The evening times., 1900-07-27

LONDON July PA Shanghai despatch
to the DAILY Mall of today's date says
letter from Sir Claude Mac Donald. the
British Minister at Pekin, has just been
received there Il is dated Pehin, July 6,
and reads as follows:
we are receiving no assistance from the
authorities Three legations are stnI
standing. including the British. We also
hold part CT the city walls The Chinese
are shclling us from the city with one
S-inch gun and some smaller ones. They
ere also sniping at us with rifles. We may
be annihilsted any day. Ammunition and
food are short
We would have perished by this time
only the Chinese are towards and have no
organized plan Of attack If we are not
pressed We may hold out for a fortnight
longer; otherwise four days at the ut
most. I anticipate cnly slight resistance
TO the relief force"
Macdonald concludes by advising the e.
lieving force to approach the city by the
eastern gate or by the river. He states
that the losses of the foreigners in Pekin
up TO July were forty killed and eighty
wounded
Writn ng to the consuls. under date of
July J. Minister Macdonald said the for
eigners had been reduced to horsefesn f5r
food but could hold out for ten days
despatch to the Central News from
Chefoc. dated July p. says message from
Sir Claude Macdonald. the British Miaizter
at Pekin. reached Tientsin a few days ago
1t was dated July 6, and said the legations
were under constant fire, but could hold
out for fourteen days
Reported Snfe on July ..
A despatch from Brussels says that an
official telegram received there states that
4 servant OF the German Legation has ar
rived at Tientsin
He left Pekin on July up to which
time there had been no massacre. There
had been night attacks, but the British
Legation alone suffered. He believes that
the ministers may be able to hold cut stir
longer, provided tleir ammunition lasts
The telegram was sent by the Belgian
Vice Consul at Tientsin.
Anarchy i'm Two Provinces.
According to advices from Paris the
French Consul at Shanghai reports that af-
fairs in TIE provinces of Szachuan and HUI
nan are becoming worse. Christians are
being plundered in Human and the troops
are becoming uncomfortable.
The American and Italian ConsaIs. obey
ing the Instructions of their Governments.
visited Ii Hung Chang yesterday. LIS
visit to Pekin has been Indefinitely post
poned.
The impression exists in Paris that Eng
land is causing trouble by her course in the
International negotiations as to the policy
to be pursued in China. England objects
10 British troops being commanded by a
foreigner. A dipIonatist put the situa-
lion pithily today when he said Russia
and Japan do not want to command as yet.
Enelands wants the command, but will not
get it. France or Germany may get The
command though neither desires it,
despatch from Hongkong Of yesterdays
date says; a letter from Canton says that
the Triad Society contemplate a night at
tack on Shamien. a suburb of Canton.
"A Chiraman who was arrested on July
S was today committed for trial as mem
ber of the Triads. The evidence showed
him to be high official Of that society.
The widespread belief that the Boxers are
merely branch of the Triads gives impor-
tance n this arrest"
Seymour at Shanghai.
A des patch from Shanghai dated Thurs
day says Vice Admiral Seymour has ar
rived there. The British warships Centu-
rion, Undaunted and Dido are at Woo-Supg
The warships Daphne. Alacrity. Hart
Woodeock. Castine. Holland. Surprise. Ia
kao. and Akagi are there.
The last two are japanese ships. the Cas-
tine is American gunboat and the HoI-
land 81 d Dutch war vessel. The Others
are British vessels of various descriptions.
The letter from Sir Claude Macdonald
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