but confirm the news given on the former date. Sir Robert Hurt writes to Mr. Drew to wire the 1.M.C. in London Peking staff, and familien still safe: Hart and Bredon." The American. Mission people instruct their agent to wire Amerion as follows -- Peking and Tung how Americans all safe: also the Walkers, Chapins, Smith, Wyckoffs, Verity, Hobart, Terry, McKay safe in Peking. Wire friends. All property destroyed."

Doctor Coltman senda for transmission the following On Jan 23 Von Ketteler mur- dered, and his Secretary wounded while en route to the Taung Li Yamen by Chinese troops: Foreign residents have been besieged since then, and under daily fire from Chinese artillery and rifles, Fortunately cowardice has prevented successful rushes; our losses are ** 60 killed and 70 wounded, theirs are more than. one thousand. No word from outside world. Food plenty, rice, horses.

Yesterday (July 18th) there was a flag of trucs and a message from Jung-La requesting. (to know if) Macdonald willing truce; reply, willing, provided Chinese come no closer : shell

fire ceased, quiet now. Hope this means of relief having defeated the Chiness are near- in, as we are all exhausted, by constant watch- ing, fighting, building barricades, digging trenches night and day.

and LERAT, of the French Mission was HONGKONG, August 18th, 1900 announced from Northern Manchuria, where those who failed to excape to the Treaty APART from the very serious outrage com- ports seems to have been hunted down with mitted by or with the permission or sanction ruthless pertinacity; and later the massacre. Polka of the Chinese Govorament or Authorities at Taining-fi, in south-east Chibli, of at Peking, in killing the German Minis the Her. Fathers FRICK, GAUDISSART, ter in the streets of that eity and the mur- NEVEUX, CEZARD, GISSINGER, and KIEFFER derous attack on the Foreign Legations, was reported. It is too much to hope that resulting in about one hundred and fifty of we have received even the list of cagualties 4 in., and four. 13-pounders. The mountings that Mr. Gundry intends to devote the 2600 to join an agreement of the Powers to abstain hold their position on City wall commanding the inmates being killed or wounded, and in this crusade; and the details are, it is to are intended for land service. The Press Asso

The Glengyle, freight ship, was ordered to call at Portsmouth on 23rd ult. to Ship the follow ing gon-mountings for China: - Quo 7 in., two

the remainder being kept for some two be feared, wholly sickening and heart-ciation says that orders have been received at

rending.

Portsmouth Dockyard to prepare foar 40 ft. steam-pinnaces for service in Chinese waters, They are to be forwarded to Taku in the Glengyle

The London and China Express understands lately presented to him by the members of the China Association as a testimonial, towards en- dowing the Chair which the London University has been asked to found in ecnnection with the Chira Association School of Practical Chinese, Some time ago Mr. H. Harrison purposed con- Orders have been issued by the War Office for tributing munificently towards the same object, the Royal Engineers at Aldershot to prepare and little donht is entertained that other contri. by the usual execution of more or less for immediate service in China a complete balbutious will follow. Great interest is shown in

Naturally, the Powers representing the various victims will exact an account from the Chinese Government for these shameful barbarities, but the satisfaction to be gained

The Legations, except the British, are utterly destroyed by shell shot the Italian, American. Belgian, and Holland The United States have expressed willingness mach shattered. The American marines still burned to the grounds The British also

THE CHINA CRISIS.

from hostile demonstrations on the condition the Legations; after a brilliant sortie on th that China allows a portion of the relied force night of July Captain Myers drove lack to go to Poking and escort the foreigners to

Tientsia anmolested.

LONDON, 15th August,

hordes of Kane troops, himself slightly

montha in a state of peril and suspense indescribable, there is a long bill to be. settled for a terrible series of massacres and murders, any one of which is sufficient to shock civilisation. We leave for the present out of account the murders of Belgian innocent coolies or irresponsible, rioters 1oon section. No. 5 Section has been placed the scheme, which starts under good augury in holding out. Casusitis 67. General Carring, early relief." "COLTMAN."-

The British Admiralty has purchased o

every respect.

"THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. A messenger has reached Pretoria with the

wounded captured flags and lanners, Greatest credit is due to Secretary Squiers whose mili tary experience and energy pre invaluable. The present dangers are treachery and the entrance into the City of the defeated Chinese news that the garrison at Elands River is still army. Our anxiety is intense and (we hope for)

ton has been ordered to return to Zeerust.

Generals Clery and Kitchener are closely

pressing Commandant De Wet, who has been forced to discard some ammunition and destroy

semo waggons,

The total casualties to date amount to 39,057, exclusive of these now in hospital.

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A NEWSPAPER MESSAGE, The most fascinating document, however, consists in the despatch of an able newspaper correspondent: this has not been, and of course cannot yet be, made public, although permission has been given to quote the casualty list as far as it relates to the dead. Italiama 7, Reigns 3, including Mr. Hitson of the Bank, Germans 10, French 9, Austrians 4, including Comman der Tomanore of the Zesta, Americans 7, Japa-

nese 8, consisting of Captain Ando, five marines, and two interpreters, Mr. Wagner, of the Cus- toms, and Mr. Gruintgens, an engineer. The British loss must therefore be ten or twelve, and, as we already know, includes Captain Strants, R.ML., and Mr. D. Oliphant (he Ins an elder brother in the City) and young Mr. Warren both of the Consular Service.

engineers in May at Paoting-fu and the subsequent raussacre in July of the other must necessarily be of a very modified charac-under orders. They expected to embark at the foreigners remaining there, and will just ter. The indemnity to be paid for destrus-end of the month. The officers in charge will briefly consider missionary murders alone. tion of premises and as compensation to Lieut-Colonel Macdonald, Captain Ha Military experts will perhaps explain, says Had these occurred at sily other time, the sufferers or survivors is also hardly worth and Lieutenant Martin-Loake. The whole of the Naval and Military Record, how it is that the consideration. It cannot recall the lives the personnel will be mounted so as to ensure European nations which supply gune to smaller whole of Christendom would have been wild that have been sacrificed; it cannot atone the great mobility attainable.

States as well as their own put a better with indigeation; Western civilisation would

weapon in the hands of the former. We have have stood aghast. But in the shock of for the suffering that has been caused to

had it on indisputable authority that the Boer

THE STRIKE AT MARSEILLES. armis, and the excitement with which the the victims and their friends. The question topedo boat destroyer built by the Elswick firm artillery outraged ours, and now the correspon

3,600 passengere and 600 troops for China mystery which has so long hung over the is, or perhaps will arise, when a settle. The vessel is the largest craft of this type yet dents are asserting that the Chiness guns are (te) are now congregatel at Marseilles, unable fate of hundreds of foreigners shut up in ment is being negotiated. What guarantees turned out, being 333 feet, in length, 20à fest far inperior to any that the European nations to proceed owing to the strike of stokong.

can be obtained from any future Chinese beam and 13 feet depth. She is fitted with possess at Tientsin. It seems incredible, unless the British Legation at Peking, where the Government against the recurrence of these four Yarrow boilers and Parsons tarbines, and at the Chinese station the Fewer have only tragedy and the heroism of Lucknow are being enacted over again, the dismal fate of outrages against missionaries which have when tried on the Tyne last month made s max antiquated guns, for those from the ships of war some scores of martyred, tortured, and for the pust thirty years been so frequent imum speed of 35.886 knots and averaged about have been used. The Nasal and Military and so shocking? It is often stated, and knots during a six hours continuous run. Record recently pointed out that nine or ten termented missionaries has been relegated to a secondary position in the interest of the with more or less truth, that the populace This is equal to 38.15 statute miles, which is of us ships comprising Adinizal Seymour's public, the attention of Cabinets, and the can be restrained if the mandarins wish considered good speed for a fast railway train.quadron were hopelessly obsolete, and that there

to restram it. It is notoriously the fact.

were only two first class battleships three operations of the relieving armies. Never that the mob have in almost all cases been sentative I am glad to have this opportunity Chinese waters, excluding the Goliath, on pas- Sir Thomus Lapton stated to a Press reprenured craisers, and three efficient cruisers in

the beginning 138 and include Captain theless it is not too much to say that China incited to riot and bloodshed by scandalous of saying definitely and emphatically that at age Evidently the European squadrons are carrying the German Maile with dates from and Captain Myers, who are all doing well. The Imperial German Mail steamer Preusson, Halliday (EMLI VS. surgeon Lyppitt has in this case, as in past outrages of the slanders scattered broadcast over the country the statements that have been made that I have not so good as ours, and thus we find once more Berlin of the 23rd July, left Singapore is This experience is the same as that in same sort, been true to her character for by eril-disposed literali, and that many sent another challange for the America Cup or barbarism, cruelty, and inhumanity. Neither

an inferior force armed with guns superior to Thursday, the 16th inst., at 10 a.m., and may be

inst at daylight.

When do and heal quickly. When the gallant Strautz age nor sex has had power to stay the upon missions have been first that I am having another yacht built are entire those possessed by our men. Correspondents expected here on or about Tuesday, the 21st Tientsin, namely, that the wounds are all aseptic

ly without foundation. I have not abandoned ferocious hand of the Chinese savage when engineered by the local geutry. There are by was of sending another challenge, but there have pointed out the wonderful accuracy of the The PM steamer City of Rio de Janeiro, met his fate, he was on the Wall along with let loose on unoffending and helpless prey clearly proved that the local officials were undus haste, and it will protably be at least is certainly a revelation to find China ahead of The N. T. K steamer Biago Maru (Euro. ticned being wounded: and, as far as I can undoubtedly cases in which it has been is nothing to gain, and everything to lose, by Chinese firing, and now we are told that their with mails, Ke, left Shanghai for this port on Captain Shiba and Dr. Morrison, the last-men-

artillery outclasses that of the Europeans. It against whom his prejudices and passions have been excited by vile, wanton, and wicked not directly to blame, and in some instances 12 months before anything is done in this European nations in the matter of artillery.

libels and mis-statements.

they have endeavoured to disperse the mob, direction."

Already acknowledged 8. Stockhausen

$415.00 €25.00

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS,

Thursday, the 16th is, at lam. pean Line) left Singapore on the 18th inst, and te due to arrive here on Tuesday, Blet inst,

The wounded lave numbered in all from

make out, this incident happened on or about the 16th ult