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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1989.

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THE Dragon sat on the Dragon Throne in the Forbidden City of Peking: Her Imperial Majesty Tsu Hsi,

of the Empress

Manchu Dynasty, omnipotent despot, misruling and betraying the trust of four hundred millions of Chinese.

Dowager

1894-5-Western-

Five

before-in years armed, Western-trained, Western-mad Japan and overwhelmed China more swiftly and effectually than she has done in the past fow months;-the_ vast body of China lay prostrate; and the vultures

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the Japanese; oppressed by intolerable taxes for which they received only inefficient tyranny in return, found the inrush of the keidzus-iterally devils of the seas, usually translated foreign devils--more than even their patience could endure.

The age-old Chinese tradition of brigandage suddenly appeared

as a patriotic duty, a patriotic privilege.. A new secret society sprang up in that land of secret societies; an organisation that that of charms whispered THE threat to Tientsin has enabled them to face bullets unharmed; groups that spoke provoked a new uproar of

of driving the foreign devils recrimination and the query:

from China by their invulnerable How far does Japun intend to

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THEY called themselves

selves I Ho Tuan-the

be put: How far will Britain allow herself to be Fists of Righteous Harmony: pushed? At the moment how-translated idiomatically enough

CO., LTD.ever, Japan thinks she can safely into The Boxers.

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her humiliations and

From a motive totally tantrums on the small groups of foreigners in China because she different, and far from patriotic, has such a large gate through Tsu Hsi set her wrinkled face From against the foreigner. which to withdraw.

West

not came

only the Japan evidently feels confident

financiers hunting concessions, that she is creating a good bargaining weapon in inflaming draining China of the wealth her critics over a matter which that should (of course) flow to

the Imperial treasury. is in her province to convert-into

came

com-

the happiest circumstances again. From the West, too, Perhaps the weapon may break new ideas: ideas of free women irreparably in her hand if it is who did not value feet clumsily used; while the- nice pressed by bandages until the fencings of diplomacy continue toes rotted away; ideas of free and negotiations over Tientsin men who could not be beheaded have not yet ceased-there is at the whim or word of a tyrant; little danger of this; but once ideas of responsible govern. wrested from the arbitrators ment which would not send certain and wielded by the rude and unarmed divisions to intolerant military hand, there death against modern weapons. is a strong danger of the Con- The advent of the foreigner, cession incident becoming. the however justly it might rouse starting point for hostilities be-Chinese national pride, would, tween Japan and Britain. War in despite of its commercialism, is recognised as but the forceful benefit the Chinese coolie; but continuation of diplomacy and it it would spell finis to the Chinese behoves Britain carefully to ruling caste.

TERRORISM

The

Boxer

Revolt

*

STORY

Shansi (whither Yu Hsien was transferred), Manchuria( then a Chinese province). The Lega- tions were in a state of siege, with hundreds of Boxers "pro- tected" by their magic spells from bullets (which seemed not to. prevent a fow being killed) and thousands of crudely armed soldiers raging round the gates.

At the touch of heathenry, Christendom united; at the touch of the Orient, the West solidified. Russia and England, who had in- trigued against one another for every Chinese plum, made com- mon cause; French and German stood shoulder to shoulder, shar- ing a rifle.

The British Legation, the

By GUY RAMSEY

the past; and the Manchu, largest building, was made the though decadent, still had the focal point where all nations as- power to maintain order-if it sembled. Sir Claude MacDonald, hnd wanted to.

the British Ambassador, was un- One June 17 Peking

was oflkial head of the defence. likely to be cut off. The few European troops available scized the Taku forts to hold open the rond to Tientsin.

From Tientsin, Sir Edward Seymour, Admiral Commanding the China-Station, assembled n force of marines and bluejackets At this action the Dragon and set out to relieve the capi- moved; instead of passively tal. His chief of staff was a allowing, the Boxers to loot, to slight, tight-lipped man named the few John Jellicoe, for whom destiny murder, to defle

store a greater task.

Christian sanctuaries in China, had in

she issued the order: "Kill all Jellicoe was badly wounded, but recovered to command the Grand Fleet when a greater war was to

foreign devils."

Missionaries, Catholic

and

Protestant, were slain; Chinese be fought.

examine what lies behind Japan's So, by one of those ironies with dozens of such groups in

the Tientsin

stubbornness on

in which history

to seems

dispute.

The obvious fact that all specialise, the patriotic Chinese foreigners are

unwelcome in nationalists were almost auto- China has long emerged, but it matically forced into alliance scems not unlikely that Tokyo with their own greatest enemy, has realised the impossibility of the Empress. conquering all China and is now

In the Inst year of the old seeking to cut her losses and to conserve her energies for the century the Province of. Shan- resumption of hostilities at a tung was ruled by Yu Hsien, a future date by annexing the Chinese of the old official stamp, Haw in entire littoral provinces with who, adroitly enough, their important free ports.the Boxers a weapon to fight With the foreign Interest the foreigner and maintain the eradicated and with an imposing decadent Manchu Throne. from navy to command the China

Sons, Japan could do nicely out which he drew his own great- of her invasion by controlling allness. And, virtually under his water borne trade in China and protection, the Boxers began to] between China and the world. attack, assault and kill Christian Tiis accomplished, Europo missionaries irrespective of sect. and Amerien would have to

On the last day of the inst accept the inevitable, and re- commenco their hitherto profit year of the last century an able trade with China with English missionary was mur- smaller profits and under Japan-dered, and conditions, became Cao auspices. With this domin-

aneo, Japan could Inter proceed 50 grave that by the June of against the interior. If that is 1900 the Powers planned to Japan's intention then Tientsin reinforce the Legations at Is but the thin end of the wedge Peking.

and as such must be treated as

prudently, but none the less

firmly, as possible by the com

Amorica and France."

WITHOUT question tho

Boxer uprising could

bined authority of Britain, have been, and should have

een, put down

by the local

converts were killed-a hide- ous repetition of the

"inci-

THE little relief force

with struggled, minimum of water, along a road

a

dent" when, in patrolled by Boxers and the Chi- 18 07

nese army. They were halted th.c Chinese also un- by overwhelming forces: thou- der Yu Hsien) sands opposing scores. But they 33 did not break. They retreated murdered

mis- towards Tientsin, and, threaten- and ed with annihilation, stormed a forfeited Kiao Chinese arsenal at Halku-fac- chow as a pen- ing at once the Chinese garrison alty.

within and the Chinese troops. without. And they took it, hold-

German sionaries

Yu Hsion,

transfering out there for nearly two red from Shan- months.

er,

man-

Lung to Shansi, Within the Legations food was. added his quota short and ammunition was short- of murder; he Shortest of all was opened the Ya power. The records of the slege men to "pro refer to individual exploits, to

all tect"

the the sending of a "force" of ten missionaries in rifle to defend a key point. But the province; welcomed them

.. then lock.......

the odds were overwhelming.

The Chinese mob-official ed the gates and forces and Boxers combined- turned his howled-round the sandbagged. troops loose on walls. them.

As a climax, the German Representa. Minister was assassinated; tion after repre- Baron von Ketteler was shot sentation was down in cold blood, bis secretary made to the beside him.

Dowager. Again Within the Imperial Palace, and again she another-a domestic-war was was implored to raging. The Emperor, Kwang check the activi Hsu, wanted to treat with the ties of the Fists Europeans; but the Dragon over- of Righteous

rode him. His favourite con- Harmony: her sort, Chen Fei, went down on answer To her knees, her bound feet stuck out behind her, and implored the

destroy

Boxers

the would

of one's own

be like cutting Empress Dowager to allow the Emperor to follow the sane. wings." Instead, policy. Instead, the terrible old she turned her woman ordered the eunuchs to own official fling her down a well. authorities. They had dealt soldiery out on their side.

The mob outside the Legations All China was aflame: Chihli, swelled until it seemed that the

inexhaustible

of man-power China was pouring its mass and might into the besleging force; but Sir Claude MacDonald-by the grace of God a soldier train- ed with 18. officers and 389- soldiers, plus the untrained but valiant, help of the women, still held out.

GRIN AND BEAR IT

By Lichty

“You start backing it out, dearl. I'll wait for you in front!

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There would not have been even 389 troops present had it not been for the heroism of a man named Watt who, before the siege began in earnest, vo- lunteered to go for help. With. two Cossacks Britain and Russia, democracy and des ̈ ̈ ̈ spotism at one-he rode 80 miles and brought back a handful of troops from the Tientsin volun- teer corps within five days.-

Seymour, beleaguered in the Chinese-arsenal--and using the Chiriese weapons against the Chinieso-still hold out. The Taku forts still kept open · 'a tenuous way to Tientsin and the. outside world. But--

THE cable was cut; 07 of the -

defenders wero dead; (2207: were wounded; and though the rifles. grew so hot with constant Aring that they bilstered, the hands of; the men that held them; though the ladies of the corps diplomatique stripped their petiitconfa to bondage each new. wound; though the havoc wrought, by the brilliantly organised fire of the **PLEASE Turn To Page 5, va