Show Advices from China and Japan SAJT FRANCISCO Dec SOThe steamship steam-ship Oceanic arrived from China and Japan this afternoon bringing Chinese ad v ices to December 16 Advlces from tho s cene of the salt tax riot at Niekhua are to t he effect that the general commanding the government forces has issued a proclama l ion to the townspeople to resume busl n ess as they need fear no more trouble fo rom the rebels The latter to the number o f 300 havo fortified themselves in a small t own some distance from Tekhua The v iceroy objects to the proposal of the gen o sral of the imperial forces that he bombard t he town as the viceroy fears Innocent p > ersons will suffer thereby The viceroy r ecommended a siege of the place The o ifficial report states 3UO rebels and one hundred of the government troops wore killed or wounded in the Tokhua engagement engage-ment The Worth China aVeics says foreign con uls at Hankow made a joint protest to Viceroy Chang Chistung against the Hunan publications and placards Reports of the massacre of Christians at Cincnow in Manchuria not far from New chang have been received but were not generally credited Word has been received that the Indian marine steamer Enterprise with a crew of oventysevan men foundered off Port Blair and Aman islands November 2 and only six men were saved |