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TELEGRAMS.

“DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.

THE CRISIS IN CHINA,

[FROM OUR

SHANGHI, 5th August, 8.35.m.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6rn, 1900

the day wore exceedingly mall, but there are no details yet. The Japanese are supposed to have lost heavily. They had the hardest task to-day. Hope to saseult Imperiul city today

On hearing of the approach of the Relief Force the Taungli Tamen naked for an inter. view at the British Lugation. Four of the elavon Ministers opposed the granting of this, but a reply was sont appointing the next day as

ATIENTSIN.

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The Ostasintiaalle Lloyd on the 30th ult. Everything is quiet at Tientsin itself, bat the pablished the following from Tientsin

TE EINTRAGUNGEN in dos Handels- ALPHABETICAL LIST of RESIDENTS Boxers are collecting again in the neighbour. DIE PENTRU Interweitige Bekannt hood in large number, especially at the south-

18,500 FOREIGNERS, The march has been vory arduous, owing to the time for the interview.

On the morning following, the Tsungli Ya-western side of the town. They come quite machungen des Kaiserlichen Konsulats werden the great heat and heavy foods. The spirits and endurance of our troops were beyond praise.mn complained that the foreigners had in the close to the walls and Bre at the sentinels at im Jahre 1900 durch die Zeitungen DER monawhile fired on the Chinese and killed night. The garrison has repeatedly attacked OSTASIATISCRE LOTD" in Bhaughed and I regret that owing to heavy roads and forced twenty-six men and one oilcer. The Yomen them, killing many and taking large nanibersTan HoxoIONO DAILY FRESS" in Hong

Canton den 27, Decuber, 1890. march the Naval Brigade were unable to partic. add that this made them feel unsafe in trusting of prisonon, The prisoners were afterwards kong veröffentlicht worden.

DER VERWESKR DES KAITEBLICHEN. ipate in the entry yesterday. The way they themselves to the Legation, in addition to which shot in the Chinese city. The losses of the

garrison are small.

KONSULATS, ZIMMERMANN. brought their gune by boat aul road from they were too busy to come. Their excUSH was, of course, ridientous, as the foreigners fired in Tientsin has been an achievement of which they self-defence. may be proad.

Tho casualties of the garrison during the

AN EXCELLENT STEP. The German Association at Shanghai basiege of Peking were telegraphed to Prince Hohenlohe, protest. ing against the proposed withdrawal of the troops from Peking

AN APPEAL TO LI HUNG-CHANG.

The Marquis Taeng and dirty Ingh Chi- nese officials at Peking have telegraphed to Li Hung-chang begging him to go to Pek. ing promptly and assume the interim gov.

erunent..

THE PEACEMAKERS.

Hau Tung has also been appointed peace- minker on behalf of China; but illness pre- vents Prince Ching from serving.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 3rd September.

THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. A despatch from Lord Roberts states that

Killed Capt. C. M, Strouts.

Prt. A. Scaldine.

C. W. Philips... Dangerously wounded: ---

Pvt. A. T. Layton.

J. E. Preston. A. Sawyer. Capt. Halliday (Orlando).

Soverely woundel:

Pvt. Lickney,

Roe.

Wounded-Corp. Gregory.

Pvt. Sparks.

Hoap, Westbrook.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.- The following is the N.-C. Daily News special correspondent's description of the captura

Peking, 15th Auguel. Peking has beau reached, assaulted, and the troops are now within its walls. The British were the first to enter the city, and to relive the Legations after their weary siege of sixty When they reached the East Gate of the Chinese city they found it closed, but this doter- red them never a whit. A section of the 24th The Chines opened the gate from the inside.

days.

It is a curions foot that Sir Robert Hart re- ceived a telegram from the Yamen recently. officially reporting the state of the Custonia returns, as though nothing unusual had happen

ed.

WOMEN AND CHILDREN LEAVE PEKING.

The Tokyo correspondent of the Nagasaki Presa telegraphs on the 20th ult

The wives of the diplomats and all the women and children who were besieged in Peking, are on their way to Tientsin, escorted by a baily of Japanese marines. From the latter port, the [Japanese] refugees will be conveyed to Japan in a transport or a crniser.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The coal strike at Cardiff which was going on when the last nail left has greatly affected the loading of coal transports for the Far East, and some of the stamers have gone round to Barry, to take in cargo. The coal owners of Cardiff have had a conferents with the Admiralty with a view, it is understood, of negotiating for the purchase of cargoes affout to replenish the depots abroad.

Germany has purchased large consignments of coal in Britiels Columbia for transports to carry to China, but in consequence of the United States Government lacing an option on all the available steamers, there will be some time and trouble before the coal can be got to the Ger mon feat.

The lat battalion of Gorman Marines (1,000- mon) loft Tientsin in a north-westerly direction 201 on the 17th, and the second battalion and one field battery on the 9th under the command of of Major-General von Höpfner.

CHINA IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

THE CRISIS.

On the 3rd ult. Lord George: Hamilton told the House:-The composition of the 3rd! Indian Brigade now under orders for Chint will be four natire infantry regimente. The expouses of this fore will be borne by the Imperial Exchequer As the Reserve of the native army was below the fixed establishment. I have authorized a temporary addition to it of 4,000 native infantry,

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& proclamation has been issued annexing the Puujauh Infantry' at ones scaled the wall and states the Kobe Chronicle. For a month or and Volunteers, although I know that Iggingle copies 28. or R1 back copies 3s. or RI

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THE CHINESE CRISTS

Powers will decks on a course of action till the Ministers at Feking report fully on the case,

An inspired commusique in the Temps says that the proposed withdrawal from Peking is a natural corollary of the Franco-Rasian pro- gramme. The Laited States und Japan assent to the withdrawal, and England is inclined to agine. It is explained at Washington that the reply of the Tited States meant a strong dis approval of the withdrawal and that acqui- oscence was only actuated by a desire to presurse unity of notion

THE PLAGUE IN SCOTLAND. The plague is increasing in Glasgow, and unu death has occurred at Goyan

THE PRICE OF COALS AND FREIGHTS.

The Liverpool shipowners, In view of the price of Coal, have decided to increase tho rutes of freight,

THE CRISIS IN CHINA.

LOCAL MOVEMENTS, The British transport Naula retornet yesterday from Wethuiwer

The German cruiser Schwalbe left for Amoy.

did not fire upon them as they did this, and the pondent guided Gouerel Gaselee and a company of the 1st Sikhs through the Water Gate of the Tartar city, and in a few minutes they were There they were received with the great inside the Legation grounds. est and most affesting delight aul enthusiasm, Mon cheered themselves honroe, women and children wept, and embraced their deliverem. The Indian troops grinned their pleasure, and generally aswered the greetings extended to them with the greatest heartiness.

The Legation has been fortified in the strongest way, thanks to an American zais- sionary maued framewell. An elaborate system of loopholed walls and deep tronches was de vised to present the enemy mining. Notwith standing this their condition was very critical, and in another day or two the relief would have been nucleas. The enemy had workin up to within & few yards of these trenches, and the defendlers could even hear their officers urging and encouraging the troops to rush in and massacre the foreigners.

Provisions had grown woefully short, and there was very little horse meat remaining The shortness of ammunition was another serious trouble,

Vessels coaling at Moji are just now subject to considerable delay owing to the lack of coolies, more, probably in consequence of the number engaged for transport purposes in Chiu, coolins per seat. advones in wages over rates precious- ly paid has been demanded and conceded, but the number of men is still quite inadequate to the demand. We are informed, the Chronicle adds, that vassels are lying in the harbour idle or working to only one-fourth of their capacity. The horse-shoe silver, about 6 tons in weight, captured by the American troops at Tientsin, and shipped from Shanghai to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank at Kobe, arrived at the Imperial Mint at Osaka on the 23rd it. The silver is reported to have been melted during the fires at Tientsin, und become mixed with splinters of bricks, tiles and sand. The silver will be purified, and formed into ordinary in gots at the Mint,

Mr. Wyndham-The number of men whe have joined the Militia since December 1st last le about 28,000. With regard to the Yaurunry numbers have joined, I cannot give figures, because the War Office only receives complete tion of sending members of these forces to China; certainly no attempt will be made to send nay there under the terms of their enlist ment for South Africa.

Mr. Bryn-Roberts asked whether they were hablo to go.

Mr. Wyndham-No.

Sir E. Ashmeal-Bartlett asked the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs whether he could inform the House who was to command the allied forces in their march upon Peking, and whether he could give any information regard ing the advance. He also asked, as a supple- mentary question, whether there was any trath

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Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, FL.S., C.M.G., Assistant Director of Kew Gardens writing of

in the statement that the advance of the allies the T. 4., refers to it as an astonishing re- on Peking had been delayed by the unprepared-pertory of everything relating to the economic

botany of the East" ness of the British contingent. It is reported that the United States Govern mente intends to establish a general hospital, as abase of mocleal opointions in China, located either on the muisland of China, or at some convenient port of Japan."

Mr. Brodrick-As I tell my hon. friend yesterday, we have no further information on the points raised in his original question. With regard to the supplementary question of which One of the greatest problems confronting he gave me private notice, we certainly have no- the United States Government in their organ-information of the advance of the allies being ization and equipment of troops for China is delayed by the dilatory preparations of the the difficulty of duding good cavalry horses in British contingent. On the contrary, our last gufficient numbers. A number of military information from General Gaselee, which I gave officers are ont in the Northern States on horse the House, was that he hoped shortly to pilvance, buying trips, but so far a sufficient returu kas and anticipated the co-operation of the allies.

not been yieldud.

PROPOSED LOAN TO CHANG CHIHTUNG.

The defenders' gans consisted of ons Austrian, one Italian, one American colt, one old Norden felt, one old gan need in 1880 which had boen found in a brazier's eliop, a lot of old Crimean gans from the Russian Legation, besides modern rifles.

The replenishing of the ammunition was dove under the Orlando's armourer, and wus nccomplished with wonderful ingenuity REMAINDER OF HONGKONG BEGI Every available scrop of suitable metal-cand lesticks, ornaments, and such valuables being The Genont Orders issued yesterday stato freely used--was employed in the making of bers of the association to support the allied Government would give the guarantee asked |

the nammunition Thuy even went to the extent

MENT TO GO NORTH.

that the remunder of the Hongkong Regiment (between 400 und 500) and the Native Field Hospitals will embark on the R. I. M. S. Dal housie, and the transport India to-morrow at Gam, at the Kowloon Wharf for Weituiwei. The disposition of the troops, as at present ar rangud, in as follows-The Healynarters and

Right Wing, with Major Kanga, LMB (who has been detailed to provved in medical charge of the Regiment) and one hospital essistant (to be detailed by the Principal Medical Offeer) will embark on the Dalhauser, while the Left Wing and the trossotigns 61st Native Field Hospital, will embark on the India. The one madrod and twenty fuck malés, now on the India will proceed with the tracpars, any followers who uny be required being drawn from those disem barked with the 5th Infantry Hyderabad Con tingent. The heavy haugage is to be sent on board both vessels by two o clock this afternoon. Camp equipment on approved scale will be drawn from the Army Ordnance Department, while land treesport will be provided by the

O.C. A. & C.

GEN GASELEE'S ACCOUNT. The Following is Gen. Gaseless offcial tele gaam repeting the capture of Peking

Peking, 15th August.

At a conference on the 12th instant, it was agreed that the Allied Forces should concen trate within 5 miles of Peking on the 14th and assault on the 15th. Accordingly a forced march of 15 miles was made from Tungchou in extreme hat. We (the British) were on the extreme lofs and attacked the S.E. of the Chi- mese city. There was practically no opposition, A portion of the 17th Esjputs and 24th Pua janb Infantry broke down a gate and rushed it The Fashiers and 1st Sikhs followed, with some cavalry and grass, I then sent cavalry and the 24th Poojarib Infantry to the Temple of Hearer," to reinforce the left flank breaking ground to the Legation, which was entered at 3 p.m. by my Staff and 70 men of the 7th Rajputs

and lat Siklus without loss

Meanvile the Field Artillery wore fighting up to firm the rentral gate of the Tartar city, but a sorta along the wall by Americans and Russians of the garrison anticipated is, and the gate fell into our hands.

A despatch from Victoria, British Columbia, Mr. Joseph Walton asked the Under-Secre- to a San Francisco Journal, says: The Chitary for Foreign Affairs whether the assistance. nese Empire Refern Associatious of the world of her Majesty's Government had been sought havo received a cipher cable message from their to enable Chang Chibtang, the Wachang leader, Kung Yu Wei, instructing them to send Viceroy to obtain a lean of 500,000 taels at once leading members of their respective requiredfor the military and other expenses of associations to Macao, where a conucil of war the Viceroyulty; and, if so, whether in view of will be held with the object of considering ways the protection storied to British eubjects by and means of raising an army among the mem- the troops of Chang Chihtung her Majesty's puwers W. A. Cumyon, forsign secretary of for. of making one-pound shot, Ingenuity did not stop the Hoform Association of Canada, states that here, however, for a gun was actually constructed the cabled instructions from Kang are secret, from two oylinders formar part of a treceti bat the fact may be disclosed that it is the idea This was not used, as the danger of of the Reform Associations, which have u mem- guinler.

break being without an extinguisher should fire

the ulterior object being to of 100.000 mon, out was realised. In addition to all this 10,000 bership of 20,000,000, to raise a fighting foret sundbars wern made, some of silk brocade and crush the Borers.

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It is impossible to ore praise the skill and bravory of Colonel Bhiba and the Japanese marines and volunteers, upon whom the main

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The Ceylon Local Government has drafted au 85 bales raw silk, 5 cases silke, I bule cane Port, or Settlement is prefaced by a DESCRIP as necurate GUIDES FOR THE Whilst the Legation was being relieved, the Ordinance prohibiting the exportation to China sample, 1 case bird feathers. For Lyons-499 TION, carefully revised each yeur, most of which TOURIST, giving every detail in connection with 24th Punjabs and the 1st Sikhs, after a little of arais, military stores, and other goods. The beles raw silk For Marseilles:-100 balos will nervS

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in these Descriptions, con street fighting, captured the Temple of Heaven: principal clanse is the Governor, with the al waste silk, 176 balss raw silk. Later on the 4th Pujarbs, with four gues of view of the Executive Council, may from time

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Kisochan Shanghai Soschow Imperial city, but withdrew later, presumably way extend to twelve months.” us the result of overtures from the Chinese

Chinking After what has happened, and in face of recent Imperial decrees, it is impossible to imagine On the 29th ult. the German gunbost Lucke arrived at Singapore from Kiel viu Colombo, the Foreign Ministers listening to such ap

bound for China. The Luche is of 100 tons, pests. If a strong lesson is not taught her,

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was expected to stop at Singapore for several Bays. of her perfidy, and it will be represented that the foreigners are too weak to do anything.

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ON THE WAY.

The British transporta Uganda and Duke Portland were expected to arrive at Singapore from Calcutta with troops for China, the former about the 3rd September and the latter two at days after. Both were expected to coal Singapore.

China is now trying to shelter herself here under the plan that the foreigners are only fighting Bexers, as a matter of fact, all the serious fighting on the Chinese side has been done by regular troops, led by high officials. The reports of these leaders, minimising their

On the 27th ult, the German transport defeats bars been printed in the Peking Casette, together with intously anti-foreigu Batavia arrived at Singapore on the way up decries. Among other things the Ministers north, with the staff of the 1st Infanter Brigade, one section horse artillery, and 4 The Chinese frequently endeavoured to in-hospital corps, numbering 109 officers, 48 actions during the siege are aitiolsed. due the foreigners to capitulats under promise N. U. Os., and 2,158 men in all. of safe escort. Fortunately they were an successful, as massacre would undoubtedly have followed the living of the Legations. Heavier attacks than usual always followed these, over. res. In order to support the statement that the Chinese Government was protecting the Legation and feeding its inmates tiro or three paltry prouts of melons were sent to the Ministers.

Following the hoisting of the white flug with promise of protection, there always came heavy firing.

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