The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-05

in the hand to hand fighting and the
Chinese only escaped through the
bungling Of General Dorward.
Shanghai advices of Aug. "a announce
the receipt there OF a Chinese official
dispatch asserting that Emperor
Kwang Hsu has been found and res
cued by the japanese.
A cable of the 18th to the y. Y. Her
aid says Emperor Kwang Hsu left Pc
king on Aug. Is, but was captured by
japanese troops on the road to Hsian
Full He is now in captivity.
Gen. Chaffee has offered escort to
Tien-tsin TO Baroness Won Ketteler,
widow Of the murdered German Minis
ter 70 China She will also be given
American transportation to Nagasaki.
The Italian foreign policy may be
placed under the control of the German
Kaiser. as a result of Humbert's death.
The Government is said to be ready to
follow the lead of Germany in Chinese
affairs.
Berlin learns that there has been fur
Their fighting west OF Tien-Tsin, which
creates the impression that the prov
ince Of PechiH must be effectively &C
cupied before peace negotiations will
become feasible.
A dispatch to a news agency from
Shanghai. dated August 23rd, says eight
survivors Of the fourteen English mis-
sionaries who started together from
Shan 81 have reached Hankow after
suffering frightful barbarities.
a japanese soldier at Tien-tsin be-
came a martyr by deliberately going
up to the city gates and applying a
match TO the gun cotton laid to blow
them up. after the wires refused 70
work Japan rejoices over the laurels
her troops are receiving in China
st. Petersburg dispatches announce
good progress in the Manchurian cam
paign. The town of Margen was cap
tured August 18th, with trifiing Russian
loss. while the Chinese suffered Sc
verely, leaving ten guns. 200 rifles. anC
large quantities Of ammunition in tn
hands Of the Russians.
Admiral Courrejolles, the French
commander in Chinese waters, cablet
, to the Navy Department here undel
date of Aug. Is, that a council of tn
admirals notified the foreign Legations
at Picking that IL was decided to hol,
= Ii Hung Chang on board ship until tn
/. opening OF negotiations between tn
z powers and China.
A Picking dispatch OF August lot
Y says: The Pei Tang Cathedral, mort
= Of the city. which was garrisoned b
: thirty French and ten Italian blue
jackets, and which had no communica
e ton with the other foreigners durin
a the progress Of the siege, has been re
q lieved by the Japanese and British Tn
defense Of this church was most heroi'
r Chinese telegram from Siam F
d says that Prince/Tuan has been car
70 tured by a detachment OF the allie
Other Chinese messages record tn
: formation Of provisional governmer
q IN Peking by the allies, but this appear
- to be a purely military measure an
IS merely an elaboration CT the scheme fc
dividing the city into sections for polio
Il purposes.
" Il Hung Chang has received woI
b. that the allies entered Picking easil
At because the troops Of General Tur
Fuh Slang utterly refused 10 face Il
ie allies. According TO the Shanghai co
N respondent Of the Daily Express, Ia
81 Ii. recognizing the fEtility Of an a
n tempt to drive the foreigners from Gu
ia. now processes conversion to refor
OF principles.
s. Neither the commanders nor the di
es lcnats were in communication with q
1n Chinese government on August LIT