The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-15
SITUATION IS REVIEWED.
arliamcntary Secretary Frederick
Tells the House of Commons All
Facts Up to Date.

LONDON June i4-In the house OF COM
mons today the parliamentary secretary OF
the foreign ONCE. William st John Broti-
erick, made q statement In regard TO the
position OF affairs in the Chinese empire
Her maiestys minister at Picking" said
he. has been In constant communication
with the Chinese government since the at
tack by the Boxers ON peaceahle converts
and the destruction % three villages about
ninety miles from Picking on May IL On
May Is. Sir Claxde Macdonald reminded
the tsung II yamen Chinese foreign Officer
~ his INCREASING warnings during the last
six months OF the danger Of not taking
adequate measures 70 suppress the Boxers
and an imperial decree was subsequently
issued on May % meeting of the dipio-
matte corps was held at which q resolution
was unanimously adopted calling on the
tslng Il yamen - take stringent measures,
II was not then considered necessary 10
bring the International guards to Pekiny,
which had been under orders TO leave.
WAS Detained there and two British ships
were sent u Taku.
AS no specific measures were taken ny
the tsunw n yaneu the diplomatic corps
met again MAY Is and decided. falling HE
revcipt Of = satisfactory reply rom The
tang II yamcn 20 summon the guafdS inls
cc,urs,, Naa adopted May q ana q BRUSH
detachment - uiutau1cn with a machine
gun was s,ut tp Picking and ie' men We're
sent 60 Tientsin while fcur moro British
ahtur wore brought 10 Taku.
News WAS then received of tho murder
az Nj Robinson and the capture OF Mr.
Norman VINO was subsequently murdered
'-SIr Claude Macdonald continued Juno
% urgently impress the tsunE ID yauVn
with tia necessity fos taking instant and
effective steps to punish the mur3orcrs ar1
restore order informing them chat her
ma isstY's NUyrrf mrnt he'd TIE CAlnesp
government responsible for the criminal
a4safhy which hai hr'tsE1t about This dts
gfaoeful stA1e 81 amatrS. These rpmou-
strences having no et1eci and "a" situation
At Peking and In lis ugigRhorhooA becors-
Ing mare threatening her uaiesty's gov
ernnient JulsN &. tsiegrarfed iBstTifvftons
to SIR Cisude Mecpsnali and Admiral Soy
fyaarr Is take in cangeft with tho other
FaaNers ans steps IN their discretion which
N len unfe,tereN' they miEat e1nSle- adj
vtssbie fcr tho pfVtis,rtio7 - the foreign
legations AZ Peking and british s1hiects
"ssr claude Ma Dvsali. RfirF "A confer
enep With ire Russian reprcae ufafita 81
roklrg was er'powsred 90 supTo-t any
Cntrsse authority capable ~ 1lai0t aini0<
law aud order or any measures ta this
end the Russian minister h~inE similarly
authoritci
- tNe unxcrs Admiral Sey ulour called I'D
three more shlps and lure after oan-
sSltatian Nifh the foTpign comma nicEs da-
ei3sA 20 and a fol'ce ard nplrch on -
ON Jan. 10 Ne marched win toss men
~ which ST. were British TNts forro has
since been increased to z ~ pea, contain
ing dotach neuts from tire ships O.; seven
az the powers The admiral had advanced
thirty rrsiss June IL when Ne encounterel
tEe boxers and killed tnlrty-ifYe % them.
The railway was ntSsh broken ", ana
onis three miles were covered la twenty.
sOur hours
About a. troops ara heivS embarked At
Hopgkong and the Terrific Is goinz %
Tsku- TIE Russians Ar0 landing an add
tioral detachment u / 80 men
Sir claude Macdonald reported Juno II
thai disorders were occurring A. Picking
Nine British and twenty AVe faresGr
Shlls arn now AZ Taku ans en-Nnls-ts Rc.
cord ug s1'is among no RrwDrs On regard
- the a .io1 taken by Admiral Seym1ur"
Mr.. Br0da!ick conciu1td with denying
ne Rad the least intention O( tmpl Wing thai
Great Britain had any Closer agreement
I with Russia than any Of the other po1ern