The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-08-15
LII HUNG CHANG SPEAKS.
The Chinese Must Fight If the For
eign Troops Advance on Peking.

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LONDON, Aug. 8, 4:35 a. Mn
case the troops advance the Chinese
must fight. The suggestion that
the allies will be allowed to enter
Peking in order to escort the Min.
listers to Tientsin is absolutely i'm
possible"
This is the dictum OF Ii Hung
Chang. 1t was transmitted last
evening to w. p. Morgan, member
OF Parliament for Merthyr Tydvil,
by his agent at Shanghai. The
agent had carried to Earl Ii o mes
sage from Mr.. Morgan urging that
the allied troops be allowed to enter
the capital, and stating that GET
tlemont could be made at Tientsin
whereby war OF the world against
China could be averted; but even
the optimistic Ii failed to hold out
the slightest hope OF it's feasibility,
although he reiterated to Mr. Nor.
gan's agent his declaration that the
Ministers had left Peking, fixing
the date of their departure as Au-
gust 2. The agent makes this COM
ment The Consuls are without
confirmation.
These messages have been sent to
Lord Salisbury, occompauie d by a
statement by Mr.. Morgan, urging
that the allies should take no step
to endaDger the lives of the Minis.
tiers.
A message from the Belgian minis
ter, dated Peking August l, seems
effectually to dispose of the rumors
that the Ministers have either left
or are intending to leave Peking.
The Chinese minister in London,
Sir Chib Chin Id Feng Luh, says he
has received telegram from China
announcing that a long imperial
edict was issued on August 2, auth
orizing the immediate and safe con.
veyance of all Europeans in Peking
to Tientsin.
Several dispatches are printed
giving hearsay accounts Of Sundays
battle. The Daily Mails CORES
pendent at Chefu, telegraphipg
Monday, says:
The fighting lasted Z hours and
the allies, when my report left, were
pursuing the Chinese; but owing to
the foods progress was difficult,
Thus the Chinese will have to re.
form and to recover from the effects
OF battle. Only a small garrison,
with IA guns, remains at Tientsin,
where some anxiety is felt because
of a report that $1,000 Chinese are
said to be moving two days march
to the southeast.
All the correspondents agree in
praising the bravery and organiza-
tion OF the Japanese, but none Of
them brings the story much beyond
Gen, Chaffee's report.
Lii Ping Heng, according to the
Shanghai correspondent OF the
Standard, has been appointed gen
eralissImo OF the Chinese forces and
has left Peking to command the
troops outside the city.
A Shanghai special says that Of
fetal advices from Toxic announce
that armed collisions have occurred
between parties Of Russians and
Japanese outside Taku. This, how
ever, as it comes by way OF Shang-
hal, must await confirmation before
being credited.
The Shanghai correspondent of
the Daily Mail, confirming the mas
sacre OF missionaries at Chuchowfu
says that two American women we're
among the victims.
The Sebastopol correspondent OF
the Daily Graphic asserts that the
Russian government will send 1885,.
600 additional troops from Odessa
to the Far East before the end Of
the years.
Berlin dispatches say it is rumor-
ed there that an agreement has been
reached between Emperor Nicholas
and Emperor William whereby Ger.
| man troops will be permitted &c