The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-10
CHINESE CRISIS
IN BRIEF ITEMS

In OklCT HEMS
The French admiral Is sending a gun
boat up the Yang-tse.
The Boxers are overrunning the coun-
try south OF Tien-Tsin.
The acting viceroy al Canton has sup
pressed all the native papers.
IL was decided To parade the allies
through the Imperial city on August
18th
/ II Is rumored in New York that C. p. \
Huntington's successor is an eastern 4
man.
The Japanese forces may occupy Pao I
Ting Flu. capital Of the province OF 4
Chill.
! with the capture of Moukden the
whole of Manchuria will be in Russian
hands.
/ Japan will remove her marines from
Annoy as soon as order has been re-
stored.
II Is rumored at Annoy that 1000
Japanese troops are coming there from
FOrmosa.
The plan to make Ii Hung Chang a
virtual prisoner was opposed by Rus
STA and the United States.
The Chinese in the Amur district are
tired OF fighting Russians. and send
word that they viii make no further at
tacks.
Guards are being posted at the gates
Of the Imperial city. one Is heId by
the Americans. and the Japanese hold
the others.
The action of Japan at Annoy is re-
garded with sOlicitude by the Germans.
Who Will send aNgunbOat, and perhaps
a fleet there.
While the Chinese were handling tor
pedCes at Foochow "A large numb r ex-
ploded. blowing the bodies OF thirty
two men to pieces.
British comment is generally unfav-
orable TO the Russo-American plan To
withdraw from Peking and let the i'm
perisl family return.
The reform party under Kang Yu Wei
Is preparing FOR rebellion. twenty-five
reformers have been beheaded at Han
kOw and their heads exposed.
The looting at Peking proceeds indus
? triously and openly. The officers Of
; every nation except the Americans ig
more the order against lOOtng.
Under Secretary Frederick says Great
: Britain will require damages from Chi
ma, but cannot undertake alone OF with
Z the powers. to goven the country.
. The Kaiser promises his subjects in
the Yang-tse Valley protection as soon
: as nine warships. now on their way
/, from Germany. arrive in Chinese wa
! tiers.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
: Times says a native official telegram
! from Pao Ting Flu announces the ar
= AANtAA " NhF tVhAA Ad1N Cui4llg at IL
Z Yuen Fu.
= Two hundred bandits raided the Tar
2 tar city Of Canton. August 9th, and
y looted several hundred houses. Can
b tonese hatred Of the northerners was
. the cause
Z A German firm is negotiating with
= Chang Chi Tung. the WI Chang
u viccroy. To lend him 1000. 900 taels on
9 the security OF certain viceregal indus
X trial undertakings.
r. General Gase.ee, the British commaa-
r der with the allies. has cOuntermd r,led
IS his order summoning more troops 10
o the north. and il Is probable tin. I'-it-
ish troops will 40 to Annoy.
4 Communication between Picking ani
Il Tien-Tsin Is interrupted. probably be-
b. cause bands Ct Boxers make the road
y unsafe for cOuriers. The country north
> Of Yang Tsun is said To- be flooded
\. The Boxers are devastating the coun-
J. try around Taku and Picking. and are
r becoming outlaws among their own
y people. Those who were moving north
70 from Peking are now hurrying home.
- Yu. governor q the province Of Shen-
N 81. is reported 20 have INVITED the for
a eigners in the province to come 10 his
Ia protection. About August 21st fifty ac-
g cepted his invitation, and all were mas
sacred.
10 Russians are treating the native pop
,e ulation about Port Arthur with the
~ greatest severity. Eye witnesses repJu
be- an indiscriminate Strengthening of non
N cOmbatants and the reduction OF tn.
Is country about Port Arthur TO a stat'
- % desolation.
ld continue To describe the terrible condi
IN tons In Picking. one Of the worst in
Il cidents u the shocking Dissertation q
the foreign cemetery outside the Yves
wall The details are too revolving :
be described. Hundreds Of bodies {,
chinese in h.. 81 Of !.
NC king. supposed 10 be those OF traitors :
- the cause of the Boxers
a telegram from Peking gives tn
strength Of the allied forces which too
an part In the relief of Picking as follows
r.. japanese. $500 infantry. 20 cavalry, 4;
- engineers and SO guns: russians, 5.5l
~ infantry. $50 cavalry and - guns. Bril-
IN ish. 1.s3Z infantry. 400 cavalry and
at guns. Americans. 1900 infantry. Il
,r- marines. IS cavalry and s guns; Frencl
n 900 marines and IS guns.
he The German naval commander
80, Taku telegraphs that, according TO II
- returns asked for Of the allied fleet
% the following troops had been landed L
ne 10 August 18th: American. l55 office
OF and 4450 men; British. 1S9 officers ar
he 5sf2 men. French. rs officers and q
nd men. Italian. Is officers and pa mel
japanese, 573 officers and 1850 mel
- Russian. 20 officers and IL 500 men,
'Hi There Is much recrimination betwee
ou' the foreigners besieged in Picking al
lgs the members Of the relieving fore
me Officers say that the besieged sent Of
ith alarmist reports and that the conditi,
"a. Of the foreigners was never one Of su,
me ,--l.,,s ~" olii.I'al uls l'ilc "a
TN sert. could have resisted indefinitel
v i The besieged accused the generals
my timidity and OF exaggerating the CT
ef- nese opposition. They think a mu
bit smaller army might have made 4
the mari" anu renewed thefs weeks soon'
in, shriners' Program