The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-21
TROOPS NEEDED.
Urgent Demand for Reinforeenents is
From Pekin.


London, August q, B As a. m.-Owing
probably 20 the Pezin wire being cut,
little news Of the conditions in the Chi
ese capital has come through this morn.
ing. What has reached London indicates
that the allies are in need Of reinforce
ments The commander OF the Italian
seeond class cruiser FleraInosca teIe-
graphs from Taku, according to the re-
port OF the Daily Mail, that very urgent
requests We're coming from Pekln no
Saturday for the immediate despatch of
further troops, and that, in answer to
these four hundred italian marines were
sent of post haste. The japanese minis
ter IN London, Kato Takaaki, Is said to
have received a telegram last evening an
nouncing that subsequent to the entry
into Pekin a japanese detachment went
to the imperial palace to afford whatever
protection was necessary. The enemy
were in strength and fighting was still
proceeding when the message was san
to Toxic.
The main body of the Japanese was
then at An Ting Men gate, the Tartar
city. with headquarters at the Japanese
legations.
Reports of the presence of the Empress
Dowager are still contradictory, but Gen
eral Ii Yang Lu on the authority OF the
Shanghai correspondent of the Standard,
is definitely announced to be a prisoner
by the orders OF the Empress in the i'm
perial palace. This, perhaps, y says the
correspondent, lis good thing as deten-
tion in the capital VIII enable him to ne
gotiate with the allies commander,
which he would do as Prince Tuan' Is
enemy"
The Chinese minister in London, Sir
Chih Chen Lofeng Luh on being asked as
to the wherea BOUTS Of the Emperor and
Em press Dowager replied:
"They have gone westward to the old
capital, Hsian Hu, and I think they are
quite safe there.
Serious trouble Is now threatened in
the neighborhood Of Canton. The Ameri-
cans at Swatow, according to the Daily
Chronicles Shanghai correspondent have
applied for a warship in cOnseque nee 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 ~ arines
at Pekin:
Il thank God that you and those under
your command have been rescued from
your perilous situation With my people
| have waited with the deepest anxiety
for good news of your safety and the
happy termination of your heroic and
prolonged defense. grieve for the losses
and sutferings experienced by the be-
sieged
A Japanese warship has left Yokohama
for Shanghai, according to the Daily Mall
to land troops and TO protect japanese
subjects. The Daily Mall also announces
that Germany win land detachment at
Shanghai.
Further Yokohama 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 the operations,
must see to it that tha future Of China
Is not determined merely by the pleasure
of the western powers.
1T is felt" says the correspondent,
that determined action on the part of
Great Britain the United States and
apan win avert any danger arising
from the ambition Of continental Eu-
rope.
The sam1-officia1 Japanese organ says
that, if occasion arises Japan can send
5O, 600 troops on short notice and that,
If the powers are inclined TO play a sell
fish, part special measures win be neces-
sary.
Sir Chi Cheng Lofeng Luh, inter-
viewed by the Daily Chronicle, is repre-.
ented as having said
'The present disturbances are only a