The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-21
THE ALLIES NEED
RE|NFORCEM
Urgent Request From Pekin
to Taku Saturday:
400 ITALIAN MARINES GO
Rioting at Canton. The Americans
Ask For a Warship.
DISTRUST OF GEsMANY AND RUSSIA
Japan Fears Their Ambition, But Believes That
With the Aid of Great Britain and the
United States She Can Avert
all Nan0ep
(By the Associated Press.)

London, August 21.-(Tuesday, 1856 a.
M lowing probably to the Pekin wire
being cut little news of conditions in
the Chinese capital has come through
this morning. What has reached Lon
don indicates that the allies are in need
of reinforcements.
The commander Of the Italian second
class cruiser Fieramosca telegraphs from
Taku, according to the Rome correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail that very urgent
requests were coming from Pekin on
Saturday for the immediate dispatch of
further troops and that, in answer to
this, 400 Italian marines were sent Off
post haste.
The Japanese Minister in London, is
said to have received telegram last
evening announcing that subsequent to
the entry into Pekin a Japanese detach-
ment went to the Imperial palace to af-
ford whatever protection was necessary.
The enemy were in strength and fight
ing was still proceeding when the mes
sage was sent to Toxic. The main body
of the Japanese was then at An Ting
Men Gate, the Tartar city, with head
quarters at the Japanese Legation. Re-
ports of the presence OF the EmrGA,s
Dowager are still contradictory, but Gen
eral Yung Lu, on the authority of the
Shanghai correspondent of the Standard
is definitely announced to be q prisoner
by the orders of the Empress in the I'm
perial palace. This, perhaps, says the
correspondent, "is a good thing, as deten-
tion in the capital will enable him to ne
gotiate with the allies commander, which
he would do, as Prince Tuan's enemy"
The Chinese Minister in London, on
being asked as to the whereabouts Of
the Emprror and Empress Dowager, re-
Piled:
They have gone westward to the old
capital Hsien Flu, and l think they are
quite safe there"
Serious trouble is now threatened in
the neighborhood of Canton. The Amer
leans al Swatow, according to the Daily
Chronicle S Shanghai correspondent have
applied for warship in consequence of
serious rioting; and the Hong Kong cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says that
warship is on the way there now.
Queen Victoria has sent the following
message to the commandant of marines
at Pekin:
Il thank God that you and those under
your command have been rescued from
your perilous position With my people
| have waited with the deepest anxiety
for good news of your safety and the
happy termination of your heroic and
prolonged defence. l grieye for the loss
es and sufferings experienced by the be-
Seged."
Japanese warshp has left Yoko-
hama for Shanghai, according to the
Daily Mail to land troops and to protect
Japanese subjects. The Daily Mail also
announces that Germany will land a de-
tachment at Shanghai. Further Yoko-
hama advices to the same paper declare
that Germany and Russia are objects Of
distrust to the Japanese press which
urges that Japan, having borne the chief
burden of operations must see to it that
the future of China is not determined
merely by the pleasure of the Western
powers. cit is felt" says the CORES
pondent, '"that determined action on the
part of Great Britain, the United States
and Japan will avert any danger arising
from the ambition of Continental Eu-
rope.
The emi-offical Japanese organs say
that, if occasion arises, Japan can send
$4,000 troops on short notice and that if
the powers are inclined to play a selfish
game, special measures will be ncces-
Sary.