The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-30
DARK DAYS
FOR CHIN
foreign Troops Ma.
be in Peking.
TAKU FORTS REDUCE.
Iientsin Bombarded by Chinese Res
MI orc Rup,or, af
Iientsin Bombarded by Chinese Res
ulars-- --Rumors of Massacre
of Missionaries.

BRUSSELS, June 22-The Petit Rl.
states that telegram was received
an important Brussels firm from Chi,
saying that Admiral Seymour's reIievi,
force and the Russian column entered p
hliis simultaneously. The legations We
reported intact and all the Belgian res
dents are said to be safe.
| CHE Foo, June 22-It is officially p.
ported that the bombardment of Tier
ism with large guns continues incegI
sanity. The foreign concessions hay
nearly all been burned and the Amerioo K
consulate has been razed to the grouno
me russians are occupying the railroa
station, but are hard pressed. Reinforce
rnents are urgently needed The casnol
ties are heavy.
ne railroad is open from Tong Tu t
Chlng Long Chun, half way to Taku
WASHINGTON, June 22-Tha sto+a
partfnent has received a cablegram from
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai
announcing the arrival there of two stee
cruisers No details are given. These YES
sells are supposedly British cruisers to nro
tect the town in the event of an attacl
from the outlying forts
BERLIN, June 22.-According to a die
patch from Shanghai, received here
llen-Tsin is being bombarded by Chimes
regulars and not by the Boxers.
BRITISH CABINETS ADvIcEs
LONDON, June 22.-Lord Salisbury pre.
sided this morning at a meeting of the
Caplnet, especially summoned to consider
.ie ar Eastern crisis. Prior to the meet
A,,,1n,
Canbon, and the Chinese Minister 81,
Cmh Chen Lo Feng Luh paid a lengthy,
Nlslt TO the officials of the Foreign OfEoa
ana II Is expected that important deveI
opments will be the outcome of tho Cabi
net conference, as Lord Salisbury pro-
ceeue4 10 windsor after the meeting The
apprehens1ons as to the fate of the Euro
peans cut off at Tien-Tsin have beent
snarpened by Admiral Kempff's message
"Hlch was the first definite announcement
OF the bombardment and destruction of
Lne foreign concessions. But in spite of
oHahshal grim statement that the Chi
nese USED forty-pounders and that 500
foreigners were massacred, there is no
reason to conclude that the foreign COLO
ny has been unable to protect itself A
Shanghai dispatch reports that Tien-Tsinl
was pombarded for two days, that the
casualties were 100, that 5000 interna ton
al troops are there, and that now that
the allied commanders at Taku are has
SHY pushing forward a relief column. it
Is hoped the worst apprehensions will
soon be dispelled.
Another Shanghai dispatch announces
that all the members of the foreign COM
munity of Pei Tai Ho, including thirty-
three Americans, have arrived at Che E'I
on board the Nashville, but they left all
LONDON, June 22.-In the House of
Commons today Mr.. Broderck, the I'm
ITO of r-%1
fairs, replying to a question said the For
eign Office had no news from Pekinp or
Vice Admiral Seymour He added that
news by runner, June IS, from Tien-Tsin
arriving at Taku June q, announced that
several attacks had been made and re-
pulsed. Continuing. Mr.. Broderick said
that on June II the Chinese shelled the
foreign settlement and the Chinese Mill
tary College was attacked by mixed
force of 10 Americans, British, Germans
and Italians. They destroyed the guns
and burned the college, which contained
a considerable store of ammunition, and
killed its defenders. The Russians with
their four heavy field guns, did excellent
service. The British loss was one man
killed and five wounded; the Germans had
one man killed; the Italians had five men
wounded, and the Russians had seven
men killed and nve wounded
During the night of June II the Chinese
'lAeu " SeIHe lhe bTldSe OF boats, but
were repulsed with loss, including, it is
reported, a Chinese General. Rear Ao-
miral Bruce at Iaku telegraphed last
night the further information that at
Tfen-Tsin June 20, fighting was proceed
ing and that reinIorcements were reu,Iir-
ed. Mr.. Broderick also said: I'VE have
further heard from Admiral Bruce, dated
Taku. last night, and Che Foo, this morn
ing, as follows:
q I am hoping Tien-Tsin may be rel'ev-
ed tonight. No news from the command
er in chief.
THE Terrible landed this morning So
officers and men of the Fusiliers'
In conclusion MIR. Broderick announced
that he believed various other troops
would arrive in a day or two, IL they
had not already landed, and that ar
rangements had been made by the govern
ment to supplement very considerably the
force already ordered to China.
AMERICAN CABINETS VIEWS.
WASHINGTON, June 22-1'he only
news from China laid before the Cabinet
meeNag today was a telegram to the Sec
retary of the Navy giving the movement
of vessels in Chinese waters The text
Of the message, however, was not made
public. That the President and the MEM
bers of the Cabinet regard the situation
in China as extremely critical is shown
by the fact that the preliminary prepa-
rations are being made to send forward
additional troops in case of need tele-
gram viii be sent 20 General Macarthur
at Manila this afternoon, asking how
large force he can spare should it be-
come necessary to send them to China.