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ers and the tragedy they may discover
on reaching the Chinese capital.
According to a uispatch from Shanghai,
the fighting at Tien-Tsln July 9Th was the
heaviest which has yet occurred, the Rus
slams alone buTying 200 men. The allies
are becoming exhausted by constant
fighting.
A dispatch from Canton says Ii Hung
Chang Is keeping excellent order there.
Robbers and pirates are executed public
ly and frequently. and the people are
cowed and afrai dto disturb the peace.
JAPAN's ARMY REINFoRCEMENTs
PARIS. July 11.-At Cabinet council
today the Minister of Foreign Affairs, NJ.
Del Casse. read a telegram from Toxic
confirming the news that Japan will send
Immediately to Taku a complete division
OF ~ 900 men.
| A dispatch from Chez Foo dated July
eth says the orphanage at Shan Tung 90
has been pillaged.
ENGLISH MILITARY PLANS.
4 LONDON. July lit was strongly ru-
mored in service and play clubs that the
Government was preparing to send 100000
Indian troops to China in the autumn. A
Foreign Office officer said to a represent
ative OF the Associated Press that no
such force could be possibly spared from
India, nor was II possible for Great Brit
ain with her present responsibilities TO
send out such force. Wherever secured,
however. he added. 1t may safely be as
serted that strong British reinforcements
will be on their way to the Far East be-
fore the end Of September.
AMERICAN TROOPS LAND.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE following
cablegram has been received at the Navy
, Department from Admiral Remey:
CHE FOO. July 10.-Secretary Navy
Arrived yesterday. Two battalons Ninth
Infantry and one battalion marines. Col
4 Meade, landed today to proceed to Tien.
Tsin. Allied forces at Tien-Tsin engag
= ed In maintaining their defenses. Order
, ed Solace here to take sick and wounded
: 10 Yokohama hospital. Oregon proceed
, soon to dock at Kure, towed by charter
ed steamer and conveyed by Nashville
|, Just learned from Admiral Seymour a
r Tien-Tsin foreigners there are hard press
ed. REMEY."
AN IMPORTANT DECREE.
. WASHINGTON, July 11.-An Imperia
: decree. dated Sd day OF 9Th Moon (Jun
o ~, was received by telegraph today b!
: Minister wu from the Taoti. of Shang
!. hal, transmitted on July 1st, from tn
q Treasurer OF the Chih Ii province, VIII
{. received IL by special courier on June 3otl
from the Board of War. who in turn re
ceived ~ from the Privy Council In Pc
n king. The decree is as follows:
a THE circumstances which led TO tn
n commencement of fighting between Chi
N nese and foreigners were of such com
10 plex. confusing and unfortunate charac
10 ter as TO be entirely unexpected.
m our diplomatic representatives abroad
T. owing 10 their distance from the scene c
20 action. have had no means of KNOWN
"a the true state OF things, and. according
n iy, cannot lay the views of the Govern
p ment before the Ministers for Foreig
q Affairs of the respective Powers to whic
AZ they are accredited. Now we take tn
,R opportunity OF going fully into the matte
n. for the information OF our represent
n tives aforesaid.
Il. In the first place there arose In II
p provinces of Chih IL and Shan Tung
W band of rebelllous subjects who had bee
" In the habit OF practlcing boxing al