All China is aflame with revolt against the hated "-oreign Devil.
The assertion is a sweeping one but it is justified by the reports which come from various parts, orth, south and east. Only in the extreme west ix there still quiet, or rather it is more correct to say that only from the extreme West are No reports of risings yet hand.
B.—Daily Express, London, Wednesday, duly 18.
Telegram despatched drum Shi yghai on oF about Luesday Juuy Li.
Sheng Laoul, who met with x somewhat cold reception, hats reported to the Cousuir budy that he is again in receipt of oficial in formation relating to the British Ministers.
He states that he is in receipt of a despatch countersigned by te Viceroys Jin Kun-yih amd Chang Chi-tung, aniouneing that the Ministers were sife-on July 9 and that the Were receiving the protection of Lue G ment.
He was informed that no cognisance could now be taken of any statement of so dubious nature, and was asked how ho reconciled this new information with thet which he conveyed to the Consuls on Saturday Jast? Yo this inquiry no answer was forthcoming. the date now mentioned would he July 8 by According to the Chinese etlendat, July our reckoning.
Chis information, however, is entirely discredited, and Sheng ws again requested, if any of the Ministers were still alive, to obtain rom them un authentic message for mission to Europe or America.
If the Ministers were under the protection of the Imperial Government, and Sheng and the other otticials were, as they professed to de, in direct communication with Peki there could, it was pointed out, be no possi: ble dititeulty about obtaining such a message if any foreigners still survived in the capi Bi.—Duly kxpdess Lowivn Wednesiay July 18.
telegram despachea from Shanghai on or about Tuesday July 17th.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.