The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-17

battalions OF Japanese infantry, one
Japanese sapper company and an
American mounted battery.
In spite of b condition OF the road,
this column proceeded by forced
marches about eleven and a half
versts toward Pekin. e~ncountering at
Nan Tsai Jung, about forty-nine miles
from the capital, a Chinese detachment
which fought for an hour and a half
Finally the Chinese threw down their
arms and fed in a panic.
When this news was sent back all
the allies started forward in three
columns with Cossacks in front and on
the TANKS"
WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO
LEAVE PORT ARTHUR
A Port Arthur special announces that
the women and children have been Of
ficially notified to leave that place.
The Chinese minister in London is
quoted as saying that he hoped and
believed that peace would be establish
ed between China and the powers with
in the next six weeks. Yesterday he
transmitted to the British foreign office
another message from the British min
| lister in Pekin, Sir Clude Macdonald,
the contents of which the officials have
thus far refused to make public.
The Berlin correspondent of The
| Daily Chronicle says the German gov
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Shanghai and that another is on the
way, while a fourth is already there.
THE German government" ne says,
lis evidently determined that England
shall not have a free hand in that re-
gion."
The tanda after expressing the
opinion that there is increasing ground
to nope that the ministers will be res
cued by the arrival of the allies at Pc
kin tomorrow Thursday if the initial
rate of progress is maintained, goes on
to deal with what will follow the res
cue n says it may be taken for grant
ed that the policy attributed to he
Washington abine represents the alb
solute minimum of the demands of the
combined powers.
SURPRISE EXPRESSED BY GER
MANS.
Berlin, August 14.--Considerable sur
prise is expressed 5y the German for
eign office at the Information communi-
Gated to Washington by General Chat
fee, that the allies were at Hosiwu last
Thursday, inasmuch as other recent
dispatches had asserted that the Chi
neSe were strongly entrenched in front
of the allies above Yang Tsun.
The Hanover Courier, discussing the
campaign, says to-day that foreign Of
flee circles regard the success of the
present movement as neXt to impos-
S1Die ana expect that the first task OF
Count Won Waldersee, after his arrival
at the front will be to lead the advance
upon Pekin
Lieutenant Colonel Reinhold Wagner,
discussing the military problem in the
national Zietung, argues that the roads
leading from Pekin to the interior
ought to be seized in order to prevent
the escape of the rebels and that then
with an army Of from 10000 to 0 200
men, an advance should be made along
both banks of the Pei Ho.
The possibility of the clashing of the
international interests in China is still
generally discussed. The Berlin Post
refers to the landing Of the British at
Shanghai and to Russia's action at
N~itbhwan, particularly to the latter as
having caused some apprehension
among the other powers, especially in
Japan. 1T would not be strange
says The Post, "if other powers die
likewise, n it would cause a serious
complication of the situation if not only
Great Britain but others toe occa-
sion from Russia's action to adopt
steps of far reaching Importance fol
the future"