The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-04
JAPAN QUIBTER.
The War Fever AbatIng-W when Will
Peace Come.

Peace Come.
WASHINGTON, Dec f. 1894-The ex-
citement over the war with China has
quieted down in Japan, according to mail
advices up to November received at the
japanese Legation in this city, and in
terest now centres in the probable
length of hostilities. Repeated victories
by the Mikado's soldiers and sailors have
convinced the people that The end will
be soon and already the newspapers are
beginning to discuss the prospects OF
peace One vernacular journal declares
that the war should never be brought to
a close unless China cede a portion of
her territory to Japan. Nearly all the
newspapers say that a heavy punishment
should be inflicted on China in the in
terest of civilization and of Japanese
welfare. More significant than any of
these comments is the expression by an
other newspaper that the government
should display toward any European
powers that venture to interfere in the
courage than it has shown toward Korea.
ENGLAND'S ATTITUDE.
Somewhat in this line is the comment
caused by the apparently growing belief
that the English people are inclined
to abandon their notions as to the impor-
tance OF an Anglo-Chinese alliance, and
At least this is the deduction drawn from
the sudden change of tune of the lead
ing English papers, which are supposed
to- reflect public opinion. One newspaper
says that if the British Government Ii
misled in interfering in the present war
with view to rescu1ng emma from heT
distress, Japan must be fully prepared
to meet the emergency and must be re-
solved TO obtain the object she mad IN
view at the commencement of hostiiities
Commenting on this. the Japan Mail the
leading English newspaper of Japan.
says:-'FWhen we consider the general
tendency of the civilized powers, We
whose interests in the Orient are not
consistent with those of England, and
the only course open to Japan is to enter
into a secret alliance with them and to
oppose any hostile design on the part OF
CHINESE CowARDICE.
According to the advices received, the
Chinese have established complete uni
formity in all their defensive operations
They hold the outworks of place for a
time, and having lost them, they aban-
without further resistance They did so
at A-San. at Phyong-Yang and at Chiu-
Lien.
Little war news of interest not COW
cred in these dispatches is contained in
the advices. The Tong-Haks, or organ
ized Chinese bandits, are still giving
much trouble. Some 1900 of them sur
rounded the Japanese commissariat stas-
tion at Ampo and attempted TO set it on
fire. but the thirty-eighJ Japanese sold
iers on guard succeeded in driving them
away. The leader of the Teng-Haks is
endeavoring to organize a force to march
against Seoul and drive out the, japanese.
SUSPICIOUS OF GOLF.
An amusing story is told of the Chin
ese suspicion of foreigners. Some resi-
dents of New-Chang, Shanghai, organ
lied golf club and set about marking
links on plain near the city. They
buried bottomless jam tins TO keep the
putting holes clear of mud, but the
Chinese, observing these operations, CEN
cIuded that the foreigners were about to
blow up the plain. Soldiers were dis
patched TO dig up the tins, and the
Taotai lodged a formal complaint with
the British Consul Great excitement
prevailed for a time in military and
civilian circles. Explanation did not sue
ceed in allaying the suspicious of the
authorities, and there will be no golf
at New-Chang.
The foreigners in Toxic and Yokohama
have been expressing Indignation over a
telegram sent by one of their number
to London requesting that a gun boat
be ordered to Yokohama at once to pro-
tect the British subjects there, whose
lives, the despatch said, We're in dan
ger One newspaper states that it
knows the name of the sender, but
despite the requests of other newspapers
that it divulSe his name it refuses 10
do so. There has been considerable feel
ing on the subject.