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The repairs to the U.8. battleship Oregon now Et dock at Kars, will, it is understood, take about a month to complete.

The chief Signal Service Officer of the United States has given instructions for the fitting ap of the Philippines. of wireless telegraph stutions in the harbours

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A St. Petersburg telegram, dated August 8th, says CountRamsdorff has been formally appointed Acting Foreign Minister. The ap pointuwont bears date 7th int.

H.M.S. E is in the Old Dock, Shang- hai, undergoing an extensive overhaul. Her

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY PRESS 7 SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]

SHANGHAI, 22nd August, 10.16 p.m.

CABLE STARTED, BUT NO NEWS.

No news about events in the North is

THE RELIEF OF PEKING:

[RBOR OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.

edge of western descriptive preso, when the harmitor is sure of his facts, and, of course, they gloss over diaster and disagreeably ficta in the way well known to all besten untraps and gene. THE FIGHT AT PEITSANG.

rala from the beginning of time; but on the Tientain, 6th August.: The allied army after a Council of War heldreferred to they are a fair account of things whole to a man conversant with the incidents on Friday morning began its march north to from the Chinese point of view,ON wards evening. The main body of the troops howoror, did not lonte till Saturday, August 4th. Speaking roughly the Russians (the right wing). vero about 5,000 strong, the Americans and English (the centre) about 5,000 also, and the Japanese (the left) from about 5,000 to 10,000 Reconnaisance had disclosed the fact that the enemy had chosen a strong position at Pei.

THE CHINESE ACCOUNT.

[When the Chinese opened fire on ns on that. momentous. 17th of June (21st day of fifth moon), "Le Jung Kwan had in the city and suburbs 2,000 of the Wu wel army and General Ninh's mon. As there were nice. 30,000 Bo (the poppines in Tientsix gare 50,000, but both

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the accusation, but continues to read his favourite paper, or another of the same class, and to be terrible in his wrath each time he is deceived. His position is as reasonable as that of a drunkard who should wish to hung the brewer or distiller when he waker with a head-ache. We do not urge this as an excuse for the manufacture of such beartless stories as that of the Poking massacre, but it is evident that the blame has not been quite fairly distributed.

crew when relieved will most likely be sent up North for duty.

After discharging the cargo of enals which she has brought out from Barry for the local government, the Anupa will make two trips to Japan for cargoes of the same material. Other coal transports aro to follow the Asaza and ring out large consignments of coal for the use of the Navy here.

The Forex Constantinople Correspondent declares that the Palace sympathies are cutirely Tho English Mail of the 21st July was de- with China, whose feelings and conduct towards liverul in London on the 20th inst.

foreigners are regarded with complacency by the Sultan. It is reported in Odesen that the No cases of plague or deaths from the dis- Turkish Government has refused to allow crui- caso were reported during the 24 hours precede, belonging to the Russian Volunteer Fleet, ing noon yesterday.

conveying troops from the Black Ben ports to China, to pass through the Besplates and the Dardanelles.

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Yesterday morning Captain Barteby, of the American barque Surmak, which arrived in this port on the 15th inst., died at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital.

At the Magistracy yesterday two more Ching men were each fined 8100, or thres mouths, for

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between Chefoo and Taku has leer opened

TWO-REPORTS.

It is reported that the Emperor remained behind in Peking. Another report is to the effect that the Japanese troops captured the Empress-Dowager und Prince Tuan.

city on the Peking Road, and thers entrenched regard the destruction of churches and the kill in force. It was resolved to dislodge thening of foreigners as a patriotto duty; I called a Our first news from the front, sent off by ener meeting of their leaders, and explained to them. getic pressmen, was that there had been a very the policy of the Government. All offered severe artillery, duel lasting all the morning: no series of trouches to another-threo in all that the enemy had been driven (shelled) from

and was in full refrest, after suffering cheualties greater than those of the Allies, which were

their services freely, and their patriotlem is train going northwards from Cheng Chine Kon manifest in their actions. Today we saw n

[near Tientsin]. We harassed the foreigners INCENDIARISM AT HANKOW.

by destroying the line, upon which they fired Big incendiary fires have taken place at over 1,300. The Russians alone had lost 600, and wouled many. We returned their fira having hud to bear the brunt of the terrifound the action continued till night-fall.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ rhelling,

**On the 22nd June 18th] the foreign troops agniu attacked our men in different places, but we held our own at all points. Our ferts and different camps shelled them, and the patrio Die Bezura assisted everywhere in the fighting, which continued till the evening when the for-

Haukow.

LONDON, 21st August, 8.10 p.m.

TOTAL BRITISH FORCE FOR

CHINA.

The total British force for service China amounts to 26,000 men.

ALLIES ENTER SACRED CITY. Admiral Bruce wires that the allies are reported to have entered the Sacred City on- the 17th instant.

FACTS AND SURMISES.

The incompatibility of this brief summary with that which has come in today is a valuable lesson to commentators and journalists gouer. ally. If we cannot got the truth when the forces are only seven miles distant, and the gal. | sign troops were beaten. Many foreign build.

[It is a carious fact that of the numerous houses destroyed in the two Settlements, only four have been got on fire by shell-fire, and nearly all these destroyed are Chinese-ownel. In the two British Settlements only two godowns were inflamed and destroyed by shell. In the Preneh another two, but as incendiarism was rampart all the time, it is doubtful if even this amall number was due to the enemy's urtillery,]

LI SUGGESTS NEGOCIATIONS. ¡ The New York papers of the last mail contain It is reported that Li Hung-chang is accounts of the marrings of Miss Edith Vaning the Fowers to open negociations. Baren, sister of Mr. J. B. Van Buren, agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company in this colony, Miss Van Buren visited Hongkong committing breaches of the Post Office Regula-me three years ago and was well-known in tions, Sergeant Garrod finding them in possessecinty here. She was married in Loulon on sion of unstamped letters.

July 7th to the Count. Vessichio di Castelmar- undo, a noble of a distinguished Italian family. The Telegraph Companies infermod as resThe bride is a picco of Mr. Phelps, Inte United torday morning that a cable has been laid be-

states Minister to Germany, and her grand tween Chefoo and Taku and is now opened for anole was President Martin Van Buren. Her tallic, the present Chinese kulline rates being father was well-known on this const for many 30.00 maintained. Until farther notice it will be ad-years as United States Consal-General at them on their heroic and prolonged defence. (stocil, sad so the idea spread that the Russians out for any length of time, whereas our men

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visable to address telegrams for Tientsin and Yokohamaa. beyond to care of the respective forts at Taku.

On Tuesday afternoon a man named Tong Yung was observed leaving the Kowloon Godown with a parcel. A tallyman immediately afterwards found that a watch and chain. to jackets, and 71 cents belonging to him had been stalen. He accordingly chased the man, who was stopped by a constable and taken to the Police Station. Yesterday morning the thief was santanged to four months' hard labour.

THE QUEEN'S MESSAGE TO

PEKING..

The Queen has telegraphed sympatheti- cally to the Legation Guard, congratulating

REUTER'S SERVICE.

The German Emperor does many things which do not get reported in the paper. A short time ago, for instance, he gathered round

LONDON, 20th August, 1900. ' Lini in his Palace a group of men to whom he gave admonitions the most fatherly, commission

THE "TIMES" ON JAPAN'S AID IN the most inspiring. They were going forth.

CHINA. these sons of Fatherland, and in their lands layo by her promptitude and the efficacy of her The Times pays a warm tribute to Japan, the honour of Germany-in theirs to whom he aid saved the Powers the humiliation and knew he could entrust it. And these men who anguish of being powerless spectators of a took their commission from their Emperor, were massacre. The Time considers that Japan has the waiters going forth to the German section-deserved wall of the Commonwealth of Europe of the Paris Exhibition! The episode is oDEPARTURE OF FIELD MARSHALL to ponder over; and the sequel is that the best behaved band of waitors at the Paris Show Field Marshall Count Waldersee lus left

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by general consent, the Ġerman,

Berlin en route to Chim with an enthusiastic

in lopers coming in all the time, what is it likely ingin se Chu Liu (Bottlements were bucod.

to be when the forces are far afield, and the sconte do not come down daily? I may as well state the origin of the inaccuracy is no deli ask-berate alteration of news, but in the fact that engagements now cover so large an area that people in one part of the line misunderstand tacties in another part nail interpret them by preconceived views. For example, yesterday the Russians eufered little or nought, and were hardly in it at all. The Chinese and flooded. "On the rd the foreignors again attaokul their left for a large area, and the Russians us at sunrise, thinking their deas would. were not able to got at them. What then did bo difficult to guard, so their fierceness was they do? Like good soldiers they marched much greater than before; our troops, com- back and tried to get at thom by following op bined with those patriotic Bosure, fought the Americans and English in their frontal severely with them for a long time. They advance. This was seen in part bat misunder. [the foreigners] were apparently unable to hold

and their few German, Austrian and Italian | fought very bravely, and in the afternoon supports had been beaten off by hoary fire, fonul the enemy very unwilling to continue. Their actual losses were trivial—so indeed were They flually saw thout skulking back to their ours the latter two killed and twenty-one dene, (to run in as a rat to its hole.] Yol wounded, mostly by stray shota. The fact and I were of opixion that our affairs had gour was it wer once more a Japausse day. The Ital. | well so fur. It was vara to hope to restore good ans away on the left suffered very verely, relations zo to angment the courage of our own having 300 caenalties (over 50 billed) men we thought it better to boxlard the gene have referred to one of them before the ex- After that we planned to retake the forts ut] The case wers not for ta seek. And indeal 1 of the foreign troops in order to disarm them. trame visibility of the Japanese unforin. An Taku, ono hundred li distant. For on account other was their defective formation in presence of breaks in the telegraph we do not precisely of guns, they were in big masses, and shrapnel know the truth of what has transpired. was bound to pay well, if well timed. A third there. Amongst other things it report was that their leaders have too much can theyed that the powder magazins have been

keeping it up, and are not taking new early in the day of June 27th both by wire have already done so well that they are keen on exploded from which we gather the plan is in some douger. This is disingenuous. Yu Lu penents, and especialy their opponents and special messenger that all the four forts seriously enough. The enemy was supposed to The death on the 13th inst, at Kagoshima, i shipping returned to the harbour. Mr. Rouse Japan, of Viscount Iwashite Hohei is anone-

number only 5,000 or 6,000. Their retreat was capitulated after storm.] velle Wildman, U. B. Congul-General, sented. The deceased noble, a member of the Kago-

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

deliberate enough, and there were asither spoil"We now tore up the milway line at us the following typhoon warning issued shima clan, rendered distinguished services ut

nor wounded Indeed it is supposed the balk Cheng Liang Cheng (halfway between from Manila Observatory at 0 a yester the time of the Restoration. He was sent to

of them withdrew the previous sight. About Tientsin und Taku] and other places, LOCAL MOVEMENTS. day: Depression has moved off the E. and Yokohanu in 1861-by Prince Shimazu His-

üfty or aisty dead bodies were seen at the first and we opared the water sluices and gates The British transport Antillian of Liverpool, trenches (they were either miked or without at Cheng Chus Kon [above Tientsin sity] N. E. of Luzon and seems to be now, near the uniten, the lord of his clan, to prevent the arrived yesterday morning, and went to the uniform), at the second they were undoubtedy to let the water out of the Fulho, and thus Locohcos, moving probably northwards or north British Squadron from attacking Kagoshima innan-of-war anchorage. She brings the follow. Imperial troops, at the third mixed. eastwards."

by lowering the depth prevent the foreigners connection with the murder of Mr. Richardsoning. for the Hongkong Garrison :--Liouts.

going to Peking by stream. We found that at Kanagawa. He went with Mr. Shigeno G. T. H. Dickson, 0. D. L. Williams, H. Hil, (now

We heard to-day the Allies were at those foreign troops ulready set out for Peking Professor Shigeno in the Imperial and 106 men of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers; and Yangtsun, 18 miles out, 48 they have [e, Admiral Seymour's column] had been University) and opened negotiations with the for Wei-hai-wei-Major T. W. Fowles, Capt. adranced up the right bank of the river, cut off by Boxers at Yongtson (eighteen miles Admiral, which lasted for several days. In 1866 H. M. Elliott, Lients. H. L. Stephenson. E the great tactical difficulty of crossing it from Tientsia] by destruction of the line, and he proceeded to France and made a tour of Wighton, 2nd Lieut. F. W. Loveday and 126 obviated. Europe, returning in the following year. In men of the 2nd Co. Southern Division R.G.Amines have been seen, but so far no casualties Tientsin, so we at once dispatched forces to ent In many places in the advance that they were now trying to skulk back to the first year of Meiji la was appointed Gover- Capt. M. H. Roberts, 2nd Lients. J A. Chave been reported from them, nor of Osaku, and in the third year took the Forsyth, E.E. Punnett, E. G. Harman, B. T. office of Governor of Kyoto in addition. Ia Haslewood, one warrant officer and 118 men of 1878 he was appointed a Senator. In 1892 he was created a Buron in recognition of his ser- vices to the State. He was & member of the House of Peers, and was 73 years old.

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A retired trader namel The King Hing ap pred at the Magistracy yesterday morning with his head bandaged and his jacket covered with blood. He sold that at about nine o'clock that morning he was buying fruit behind the Harbour Office, and had just paid for it when a man named Wong Tak snatched $5 from hire nail made off after having pashed He gave chase and the run On the 2nd Angust, at Wachow, the wife of r.

away turned round, picked up a brick, and F. HAUSBER, H.B.M. Consul, of a son. 2262 threw it at his head. The man was shortly afterwards stopped by a constable. For steal ing the money the man was sentenced to three months, and he was similarly punished for the nssault, the terms to be consccntire.

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him down.

HONGKONG, August 23rd, 1900

Several property owners appeared at the Our northern neighbour, Shaugiai, las Magistracy yesterday charged with neglecting come in for some very harsh criticismus notices, ordering them to do certain drainage throughout the Press of the East, and in work in connection with their houses. Five this case it may be taken that the Press were fined $5 each, and two 850 each. The two latter were Yang Hing Porg. owner of No. 11, faithfully reflects public opinion. Presum

Arbuthnot Rond, and Cheong Ling Tai, owner ably, too, when the hotne public discovers of No. 9, Arbuthnot Road. When Cheong how it has been misled in the matter of Lang Tai's name was called in the first instance the Peking massacre." more hard words there was no response, and the case was allowed will be uttered against the Model Settlement to stand over for a while. On the aume being for the large share which it took in horrify called a second time there was still no response ing the whole of the civilised world. It and a warrant for his arrest was granted. Im cannot be said that the abuse of the sensediately afterwards it was found that the man

FLIGHT OF THE EMPRESS DOWAGER.

The following despatch, dated 2nd August, has been received from Peking by a high man darin now taking refuge in thanghai:

Everything is now prepared for the exodus of the Express Dowager and Court on the oth of August to the new capital, Heian in Shensi. Furniturs, baggage, and valuables of Court and Ministers, high and low, began to be removed om Paking since the 12th of July in saticina eredus, wishing to die with his people in Peking; tion. His Majesty the Emperor opposed the but he is to be compelled to go. The troops to guard the Empress Dowager on her western of about 65 per cent Boxers, 25 per cent journey have been arranged, and will consist Manchus, and 10 per cent. Chinose. Frince Taan takes charge of the Manchu first rear-guard and Fuhsicag will command the lust rear-

farewell.

KANOTSUN BEACHED.

BUSY EKPARATIONS,

them off.

These are the victories we have won since. the beginning of the trouble, and this is the true condition of the defences here. Now to light eight Powers with the forces of one is quite im- possible. How then can the force now at my disposal ut Tientsin bo brought against the collective armies of eight nations: I ask your

soon as possible to aid the circumstances of the Einpire. I sulmit this by rapid courier.

The commissariat has orders to advance the 15th Southern R. G. A, Capts. G. Btwenty miles from Tientsin to day. This is Gulbraith, K. E. Haynes, Lient. D. Clapham really grand progress, and if maintained will and 59 mien of the 13th Co. Western Div. B, G. so the force before Peking this week. General A. She also brought Maxims or Pompoms Dorward, R.E., is left in command of the British Det. I. R. A., in charge of Capt. C. WJ force here in Tientsin, 1,600 strong, the total be Orr and 7 men; a siege train in command of ing some where between 5,000 and 7,000. In-Majesties to send a great army to Tientsin as Lieut. Col. T. Perrott, with Capt. H. S. de derstand very careful dispositions have been Brett, D. S. O., as Adjutant, Major. Dobell of made to meet a rush of the enemy from the S. the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, Laout. T. Biggan and S. W. We still have an abundance of Again there are more than 400 troops pro- of the R. A. M. Corps: Lieut. W. A. Quennell. news that a large force of Chinese is 7 or 10 testing the Legations at Peking, and I hear LOM. of the A. 0. Dept.: 29 horses and miles to the S.W., and there is a widespread that our patriotic Boxers have by their sole mules and 14 gans. The above are the first lot feeling that we are going to see some very initiation taken steps against the [foreign) reli of troops arrived here from Cape Town. The stiff fighting here yet. We are remounting gions in the capital Now Tientsin is in a con- siege train was that intended for the bombard guns and our battery stong the Wei-tze or dition far different from that of any former ment of Pretoria,

pra. A 47. Q. F. is to be erected there also. I proper and safe plan (to relieve the situation mad wall is formidable, although minus the 12 time, and I trust your Majesties will devise a

saw the Nordeska at Taku this morning,

The Imperial Roscript ran: “We will kano

The City of Cambridge arrived yesterday with No. 4 Coolie Corps sud part of the 54th Native Field Hospital, two British officers so copsaying the former and one the latter.. from Taku resterday. The Sunda loft for The transperts Vedula and Jalanda arrived

Shanghai.

A FOSTCRIFT,

so I presume the cable is laid, or is about to be edict... Laid, to Chefoo. I fear, however, flat with eight press messages, the latter will get a very poor tabulates his opinion "that the troubles lieve all Governments claiming precedence to private or In a supplement or posteript his Excelleney

chance. The British Admiralty is moving with originated in religious differences, and that the tion-mongers of Shanghai is unjustifiable, was already in the dock, where he had been guard, which is not to leave Peking until the Maxic, Minghetti and Singapore will leave for Marconi's wireless system being erected at the stalled the beginning of the wat, Ihis is the To-day the three Italian transports, Glays the times, for I saw the high poles necessary for pressure of unforeseen circumstances have fore- even when we consider the very trying placed for smoking in court. For this offenceed troops gain the very walls of the the north, under convey of the cruiser Strom-upper North Fort. This will put ne all in com. only possible rendering the Translator can give circumstances in which the port was placed he was fined $5. with the whole world looking to her imi

eity. It is the intention Tung Fahsiang to

ON THE WAY.

first exterminate the Legations before start- boli, probably at 2 p.m. ing for Hsiau. Yung Lu, with some 18,000 Manchus, is to remain to arrange terms of peace with the Foreign Powers, Kang Yi tho ro maius. The entire force to be left to fight the

The hospital ship Carthage left Bingapore on Allied forces will not be more than 45,000 men the 18th inst., and is expected to coal here to. all told. A creature of Yang Ln named Ho day. The Hospital ship Maine may also reach Brigadier General of Changchis-kou (Kalgan) Chen-ngao, was last month (July) appointed Hongkong to-day. to clear a way for the passage of the Empress The Norbuddu, which left Calcutta on the Dowager and Court, which points to her choosing 20th inst., is dus here on the second of next the grass country (I's'ao-ti) route, by way of

AS OTHERS SEE US.

munication with the flect 12 or 14 miles out. | fo this obscure passage.] But this is less to be patiently for news and nothing genuine! Another race war is on, this time in the West,

side. I believe special experts are coming regretted, sa popniar feeling is unanimous end forthcoming. It is a pity that this desire the home of civilization; and, queerly enough.

out to work it. Admiral Bruce is hers. frinly united, and courage is high, Commsn- in this also the Japanese are playing a pro-

ders Hu Tien Chao. Ho Yung Sheng, and the for news led astray so many correspondents

minent part.

It seems that on the Frazer

It is sometimes instructive to see ourselves as minor officers of the different yings [camps] to dish up the ghastly imaginings of irres Biver, in British Columbia, a large number of

others seo ns, and possibly the two annexed die. have done their utmost and are still pressing ponsible native fugitives and, adding details Japanese are trying the fisheries hitherte mono-

patches of Yu Lt, the Viceroy of Chilli, des- forward. I am doing my best to unite the from their own heads, to palm the concoction polized by the whites and Indians. Tho now

ribing the incidente of the first days of the war, army, and to manage affaire properly, but as off as fact. The wiser correspondents comers being warned off, instead of complying,

may interest your readers. I transcribe them the foreigners have received so great a gash, I remained silent or only reported that un- with the demand, had the pluck to defy the shansi, and Mongolia, to get to the new capital month, She brings a wing of the 6th Jats, all the more willingly because my own report of am sure they will not remain quiet, and there will confirmed native rumours asserted this or monopolista with a little five rifle practice, It will then be the daty of the notorious including five officers, eaven native officers, 333 these days and incidents has got lost, and is be a great movement of the troops of all nations." that They reap their reward now, in the At last accounts the white Boxers were prepar Yu Hsien (Mannhn), Governor of Shansi, to men, and 62 followers, a section of the 51st either at the bottom of the Gulf of Pechili, or shape of respect for their powers of dis.ng for a bloody battle with the foreign guard the Empress Dowager when passing Native Field Hospital including one officer, one misland with countless other letters in the hold The second report runs as follows: Tu Li. aimination, but unfortunately they are intrudere, who in the meantime were sending through that preyinge. To prevent parquit by sergeant, two hospital assistants, three native of H.M.S. Busfleur

Viceroy of Chibli, and Superintendent of I cannot guarantee this literal exactitude of Trade, begs to issues report of the fighting here. unable to redeem the honour of the port practice of baiting Chinees, which has so long chisk'ou, to fortify the vicinity where it is 3rd Brigade, Captain Cunningham and Special the translation beyond testifying to the honesty to Vancouver for police protection. The creature, the Brigadier-Gonoral of Chaug rank and file, and followers: Staff of the

“I have already on the 29th of the late Moon which they live. Shanghai must now be furnished arausomunt for the Pacific-coast people, proposed to fight a series of battles in order to Service Olcers Major England and Captain and ability of the interpreter. I interpolate (June 24th) reported the dextraction made by tempted to regret that the Censor, whose seeming to have palled upon them, they will enable the Empress Dowager and Court to get Orchard, part of the second Native General critical or explanatory remarks in some the foreigners, and the strong defence affected haud, it may be suspected, has not been idle now have an excellent opportunity of learning

to Hainn without let, hindrance, or panic." lately further north, was an impossibility in the difference between the two Oriental races grams from various independent sources and and two followers, transport details of the 3rd struck with the extreme moderation of the of the 29th there were several hundreds of The above has been since confirmed by tele-Hospital-three officers, one assistant surgeon, parentheses. On the whole one cannot but be by the Government troops. On the morning Japan Advertiser,

Brigade

statements. They lack the shorp, well-defined foreign troops and religious people who

hør midet last month.

of later date.

THE BECOND REPORT.