Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-31
ADVANCE ON PEKIN
British Commander in China An
nounces an Immediate One.
HOPES FOR COOPERATION OF ALLIES
Europe Still Hesitates to Credit
Late News From Orient.
STUDYING THE PROBLEM

LONDON. July a1.-In the house of COM
today the parliamentary secretary for
the foreign office. VIM. st. John Brodrck,
announced the receipt of a dispatch from
General Sir Alfred Gaselec. commanding
the British forces in China stating that
he contemplated an Immediate advance on
Pekin. and that he hoped to have the CO.
operation of the allied forces.
LONDON. July 31.-The brevity of the
news from Pekin, leaving 40 much of i'm
pOrtance unexplained. gives plenty of scope
for speculation. but there Is no further talk
of memorial services at St Paufs FOR mas
sacred diplomatists. There Is nothing to
show why the attacks on the legations
ceased July IL, the state of the sup
plies except a japanese message. which
mentions the end of the month today as
the limit of resistance, nor is there any ex-
PLANTATION to why messages have been al
lowed to get through to the coast. Prob
ably the Chinese contention Will be that
the government has not yet been able 10
entirely gain the upper hand of the i'm
perial troops who rebelled. The latest news
seems TO demonstrate that General Yung Lu
and the Moderates, If unable to quite
suppress the rising, were al least able to
interpose between the ministers and the
TuanlteS so as 10 prevent the threatened
destruction of the foreign colony. Should
the existence of some such strong nucleus
of orderly government be found. it Is felt
here that it will enormously simplify the
problem.
ROasts of the Chinese.
kilograms from Shanghai reiterate that
the empress left Pekin three weeks ago
and that she will proclaim Si-Ngan-Fu the
capital when Pekin falls. The Chinese new
ertheless profess confidence that the jeal-
ousies Of the powers will prevent them
reaching the capital scoff at the idea of
a punitive force and brag of their ability
to ultimately recover all leased territory
and compel a revision of the treaties to their
advantage.
japanese report that the Russians cap
tured forts at Newchang, Thursday, July
%.
According to a Chctoo dispatch Admiral
Alexieff has returned to Port Arthur.
The Message From Macdonald.
Shortly after midnight the British ad-
miralty made public the following dispatch
from Rear Admiral Bruce at Tien Tsin:
Following message from Pekin:
British legation, Pekin, June 20 to
July Ii, repeatedly attacked by Chinese
troops on all sides. both rifle and artillery
fire. Since July 16 an armistice. but a cor
don is strictly drawn on both sides of the
position. Chinese barricades close to ours.
All women and children In the British
legation. Casualties to date. sixty-two
killed, including Captain strouts. A num-
ber of wounded in hospital. including Cap
tain Halliday. Rest of legation all we'll, ex-
cept David Oliphant and Warren. killed
July 81 MACDONALD.'
Vfceroys MemoriaIize Throne.
Sir Chih Chen. Chinese minister in Lon
don, has been notified by telegraph that Ii
Hung Chang, conjointly with other vice
roys and governors, has me,norialized the
throne to urge the immediate sending of
the foreign representatives under escort to
Tien Tsin or the restoration to them of
free telegraphic communication with their
governments
States China Declared War.
LONDON, July 31-6:1O p.m-A special
dispatch from Tien Tsin says:
A message. dated July 21 reports that
the first outside news reached there July
IS. The failure of the relief expedition made
the siege far more perilous. ON June 10 the
tsung Ii yamen broke off relations June
20 China declared war Baron Won Kettelef
and Francis James. an English professor
were murdered. Over 100 7. l-combatants
occupied the British legation. | understai .
converts are holding the north cathedral
thousand refugees occupied The palace Of
Prince I.u. truce began July II, after
twenty-six days of fierce assault One night
the shclling was uninterrupted for six
hours.
Chinese Reformers Going to War
Council.
CHICAGO. July 31---A special to the Rec
ord from Vancouver, Il. c., says:
There sailed today from Vancouver. on
the steamer Empress of India fifty promi-
nent Chinese reformers from New York
and Boston, twenty from Seattle and thirty
from Vancouver, all bound for Macou and
wearing conspicuously displayed a button
photograph Of their emperor. Kuang Hsu
The Chinese Empire Reform Association
OF the World had received a cable MESA pe
in cipher from its leader. Kwang Yu Vie
instructing the association to send leading
members to Macao at once where a coun-
ell OF war will be held to consider ways Of
raising an army among members of the
association to support the allied powers.
Cables to Far East All Right.
NEW YORK. July 31.-The cable compa-
nies send out the following notice:
THE Great Northern Telegraph COMPANY
advises US that their lines to the far east
are now In order again. Traffic can now
be accepted without restriction