THE SITUATION IN PEKIN.

ALARMINtt MESSAGES TO TIEN-TStN

UfflUsd Press ABsocution—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyright

Port Darwin, July 6 The Tipn-tairs correspondent of the Hong Kong Weekly Presi, writing und*r date June 12, rpported that six hundred foreign guards of the various Legations in Pekin and all the out lying foreign residents were called in, and the British and American women placed under the projection of their Minister?.

On June 9 the Ministers wired to the Tien-tsin Consuls and officers that the situation was every hour increas ingly critical. Tho messages grew briefer and more intense and alarming as they arrived at short intervals.

The Consuls and officers in Tien-tein held a Conference, at which Colonel Wagacb urged delay until he couid get substantial reinforcements from Port Arthur,

The British Oon«ul, Mr W R Carles,, firmly urged that there should be no delay, saying—

" Send lor the Russian infantry H you like, but instantly land an inter na&ional force at Taku."

Gap tain McOalla, American Consul, laid—>

11 Make what arrangements you like. My orders are to proceed to Ft kin. To Pekin I am going tomorrow. If I can't entrain, I will walk !"

This fettled the matter. Three hundred troops went next dsy. At eleven o'clock (be e*me evening the folio wing message came from Ptkin —" Oome at once or you will be too late." This message was repeated by flashlight at midnight fourteen miles out to the bar, and within five hoars a flotilla, of boats was launched, and brought in 1500, with 'fife days' rations. By two hours later these were in Tien-tsin by train.

The Chinese authorities at Tientsin first refused permission to the force to entrain to Pekin, but the rolling stock was commandeered by Admiral Sey mour, and the troops sent on.

Owing to the removal of the railway plates and sleepers by the Boxers the fore* only travelled thirty miles on tho 10th and ten miles on the 11th June. A number of platelayers and an escort of marinep, under Major Johnston, were nearly cut off by the Boxers, but tha latter were driven (ft without casualty by Johnston's guard, with loss to the Boxers of sixty killed and several wounded.

An Additional force of 600 men, tsnder British Captain fiaily, was temp orarily obstructed by Chinese officials on leaving Tien-tain, but the station was cleared by the English and Ger mans at the point of the bayonet, and naval artificers got on the engine and drove out tbe train,

When all this had been dono tne formal sanction of the Chinese arrived.

On the 12th June Admiral Soymour wired that he bad as many mfn as he needed, and that tbe food and water difficulties were each that further rein forcemeats would only impede progresc Later advicei from Pekin on the 12 h to Tiet-tsin were more re-assar ing' Nothing had happened. The advices that reinforcements were on tho way had evidently had a steadying fffpet on the mob. Tien-tsin was believed by the residents to be safe. They formed a guird of practically all the adult tnalo population. Throe hundrpd were under arms, whilst th« soldiers and marines numbered 600, with two field guns and twelve machine gnr.B,

The panic among the Chinese is? said to be indescribable and pilous. All trade has censed, and prices for food doubled, whilo all credit to the natives has been stopped. The following is an account trans lated from the Ohinpße of the(ffi;ial despatch of the fighfc at Lofa, thirty miles from Tien-tsin, between the Chinese troops and Schonan, of the Boxers:— General Nifh and troops arrived at JLofa on June sh, Seeing a numerous body of armed men holding the line blocking further progress, Nieh ordered fche mob to disperse. When this was not heeded the troops detrained and good-naturedly began pushing the mob away from the line.

The mob in the rear reviled the foldiers, crying out that they had been bribed to oppress the people by the foreigners. They firsd guns aad revolvers, killing two.

Still the troops, restrained by the oiEcers, refraiaed from retaliating until one of their captains was mortally wounded by a Boxer, A bayonet charge was made, killing about a dozen of the mob, who scattered They fired from ali lides on the troops. Then the machine guns and soldiers were ordered op, and these volley firing, tumbled the nob ovtr like chaff before the wind as they fled for the villages. Idererai more soldiers fell, and the troops then pursued the mob into Tillages, and killed and burned without mercy. Eour village* were burned, and 480 villagers killed.

The soldiers lost twelve men and one captain. Quiet reigned throughout Lofa for nearly two days, until a decree censur ing Nieh and ordering him to Lutal, near Kai-ping, then became known. The Boxers once more rallied, and this time with no one to say them nay.

Sydney Municipal Reform.

United Preia Association—By Electric

Telegraph—Copyright)

Sydney, July 7

The Government bill for the reform of the City Council provides for elec« tion of Mayor by the ratepayers, arid divides the city ioto eleven wardsi with two members for each. The elections are to be on one day, and per ioqs i»re only to exercise one vote in one ward. No additional powers of moment are given the Council. The amendment is chiefly constitutional.

|f 7ItA*BBUBTOK GtJABDIAtt; MOKDAY, JULY 9. 1900

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