The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-07
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War Ships in England, America, Russia
ana France. Sent Co Protect Foreign
crs From Anu-Foreign Rioters.

LONDON. May 30.-The Daily Ex-
press has the following telegram from
Shanghai, dated Tuesday. THE rebel
lion continues To grow i'm intensity ana
the gravcst fears are entertained OF its
ultimate extent. The foreign ENJOYS at
Picking, fearing a massacre within the
capital have decided to bring up the
guards of the legation.
THE rebels are now massing outside
Of Picking, ana their numbers are re-
ported 20 Zoe constantly augmenung
Fresh cOntiugents of armed malcon-
tents are coming up almost hourly from
the north. The imperial troops who
We're sent TO disperse the rebels found
themselves hopelessly outnumbered.
Several hundreds were killed and two
guns and many rifles We're captured,
after which the most of the remaining
troops went over to the rebels. They
are now marching side by side.
1T is believed that the Boxers have
the sympathy of the entire Manchu
army in the anti-foreign crusade, and
there is no doubt that they have the
countenance Of the Empress Dowager
and of Prince Ching.
THE Belgian minister escorted by a
strong body guard, has gone to obtain
an audience with the Tsung-li Yamen,
a number Of his countrymen with their
families, having been cut off by the
/ feDelS at CnanB- ESln-Ilen.
THE position of the missionaries is
one of extreme peril unless aid is speed
/ lily Forthcoming. 1t is feared that they
will meet with the same fate as their
/ unfortunate converts, whom the Boxers
are ruthlessly numbering"
The Picking correspondent of the
Times, telegraphing Tuesday says:
'The foreign guards have been sum-
moned by the legations and will arrive
/ i'm
! taken. The opinion is widespread that
the powers should compel China to de-
| fray the cost of a measure which the
| apathy of the Chinese government nee
essitates All the French engineers and
their families are reported safe"
A special from Shanghai says The
| Chinese are reported to be sending large
masses of troops overland from HUI
Nan and Kiang, but the generalissimo
refuses to assume command on the plea
of sickness. The Boxers assert that
they are confident of receiving support
from the Dowager Empress, Princes
Kiang VI and Chang Tuan and the en-
tire Manchu army. Throughout the
north the Boxers are enlisting hordes
of desperadoes. They are intent upon
eXpelling everything foreign.
TEN TSIN, May 30.-American, Brit
ish, japanese, German, Italian, Rus
sian and French troops to the number
of 100 men each, have been ordered &c
guard their respective legations at Pc
king, but the viceroy here will not allow
them to proceed hence to Picking on
the railway without the authority of the
Tsung Ii Yamen.
One hundred and eight Americans
with a machine gun and a field gun
landed here last night amidst great
enthusiasm on the part of the residents
Five Russians and one British warshiI
! n,Tr he DV.ff tel
are no wlanding. Other warships are
hourly expected.
Three thousand Chinese troops from
Lutai are expected here today en- route
to Fang Tan.
There is a disposition here to believe
that the Boxers will dispense before the
foreign troops are ready to act
Tipn TSin is i'm no danger