August 18, 1900.]
have come through safely at different times from Peking viâ Tsinanfu by couriers, attempts will be made to forward on messages for Peking by same route at ordinary rate plus three dollars (83.00) for courier service. Messages, however, will be subject to delay and are only accepted
at sender's risk.”
THE RIOTING NEAR SWATOW. Consul-General Wildman is in receipt of a cable from the Rev. A. F. Groesbeck of the Ameri- can Baptist Mission, Swatow, dated 10th inst., which says:
Three more chapels demolished. Much looting, house, chapel. Preacher's life attempted. Officials taking no action."
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PEKING MESSAGES OF THE 21st ULT. We published on the 10th inst. the text of a message from Minister Conger at Peking on the 21st ult. to the L. S. Consul at Tientsin.
The
following is the text of a message sent off on the same day by Sir Claud Macdonald:From June 20th to July 16th repeated attacks by Chinese troops on all sides, both riffe fire and artillery, including two 3-inch Krupp guns. Since 16th July armistice, but cordon strictly drawn, both sides strengthening positions. We hold at present following line:-200 yards wall Tartar City, South of merican Legation. Rus- sian and British Legations, half of Park opposite East of latter, also French and German Loga tions. All outside this line burnt, and ruins held by (hinese, whose barricades are close to ours. All women and children in British Legation. Food sufficient for fortnight at most. Ammu. nition runing short. Casualties to date:-62 -killed, including Strouts (Captain of Marines), David Oliphant, Warren, and double that num- ber wounded in hospital, including Halliday (Captain of Marines). Rest of Legation all well Important that relief force when near should advance rapidly to prevent attack on Legations by retreating Chinese forces. terday we refused a renewed demand to leave Yes- Peking and proceed to Tientsin.”
Other messages from various Minister were brought to Tientsin on the 27th ult. by the same messenger who conveyed the above. correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News sum- marises them thus:-
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The gist of the other messages was that the missionaries were uninjured, but the missions destroyed. The Customs staff and families were uninjured. The Chinese approached the British Minister under a flag of truce, and pro- posed a cessation of hostilities. The Ministers agreed, provided the Chinese made no advance. Treachery is feared. On the 3rd July, Captain Myers, American Marines, made a wonderful sortie, capturing guns and standards. He was wounded slightly. The Chinese were also bad- ly defeated when they attempted a night at- tack. Foreigners hold Legation Street from the French to the American Legation and the British on the North. All are working at bar- ricades, trenches, and fighting, and are nearly worn out. The Chinese seem to be short of ammunition. Our Marines have fought like tigers against fearful odds. cowardice prevented their hordes of savages Only Chinese massacring our nationals.
GENERAL ITEMS..
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
the heavy Artillery with the China Force will The contingent of bullocks from India for comprise 1,300 animals. India also sends horses for the balloon section. hundred Artillery horses and five hundred cobs A reserve of one has been applied for to replace casualties in the Cavalry Brigade.
For the transport of 1,056 heavy draught bullocks from Calcutta to China four additional of the animals (unlike horses and mules) steamers will have to be employed in consequence requiring lying-down space.
A late telegram from Simla states that the War Office has been asked to send out an
additional nine-hundred tons of fodder monthly
for the China Force.
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PRESENTATION AT THE
"SOLDIERS CLUB."
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thoughtfulness as occurred at the Soldiers' Club So much having been said of late about the Absent Minded Beggar," such an instance of
not be allowed to pass unrecorded. On on the evening of Friday, the 3rd inst., should
A.O.C., presented himself, among others, for some details being told off some few days since for the North China Field Force, Pte. Connor,
unfortunately for him was found to be suffering medical examination prior to embarking, and
had a sedentary post, (clerk in the Ordnance from valvular heart-disease. The man having
preparing to make arrangements for the tran- The Canadian Pacific Railway Company are
Dept.) and not in the habit of taking violent sport of Canadians from Quebec to Hongkong.
exercise presumably considered himself in the best of health, and felt highly elated at the pro- Nagasaki on the 10th inst. from San Francisco.ings may be better imagined than described; how The US. transport Sumner arrived at spect of seeing some active service, and his feel. with troops and details from Northhina. fellow-members of the Soldiers' Club and com- Brigadier-General Barry is on board, and on
ever, it is highly creditable that some of his
Adjutant-General of the U.S. forces in China. his arrival at Taku will assume the duties of rudes showed their sympathy in a very solid man- ner. A subscription was started at 11 p.m. on Polo, are on their way out to the Far East.
The Italian men-of-war, Napolic and Marco Thursday the 2nd, and the next evening the sub-
scribers had the pleasure of meeting together. In addition to the German fleet now up North
on the cool and brilliantly illuminated verandah Bremerhaven. The German cruisers Nymphe chain, and a pocket book containing $36. a torpedo boat flotilla is on its way out from of the Club, and presenting their respected de- and Niobe have left Kiel, and are expected to
parting comrade with a handsome watch and arrive here early next month. Besides these,
The presentation, at the request of the members, from Australia, and the cruiser Geier from the referred to the departing member in highly the German cruiser Seeadler is going up North
was made by the manager, Mr. Terrill, who
The German hospital-ship Gera. from Wils West American station is also going to China. eulogistic terms, wishing him a pleasant helmshaven. is expected soon,
passage home, and a happy restoration to health that would be probably consequent on the ен route for Aachen. Halle, H. H. Meier, Strassburg, sponded in very feeling terms, after which his the North, as also are the German transport- change of climate. The recipient then re-
Dresden, and Rhein, all from Bremerhaven.
The German man-of-war Fürst Bismarck, has, it is reported. been specially fitted up to take in liquid fuel instead of coal.
Orders have arrived at Odessa that the 13th Division quartered in the Odessa Military District is to be prepared to embark for the Far East, and three cruisers attached to the Russian Volunteer Fleet are being fitted up to
receive the men.
A report was current on the other side of the Pacific, when the last mail left, that the Toyo Kisen Kaisha's steamer America Maru is to be passed over to the United States for use as an army transport,
It has been decided to send on the U.S. tran- sport Grant, for service in China, an additional battalion of Marines under the command of Major Biddle.
THE SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' CHINA RELIEF FUND.
The total amount subscribed to this fund, in columns, is $415.00. This sum has been placed answer to the appeal of Mrs. Scott in our in the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, in the name of the above fund, and we shall be very pleased to hand it over to a local public com- mittee when one is formed. as no doubt one will be formed shortly. In the meantime, pending the formation of that Committee, we shall be scriptions, which will be placed to the credit of pleased to receive and acknowledge any sub- the above account at the Bank. No further information being forthcoming concerning the The Government of India have placed on re-
existence of an old China War Relief Fund, cord an expression of their warm acknowledge-closed. Therefore, as no balance may be ex- we assume that such a fund was long since ments of the generous action of the Atlantic pected to be derived from that source. the Transport Company, and the American ladies in appointment of a Public Committee for the sending the Maine to China for the use of Indian troops.
now Fund might be proceeded with without delay.
General Gaselee has reported that three hospital ships will be required at his base. They will be the Maine, the Carthage and the vessel to be presented by the Maharajah Scindia.
In regard to the three regiments, the raising of which has been sanctioned by the Secretary of State to replace the battalions on service out- side India, two are likely to be raised from Sikhs below the height required for existing
regiments.
The 34th Pioneers have been ordered to China to take the place of the 14th Sikhs, detained on account of cholera.
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The Portuguese in Shanghai appear to be between--well their Consul and the Municip. vices as Volunteers, but the Council's reply was al Council. The Portuguese offered their ser-
terms. Then their Consul was requested by so preposterous that they could not accept the his Government to arm two hundred of them. scheme also was knocked on the head, and the We don't know how it happened, but that
tions or implements of war landed or stored by Consul now threatens to "confiscate all muni-
the state of affairs is most andignified-The
of his nationals.” any
All we can say is that
The party under Captain Davies now making their way from Yunnan to Shanghai will, on arrival at the latter port, be attached to General Graselee's force, Captain Davies being appointed Special Service officer, Captain Ryder to survey work and Major Manifold for medical duty. Union.
health was drunk with musical honours. After the formal proceedings, the members and friends settled themselves down for a convivial evening. At 11.15 p.m. the programme having come to an end, the members terminated what was con- sidered to be one of the best functions ever held in the Soldiers' Club.. Those principally respon- sible for the arrangements were:
Pte. Woods A.0.C. and Pte. Palmer A.S.C. Such pro- ceedings as these must be highly gratifying to those responsible for the inception of the Club.~~ Contributed.
MACAO.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
PREPARATIONS TO RECEIVE THE NEW GOVERNOR.
Macao, 10th August, for the arrival of the cruiser Adamastor, which Many people here yesterday were watching was due to arrive in the harbour any moment, but their curiosity had not yet been gratified when these lines were posted. Grand prepara arches, flags, etc., being put up for the re- tione are also being made on the Praya Grande ception of His Excellency Senhor Horta e Costa. He is not however, coming here direct- ly, but is going to call in your port first, where the Guzengo is due to arrive on Saturday and where he will stay for one or two days, and there the cruiser Adamastor will receive him leaving His Excellency will follow with the and bring him to Macao. The Gazengo after troops to Macao. There is a rumour that Senhor Hosta e Costa's stay in Hongkong is for the pur pose of having a conference with your Governor. The arrival of Senhor Horta a Costa is most welcome to the inhabitants of this Colony, who know how much interest His Excellency takes in all that concerns the welfare of Macao. All the improvements we see were made by him, while his successor Senhor Galhardo did nothing of the kind, but left all in great neglect for three long years. No doubt Senhor Horta e Costs will now see that many ideas he had be fore his last departure from this Colony are put now into execution. It is sincerely hoped. that during his term of office, here, and that his ad- His Excellency will have a good time of it
ministration will be as lucky as ever, not only habitants of the Colony. for his own satisfaction, but also for the in-
At 8.30 on the night of the 11th there died that colony. Mr. Milisch leaves one daughter. at Macao Mr. C. Milisch, a very old resident in The cause of his death was apoplexy.
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