Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-16
CRISIS AT HAND
Important News Ex-
pected from China.
Shanghai Asserts That the Al
lies Have Reached Pekin.
Utmost Secrecy Over All Mes
sages Received at Washington.
Chaffee Last Reported at Matow, 20
Miles from Imperial City.
Russia Willing to Receive NJ. Giers
Outside the Walls Of Pekin.
Russia Willing to Receive NJ. Giers
Outside the Walls Of Pekin.
His Course Will Embarrass Powers
Goodnow Opposes Similar Action.

London. Aug. 16.-3.50 A. M.-"The
allies are reported to have reached
| Pekin Monday" says the Shanghai
correspondent of the Daily Express
| wiring. yesterday. He adds: Chinese
| official news confirm this statement
but without Details A Paris message
reports this; but the statement espec-
| tally as emanates from Shanghai. must
| be accepted with considerable reserve
Other London morning papers basing
| their remarks upon Washington dis
| patches. which. with the exception oi
| the foregoing from Shanghai. form the
| latest news regarding the advance, arr
| divided in opinion, some believing thai
| the allies must already have reached
| Pekin. and others preferring TO believe
| that the relief will not be accomplish
| ed until the end of the week.
| Telegraphing from Yang Tsun. Aug
I6. Daily News correspondent says:
| Sir Alfred Gaselee hopes to join the
| enemy running and follow him right
| into Pekin.''
Ngan Ping was occupied without fir
| ing a shot, according to a dispatch to
the Daily Express from that place
dated Aug. IL. 1T is believed" the
| message adds, that Generals Tune
| Fuh Slang. Ma and Chung are en-
trenching 10000 strong at Tung Chau
! The allies may avoid Tung Chau. pur-
suing the route northwest from Chang
| Kia Wan" Tung Chau appears to be
about Il miles from Petkin.
a dispatch to the same paper from
| Shanghai. dated yesterday, says that
the officials profess to be willing To
| hand over the foreign ministers. their
families and servants. but Will not per-
nit the departure of native Christians.
The Russian government" contin-
ues this telegram, has notified Ii Hung
Chang of its willingness to receive NJ.
lDeGiers outside of the walls Of Pekin,
thus avoiding the entrance of the Rus
sian forces. This Independent action is
calculated to seriously embarrass the
allies. Japan demands that Gen. Yung
Lu shall meet the allies outside the city
gates and deliver the ministers and az
the native Christians
The Chinese minister in London. Sir
Chin Chen Lofeng Lu is quoted as
saying: THE powers must not press
too hard on Pekin. If you defeat the
Chinese soldiers it will not be possible
to control the soldiers. They may turn
and rend the legations / do not be
lieve the legation food supply will be
stopped so long as the powers refrain
from attacking Pekin and negotiate
for the surrender of the ministers.
The Times has the following dispatch
from Shanghai. dated Tuesday:
"The viceroy has Withdrawn his OPP
position to the landing of the British
troops on condition that this does not
entail the presence of other forces. but
instructions have been received from
the British government that disem-
barkation is to await further orders.
The fact is generally known that Great
Britain is hesitating. The public. off II
cial and unofficial is unaniNously Df
the opinion that withdrawal at this
stage would be deplorab BILE and would
produce the worst results
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