The evening times., 1900-07-12

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Office, according to a despatch from Paris,
has received advices from Taku stating
that the admirals have decided that $4,000
troops will be necessary for an advance on
Pekin OF this number %, 600 will be re-
quired TO garrison Taku and Tientsin and
maintain the line of communications.
General Voyron has been appointed TO
the command Of the French contingent 10
be sent TO China He is the division gen.
eral now acting as inspector general Of
marine infantry. He is not Identified with
any political faction.
Il is learned that Japan will send 10
China a field marshal who outranks the Of
fcers of the other powers. This would set
tie the question OF supreme command, IN
less. as suggested in Paris, Russia should
send an officer of similar rank. Il is
feared that friction will yet arise on this
point
kilograms from Tientsin give further ac-
counts of the deperate campaign against
the Chinese in that city. A despatch
dated at Tientsin. July 6. at 10 a. m. a-d
sent by way OF Shanghai yesterday, at 5-45
o'clock D. m. says:
The Russians RepuIsed.
Yesterday afternoon the Russians moved
a strong force OF all arms to attack tie
Chinese camp on the Lutai Canal, east Of
the walled city and half way across the
plain. east of the Russian camp. They
posted artillery on the hills, but did not
reach the Chinese. whose four guns on tie
railroad fort replied effectively. and tie
Russians retired rapidly.
In the midst of the fighting, two loco
motives left the railroad yard and steamed
apidly toward the east arsenal. The Chi
nese used six guns in firing on the loco
motives. but. although several shots struck
close, they were unable to destroy the en-
gines.
The whole movement was a ruse to re-
cover the locomotives which were greatly
needed Ire troops held the attention OF
the Chinese while the locomotives were
being repaired, and the engineers were get
ting up steam. Even the Chinese snipers
failed to observe this movement. II is row
possible to begin the repair Of the railway
at this end. There was the usual shellins
today
and are described in a despatch sent by
way Of Shanghai yesterday at 1855 p. m 1t
says:
Chinese Imperial troops in considerable
force appeared yesterday afternoon in
front OF the wall Of the native city near
the southwest gate. The Welsh Fusiliers.
the japanese and the Americans. with the
Sikh Battery. REINFORCED the western out
DEIts. where a 12-pounder from the
British cruiser Terrible had been placed.
Everything was in readiness for a fight
when a terrific rsinstorn interfered.
sheIIing Foreign Concessions.
The Chinese shelled the foreign con-
cessions steadily during the afternoon
The Russians, French, and japanese had
considerable fighting north of the rail-
road station Two more Of the Terrible's
12-pOunders arrived last night and were
placed in position on the western wall
AT . o'clock this morning they began
shelling the Chinese battery situated
northeast of the foreign concessions. The
firing is still going on. as this despatch
is being sent. The Chinese guns reply oc-
casionally.
Crowds Of women and children are
leaving the town.
1T is believed that there are over II, 600
Chinese Imperial troops at Tientsin. The
sGr ling Of New-Chwang will probably cause
Chinese re-enforcements to come here II
is reported that the troops of Yuan Shih
Kai. the Governor of Shantung are moving
nOrthward These are the best OF the Chi
ness Imperial troops. They were all drilled
by German officers"
despatch to the Times from Shang-
hal says that advices from Tientsin of date
OF July are TO the effect that the position
there has improved since the arrival of two
12-pOunders from the British cruiser Ter
ribIe.
There are persistent rumors that General
Yung-lu ami Prince Ching are protecting
the foreigners at Pekin. Most OF General
Tung fuh-siang-s army has gone toward
Tientsin.
despatch from Chefoo. dated July s.
says the Chinese batteries are masked and
the allies find difficulty in locating the
guns.
The situation OmInous.
There is absolutely no reassuring fnfor
nation from China. Nothing effective is
being done to put down the Chinese and
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