News continues to arrive of the concent tion of Chinese troops and Boxers in the Middle Provinces.
The area of the disturbed districts is daily increasing, and the officials are no louver maintaining any pretence of keeping order. Tuan's anti-foreign edicts are still reaching the southern and middle provinces. 1 have not been able to obtain a copy of the latest of these documents, which is dated the 16th, but from Chinese sources I learn thi fis a definite date for a general rising that date is I cannot ascertain, doubtless an early one for Tuan is stated to ordered all desmteh to be made in view of the arrival of more foreign troops.
A large body of troops is to-night reported ty be moving from Hupeh in the direction of Shanghai The situation here grows more threatening every day, and the city is still without means of defence, all the forts ting keld by Chinese.
The Chinese openly declare that if foreign troops are landed here for the protection of the concessions, they will open fire upon the foreigners.
If foreign troops are not landed, the foreign settlement will be looted to a certainty by the Boxers. a the dilemma is not at all a pleasant one. agi Daly Express, London, Friday, July about Thursday, July 19, set out in particu-Telegram despatched from Shanghai on or lars already furnished, together with the following "telegram, also despatched from Shanghai on or about Thursday duly 19:—xpress " Telegram.
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