The age-herald., 1900-06-28
There Was Considerable Rivalry
 Between Different Nations.
AT THE TAKING OF TEEN TsIN
American and British Were First Tuter- sing Neck-and-Neck-S Saturdays Fighting Began at Daybreak.
 Heavy Guns Being Used

London June 2S-3:20 a. m.)-The con- posite brigade of 2,300 men who raised the investment of Tien Tsin and pushed on to help Admiral Seymour has probably saved him. but the news has not yet reached Che Foo the nearest wire point. The last steamer arriving at Che Foo from Taku brought this message dated Tien Tsin, Monday, June 25:
 ''The Russian general in command of the relief force had decided in view of Satur- days heavy fighting and marching that one days rest for the troops was essential and that the advance should not be re- stunned until today.
 Meanwhile came Assistant Secretary Moushe's heliograph that his position was desperate and that he could only hold out two days He also reported at dawn today Monday)."
 Saturdays fighting began at daybreak. The allied forces opened with several of the Terrible's Al naval guns, six field guns and numerous machine guns, the firing being at long range. They continued to advance steadily, the Chinese artillery re- plying The guns of the allies were more skilfully handled and put the guns of the Chinese out of action one by one, the Chin csc retreating about noon.
 There was keen rivalry among the rep resentatives of the various nations as to which would enter Tien Tsin first and the Americans and British went in neck and neck. The Russians stormed the arsenal, thereby sustaining the largest losses.
 Japanese Leave Taku
 Several thousand Japanese have left Takn Tcip olt nnn Japanese have landed. The international troops now aggregate nearly 2O,O0O and Ja- pan is prepared to send 2O,O0O more. With British, American and other troops ordered to go, probably 60,O0O men will be available in month.
 The Ting Shang fefugees and the for eign engineers at Che Foo estimate the Chinese troops now in the field as 25OOO drilled troops, at Shanghai Wan, 15,OOO driven off from Tien Tsin and 10000 at Pekin.
 The dispatch received by the foreign of- flee stating that the foreign legations were required to leave Pekn within a specified time Is interpreted in some unofficial uuar- ters as tantamount to giving the ministers their passports and to a declaration of war, but as China does nothing like other countries, the official opinion is that there ~' Aio'AiiiS 'o uo pul tO dWdlt the course Of events and to see what the ministers them- SelFeS say when they are rescued
 All the students at the foreign hospitals al canton are leaving Women mission aries are returning from the West River ports There was a slight disturbance at Wo Chou Tuesday while the women were embarking. The crowd shouted Kill the foreign devils"
 According to advices from Shanghai. the Chinese officials by directions of northern Viceroy are asking the consus to agree to conditions enduring" as the Chinese say 'the neutrality of Shanghai and other coast cities"
 Do Not Want Warships
 They are also asking that foreign war ships shall not sail or anchor near the forts nor go to ports where there are no Warshfps now, that their crews shall not go ashore, and that the protection of for eigners be left to the Chinese authorities. These conditions are considered at Shang- hai to be virtually an ultimatum from Viceroys in Kung Yin and Chang Chi Tung. The consuls desire a sufficient naval and military force to back up their refusal to comply with these demands. The total naval force there now consists of 969 men with 32 guns. The Chinese have 6OOO men with guns in the forts, and 10000 men outside Shanghai, with modern rifles and machine guns
 pan is making suggests provision against of the present disturbances in China. She has armed nineteen additional transports, and now has 35 in all.