The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-01

That Great Britain has assumed 81
extremely shresfs7fng attitude toward
China is asserted with grea. enphasis and
directness By the correspondents In Peking
ard T3ertsin. The apparent neglect Of
the former power 20 demand rsparstion
for the Chung King affair has revsr ceased
to BE matter Of surprise. bat. IL reports
now current are well grounded Is
Is evident that the wrath Of the
English government IL not slumbsEing
for a moment. II was on August that
body Of fifty or more armed
Chinese soldiers boarded the British mai
steamer Chung King. While that vessel
Was lying 81 her wharf near Tientssn, and
committed q series Of outrages upon
several passengers upon their way to
Shanghai. These passengers were mostly
japanese officials Of considerable rank
Among them we're the eonsal a. TienfsIn
and his family. and . number OF attaches
Of the legation ~ Psking, all Of whom
were returning home In consequences OF
the declaration Of war. Men and women
were alike hustled from their rooms.
bound, forced on shore. and ~ O'Clock in
the morning dragged 20 al extemporarixsd
guard house, in which they we're confined
until daylight, when they were brutality
driven back 30 the steamer, after having
been robbed Of valuable articles Of prop
erty. As a browning display of insoience
the rufisns fred a volley of musketry over
The ships side. The circumstances that the
sufferers from these acts Of violence we're
japanese did not especially concern the
English authorities. Their business
was to exsc. atonement for the In
suit 20 their Gag, and until within week
IL has not been publicly known that any
STEPS toward proper redress had been
taken. Now. however, we hear OF forrnid-
able preparations for tie enforcement OF
satisfaction. IL was said that Admiral
Fremant.e has summoned the entire
British feet to meet at Shanghai TO await
the arrival Of q strong military force from
India, the landing of which at Chusan is
TO be effected without delay. The degra-
dalton and dismissal Of the chief magis-
trste holding Office at Tientsin and an
svowal OF regret, accompanied by salute
20 the British dag from the guns of the
Takn forts, are demanded. If these con-
ditions are not promptly fulfilled the
troops and warships will commence re-
prlsals. Startling as this intelligence
sounds il is repeated from various quar-
ters and on alleged official authority.
The latest addition lie that England has
already strained the point Of forbearance,
in consequences Of the agitated condition
OF Chinese affairs, but a warning was
given at the beginning of November that
further extension of time could not be
permitted, and that nothing but imme-
date aud decisive action on Chlna's part
could avert heavy retribution-
Extraordinary stories have been pub
lished. &c the effect that Maj. Won Hanne-
kin was recently summoned to Peking by
dlrect order OF the emperor, whose purpose
was 10 learn from him the exact truth of
the present situation. So remarkable q
deviation from precedent would naturally
excite CONSERVATION among court officials,
If there were any likelihood of its occur
renee. but the tact appears to be that the
foreign advisers attendance was required
by the Tsung-li- Y amen only, and that bis
business at the capitol concerned only
mem ers of that body.
kilograms from Shanghai announce that
the emperor has yielded to q demand from
the Russian and French ministers that
they be hereafter admitted In audience to
the interior state hall of the palace. from
which agents OF the foreign powers have
hitherto been excluded The apartment
allotted TO messengers from tributary
states has hitherto been considered suit
able for diplomatic representatives.
Two of the French gentlemen who were
seized by bandits in Tonauin some months
ago were released October rs. Their
names are Chesnay and Logiou. Nine.