Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-20
Report Received in London
that Many Have Been Kill
ed Is Confirmed.
MOSTLY ENGLISH AND
SCANDINAVIAN BAPTlSTS
Number of Victims Not Given
deaths Are Blamed on
the Rebels.
speelal ov United Press Wirs.

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London, Nov. 0:-Confirmation
of the massacre of foreigners at
Hsien-Fu, China, was received today
from Tien-Tsin by the Exchange
Telegraph Company. The number
of victims was not stated. Most of
them were English and Scandina-
vian Baptist missionaries. The reb-
els are held responsible as they re-
Gently captured the city,
Reports OF massacres of French
missionaries in the Lolos territory
are still unconfirmed. 1t is feared
the massacres viii be followed by a
general anti-foreign outbreak. Out
side Intervention which cannot be
longer delayed is likely to cause
friction between the powers. Eng
land believes that Russia and Japan
| have compacts for partitioning
! China to the exclusion of other
powers. A general attack on Nam
king is being delayed by the rebels
who are awaiting re-enforcements.
A dispatch comes from Tien-Tsin
| that a desperate battle Is in pro-
gress at Hankow today The impe-
rialists are reported to be losing
heavily.
Unconfirmed reports today say a
company of American marines have
been landed at Chf-Fu, where the
Japanese landed Saturday.
Further messages say that about
twenty-five Europeans at Shein-Fu
and an American woman physician,
wife of one of the Scandinavian mis-
| sionaries, 1t Is understood, were in
cluded in the massacre.
| So far as known here at this time
/ the chief foreign missionaries in the
territory referred to and who were
| probable victims were Scandinayians
! and English Baptists How many OF
! them were there is not stated
1t is also reported here that the adj
vance of the rebels on Nanking has al
ready begun and that 1t is likely that
the force has already reached IFS des-
tination and the fighting may already
be In progress. The rebel army Is said
to consist OF S, 900 men. who nre armed
wIfh modern rifles ana rapid IRE guns.
Their purpose was to storm Nan1sing,
and to aid them the rebel feet of war
ships has advanced up the Yangste-
kiang river Their guns will be used
to shell the positions of the imperial
forces, while the rebel army under
| takes to capture them by storm II
| is reported that the rebels are officered
! by foreigners, among whom are a mum
! ber of Americans.
So far as can be learned the loyal
army at Marking consists of 1000 men,
xubo orc oil 6r.iItad and ax,nnoco5 g., ho
faithful to the reigning dynasty. There
is a rumor, however, that they are
short of ammunition and that they
have been unable to get further sup
plies Of any kind. IL this Ia true, 1t Is
| not believed that they can hold out fol
any length Of time, and there seems
| to be little or no hope of getting re
endorsements to them in time TO be OF
any service. General Chang, who has
reputation as a fighter and who has
! thus far held his own, has at his dis
posal good number Of field guns and
| other artillery, but it Is not believed
that he has missiles for them to any
| considerable number.
There is an intimatlon that an attack
on the city was planned for Sunday,
but the telegraph wires to Marking are
In the hands of the revo.utionists, and
this would cause delay. of course. in
the transmission of any news that
might be forthcoming.
The situation at Nanklng is regarded
here as critical In the extreme, If the
imperialists are defeated and the city
| captured there is pretty sure to be q
massacre of the Manchus In retaliation
for the recent slaughter of Chinese.
On the other hand, if the rebels meet
with a serious repuise II may mark
the turning point in the present revolt
For that reason the situation there is
being followed here with the greatest
interest.