The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-26
AID COMES TO
TEN TSIN FORCE

London, June %. 1886 a. nl.-The Brit
ish cruiser Terrible has arrived at Che
Foo from Taku With the following
news:
Eight hundred Sikhs and 200 Welsh
FISHERS have effected a junction with
the American, German and Russ n !
70 -es which had been cut off by the
Chinese about nine miles from Tien
Tsin. II was proposed to deliEA, an
assault upon the Chinese forces at
Tien Tsin last night (Sund2y).
1T is not clear what forces united.
It would seem that one relieving force,
cut of. had been relieved by another.
At any rate, it is apparently certain
that the allies arrived in sufficient
force at Tien Tsin Sunday to attack
the besieging Chinese
Admiral Blames Chinese Minister.
The admiralty has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Rear Admiral
Bruce, dated Taku. via Che Foo,
June a:
THE total force which left Tien
TSin with the cOmmander-in-chief for
Pekin was about 1000, composed of de-
tachmenIS from the allied ships. No
action could possibly be taken to re-
leve the cOmmander-in-ch because
il was only known that he was cut off
by Tien Tsin being invested. Tien Tsin
has been fighting for its life ever since.
1T was on receipt of this infOrma-
ton that the Chinese ministry has or
dered train for attacking Tien Tsin
that they were ravaging Tong Ku and
reinforcing Taku, as well as mining the
mouth of the Pei HO, that it was
promptly determined TO seize Taku.
Since then every effort has been made
20 relieve ten Tsin.
Il have Communicated a small coast
ing steamer for taking troops and the
sick and wounded across the bay to
Wei Hal Wei, where l intend making
a temporary Bag hospital and asylum
for refugees
Chinese Regulars Go to the Scene.
General Mas army" says a CORE
spondent at Shan Hai-Kan, consisting
eff 5000 men, left a week ago for Pekin.
and General Something's troops. num-
bering 1000, left for the same place on
June is.
a careful estimate of the number
and armament of the Chinese troops
around Pekin puts the total at 800. 00O
and it is calculated chat these troops
possess 30 centimetres Creusot guns
eighteen KrupDs and $50 Maxims.
Their supply of ammunition is prac-
ticaily ineXhauStIble. 1t has been SUD-
piled by a German firm at Carliwitz
Fully three-f0urths Of the Chinese
forces are badly drilled, wholly undisci-
plined and quite unfamiliar with mod
EN- weapons"
Another Shanghai dispatch SAYS:
Lii Ping Heng, former governor Of
Shan Tung, who is intensely anti-for-
eign has gone to the Kiang-Yin forts
on the Yang-Tse. He has declared his
intention OF resisting the landing of
British forces in that region"
According TO a Horg Kong disoatch.
dated yesterday, strong reinforcements
of Indian police with three Maxims
have been sent to Kow Loon, on the
mainland. A Che Foo message of Mon
days date says: -Four cannons have
been added to the west fort here, where
there are now LOCO soldiers permanent
~ encancped, a further force having ar
rived from Ming Hai-ChOu. There is an
uneasy feeling prevailing here. and an
attack is generally anticipated. Chi
nese merchants are closing their Of
fees and preparing to leave the port.
All business is at standstiii."
Allies Send More Troops.
Extensive preparations by the allies
zre going forward. The first regiment
It British-Indias. 1O.000 men, embarked