The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-05
OGRAB CH|NAMH|NNUI LANDS LEASE
RUSSIA AND JAPAN SEEKING TO
TAKE TERRITORY.
Latest News From Peking-Reported
Defeat of Allies Observation-Disclosures
Household Escaped to Interior.

LONDON, August 2S.-Shanghai ad-
vices to the Daily News say that
consular opinion there looks upon the
japanese action in the landing of
! troops at Annoy, despite the protests
| of the Consuls, as similar to that of
Russia at Niuchwang, the whole in
dicating tendency to a partition eof
! the empire.
Russian journals agree" says the
Moscow correspondent of the Standard,
| that ii is impossible to deal with
| China in the spirit of revenge, as sug-
gested by Emperor William They be-
| lieve that methods less drastic can bet
| ter accomplish the ends of Russia in
Manchuria. The question would be sa-
tisfactorily settled to Russian minds by
the seizure of the northern provinces"
| A special from ST. Petersburg quotes
Emperor William, when wiring in ans
Wer to the announcement that a Rus
SIAN regiment had been named after
him, as follows: Express my good
wishes today with all the greater Joy
since our Russian and German COM
rades, after long time, are fighting
together again, shoulder to shoulder.
According to an old and sacred tradi-
ton, victory will not be wanting.
PEKING, Aug. 2l, via Taku Aug. 27
Three Russian, two japanese, one
| British and one American battalion
! searched the imperial park, south of
the city and about five miles out, for
Boxers No armed force was found, but
only single Chinese scout, who was
killed. The japanese are in possession
of the imperial summer palace. The
winter palace here is still closely guard
ed. The Russians wish to destroy it,
but the Japanese wish to save it. A
southward movement began today and
VIII continue, but several detachments
Will remain to protect converts
! PARIS, August 2S-'Hha Steele DtIb-
fishes this morning the following from
its special correspondent:
! ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26.-I send
you under all reserve the following
news, which is repeated here with per-
sistence: The Government has receiV-
ed dispatch informing it that after
a terrible battle inside the walls of Pc
king the allies retired, losing 1900 men,
mostly Russians. The Chinese occupy
fortified positions, whence they are
bombarding the allied forces with a
very deadly fire.
PEKING, Aug. 10 (via Taku, Aug
l2D.-Armed Chinese are reported to the
southwark and westward. well-in-
trenched force has been located by the
Bengal Lancers in a village four miles
to the southwest. 1t is believed that
the best Chinese leaders are in COM
mand. Detachments of the allied forces
were out today accommodating and
lootinG. The imperial city and the for
hidden city are under close guard by
the international authorities.
This morning a thanksgiving service
was ATTENDED by the members of the
British and American legations, the
missionaries and the marines.
LONDON, Aug. 27, A. M.-The
latest news from Peking indicates that
the situation there is unchanged. The
imperial city is still invested. but has
not yet been occupied. The allies when
the last message left, were still re-
framing from aggressive action, pend
ing instructions from their govern
ments.
An attack from 10000 Boxers was an
ticipated; and to meet this the whole
American force and the British artil-
lery, according to q dispatch to the
Morning Post from Peki1g, dated
August 18th, was moved to the outer
city wall The Boxers were reported
coming from the south.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Late in the
day dispatch was received at the Jap
anese Legation from the Foreign Office
Of Japan conveying the latest and most
authentic information of the situation
in and around Peking. In a measure
the advices were of a disquieting ma
ture, as they indicated that the Chi
nese had rallied their forces and were
, preparing for an attack upon the al
. lies in Peklng. AS made public by
Minister Takahira, the dispatch from
is as follows:
"An official telegram, dated Peking,
. August 18th, was received at Toxic
from General Yamaguchi, commander
: of the Japanese forces, to the follow
ing .ff1 effect; ,,,to, ,s nou ontro,,, o,oored
? of the enemy. A cavalry regiment
which had been sent to Wan Shau Shan
(where the Empress Dowagers palace
is located) reports that the imperial
family, who had left Peking August
\ 14th started, after a short rest at Wan
2 Shau Shan for the west and were un,
: der escort of General Ma and his
( troops, consisting of only about 5OC
= hOrsemen and twenty carts The Jap
d anese forces occupied the Treasury De
d partment, in which over 100000 tael:
in silver and large quantity of rice
We're found
Another telegraphic dispatch dated
Taku, August 23d, states that as thu
= Chinese troops and Boxers who haC
IL gathered at Nan Yuen were about Il
o attack the foreign forces at Peking
d Japanese and Russian cavalry were eX
pected to encounter them on the goth
The dispatch further states that Chi
nese infantry, some 5000 strong, will
= fifteen guns, are advancing forward
from Shantung to make rear attacl
on the allies"
A copy of the dispatch was trans
mitted to acting Secretary Adee at tn
= Department of State and by him fur
nlshed to the President, While tn
news of a possible rear attack upoi
the comparatively small force of the al
lies was not received with surprise, /
generally was not regarded as serious
as the foreign forces are believed to b
abundantly able to take care of them
selves against any force of Chimes
likely to be sent against them.
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