Show 1 ARE HELD AS HOSTAGES 1 Chinese Threaten to Kill Ministers Min-isters if Allies Advance VERY LIKELY A BIG BLUFF Dec aHon is Made by the Viceroy i of Nanking and Shong Administrator I Adminis-trator of Railways and Telegraphs I and Taotai of Shanghai It is Stated that Only Russians and I Japanese 23000 Strong are Starting Start-ing for Poking Dispatch from Cho I Foo Declares Legations aro Well iI i I iI I LluKunYl Vice Shanghai Aug I roy of Nanking and Sheng administrator administra-tor of telegraphsand of railways and I I taolal of Shanghai have both declared C I oniclally that the foreign Ministers are held by the Chinese Government a hostages and that If the allies march to Peking they will be killed I Is stated that only the Russians and Japanese Jap-anese 23000 strong arc starting for Peking Another exodus from Shanghai has commenced I was caused by disquieting dis-quieting rumor published In the native na-tive and Borne foreign newspapers SAYS MINISTERS ARE WELL Cow YuanSklKal at Che Foo states that he baa received a note from the TsungllYamen dated July 0th reporting re-porting that the Ministers at the Ger I j I man legations and others were well and that their relations with the Government I Gov-ernment Were friendly The were conferring con-ferring tho note said with n view of I arranging measures to protect the Ministers isters to Tien Tsin f |