The Irish standard., 1901-04-20
A BATTLE IMMINENT.
Expedition of ",HO0 Allied Troops
About TO EEaasc $4,000 Chinese
Under i.iu-IiuiIu.
London, April ia dispatch to the

London, April ia dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram company from
Picking. dated .Npril lG. says that Gen.
Won GNle, in command of 5000 German
and 1000 French troops, is heading an
'Npedition TO attack l.iu-liul (Liu-
kuan-Ting?), Who is within 1920 miles
"t i'ao-ting-fu. liu's position is inside
the territory defined 10y Field Marshal
@aldcrsee rs he sphere of operations
ior the allies. Lila has 10000 men, and
has refused to retire, SAYING il the al
lies wished him to retire they had bet
ter come on, and compel him To do so.
London, April 17.-1hc Picking COR
respondent of the Daily Mail says he
thinks the aggregate of the indcmn-
'ir> demanded Ivy the powers will not
Herednccd below E5o.00oOo0 and adds
hat NJ cannot be too strongly point
ca out how serious danger would
result from too excessive Il reduction
IT claims. If the powers fail to re-
coup their actual OUTLAWS" he says,
they are likely to seek compcnsa-
tom by separate secret arrangements
with P%hing which would infallibly
!ad 1" grave complications"
i.nndnn. April l7.-"pourparlcrs are
proceeding between Russia and ia
pnn." says the Odess: correspondent
| Vi the Standard, "aud it is expected
| that the result will be the conclusion
VI Il pacific agreement regarding
t"rra. No explanation, however. is
N"mrhSafrd us to how the European
0nw"rS anh The Tnited States are to
y" rr"p'at"d and rrconcilcd to such
a T"hnS viycmdi founded upon the
wreck OF rnrrnn independence"
Washington, April 1T.-In the dis
cn>sinn of Chinese indcmnities,
which is going on mt rcking and also
| I; tn" various FOREIGN capitals, it has
cen dcvrloprd that the French gov
Not only those claims of Il distinctly
national character, relating to
France and French subjects, but also
IN" extensive class of claims of Cath
ollie INSTITUTIONS and missionaries. In
making known this desire. the
French authorities have made it
clear that they look upon the nom
military claims as quite as worthy of
consideration as those connected
With the equipment of military eN-
petitions.
Tho extent of these dcprcdations
TO Catholic persons and property in
China, is said to be very large. owing
to the number of Catholic missions
maintained throughout China. IT is
said that some 10000 persons, direct
ly and indirectly connected with the
missions. many OF them native con-
vcrts. hav" been killed or injured
during thr course of the disturb
ancc, Beside this. much property has
hern destroyed and damaged.
AS the Catholic officials have no CT
fetal status in the negotiations at
Pckng, they have naturally looked
to the French government as most
likely to render them such aid as
might be proper in the crcum-
stances. This assistance has been
readily granite and, as a result, the
various governments have been ad-
vised of the Desire of the French au-
thoriticS to see that these non-mil-
itary losses receive suitable atten-
ton.
AS far as possible it is desired to
separate this class of claims from
those of purely national or military
character, and TO leave them for sub
sequent adjustment. The claims re-
fer not only to French Catholic mis-
sions and missionaries. but include
also practically HE entire range OF
claims in which Catholic missions
have suffered.