Evening journal., 1900-07-10
MORE HOPEFUL OUTLOOK
FOR THOSE FOREIGNERS
WHO ARE NOW IN PEKIN
They Now Are Reported Probably Safe Forces Of the Great
Powers Increasing-Colone Lscums Ninth Regi-
ment Has Arrived at Take

lies Immediately attacked and drovethe
Chinese from their works but lost 80
Killed and wounded in so doing. The
non-combatants are leaving Tien Tsin
and the opinion of a minority favors
the military leaving also. Stories Of
colossal Chinese armies gathering con-
tinue to worry not only the rank and
file, but the commanders, who admit
the uncertainty of reconnaisances and
the complete absence of an effective
intelligence department. Chinese in
formation is received with extreme dis
trust.
1t is obvious that. though there are
many thousands OF Chinese camped
behind the guns, nothing can be done
at present except to wait the arrival
Of reinforcements. The rainy season
has set in, and this makes going into
the interior most difficult. The coun-
try between Pekin and Tien Tsin in
other years has been frequently flood
ed. River transportation Is almost i'm
possible, and the railway is practically
non-eXistent and must be entirely re-
built.
Military opinion is unanimous that
il the legations did not need relief it
would be foolish to attempt to advance
before September.
The Daily Nails Shanghai corre-
spondent, under date Of July 8, says:
1T is certain that If the powers
make any movement elsewhere north
of Tallu they must be prepared to meet
opposition. A Chinese official in high
favor with Viceroy Liu Kun vi, in the
course Of an interview, says the south
ern viceroys are only bound to neu-
trality as long as they are not inter-
fered with. They have more war ma
terials than they can use, and the mil
itary forces all over the provinces are
increasing. The Yang Use Kiang is
mined with torpedoes, and the garrison
at the Shanghai arsenal has just been
reinforced by two newly recruited regi-
ments."
Baron Hayashi, being asked by a
representative OF The Daily Chronicles:
do you understand that Japan has
now been allowed a free hand to settle
the trouble?" replied:
Il do not understand so, but I know
that Japan is quite willing to do all in
her power to bring the rising to an
end, along with the other powers.
Japan is ready to put $4,000 men into
the field"
If any sort of trouble existed in
Pekin the settlement of the trouble
would not present serious difficulties,
but If anarchy prevailed the situation
would be serious indeed.
George Wyndham, parliamentary
under secretary of state for war, said
in the house of commons yesterday
that since 1895 English firms had sold
the Chinese government Il guns of po-
sition, 123 field guns and 297 machine
guns, with ammunition for each class.
He also said that a German firm in
1899 sold China AGO, 900 Mauser rifles.
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford, speaking at Malta. at the Naval
and Military society last evening, said
the trouble in China would be far
reaching and disastrous in its conse-
quences to British trade there. IL
would be a military, not a maritime
war, and the powers that could place
on the spot the greatest number Of
troops would eventually have substan-
tial advantages. The powers not con-
senting to the open door," particular
ly Russia, he declared, would eventu-
ally gain supremacy. He said it was