Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-11
CHINA And JAPAN.
Tie Responsibility Of The Var Resting
on The Latter
THE HOSTILE ARMIES IN CORrA
Food and Ammunition Scarce-Man.
darins Squeezing the People
for Money.

LONDoS, Sept. IA dispatch 10
the nHics from Wui-Hai.Woi today
Gays commission composed OF iof.
,lgners, after examining the Incidents
Of the naval fight on July 20, declares
the japanese were the Gggtossgtt. The
Chinese, toe commission bdIs, were
cifeiui 10 avoid the appearances Of
provocailon, but the Japancso waylaid
the Chinese, selecting good p.siliou.
The Chinese senior ship escaped, max.
ing running lg o and greatly dam.
aging her pupucrs. The remaining
Chinese ship fought until the ammuui-
tlon was exhausted and two VI her
guns destroyed.
The came morning, 70 appears, the
Japanese arrived from Seoul nuu vi.
tackled the Chinese at Asau. These
operations were evidently well con.
ref'od.
The Chinese feet, according to the
Iimct dispatch, IN now collected at
We .Hai.Wei anu in perfect nghliug
trim. The Chin Yuen has been r..
paired anu " recruiting her seamen
freely.
An oxcellont esprit do corps OK
lets among the Chinese sailors, aud
lhty utc waiting for orders 10 enable
th,m TO as.ert the supremacy OF China
IN the CofoAn water.
CouIinuiug,t the Tunes correspondent
cablvs, that both the Chinese aud
Japsn,ae armies In Corea arc seem.
ingly Inactive. Tho japanese have
ordered the Cofeans TO cut their hair M
q token u tubleotion. The Coreaus
have refused 10 DO 20, pruicrflng TO
hsht lot their liberty.
a dispatch from Shanghai today
says that food ami ammunition are said
10 be spelling all along the route SOUTH
war;, anu as a result food IL becoming
very scarce ia the Chinese army. Ac.
corning 10 the same dispatch the pre-
tense Of Chinese naval activity IL alb.
turi, The japanese are aaid ~ DO
maintaining "a strict blockade Of the
Cogean coast that not even the small.
csl vessel can get through, Hundreds Of
Chinese soldiers are reported 10 have
dicd ofwant ami exposure, and much
rlukuuss IN said TO exist In the ranks.
On tho other hand the JApanese are
much better prepared Tor active opera
Ing their lines Of communication open
ana have pushed their forces forward
unil they ale now threatening the
Lniuege iiank. The position Of the
latter with winter rapidly advancing
threatens to become intonable. Orders
were sent from Peking over fort
night ngo for all Chinese fquairons to
concentrate la the Gulf OF Pochi III,
hut II appears that these orders were
mover carried out.
Peremp,ofy orders have been giyon
now f0r the three powerful vessels Of
the southern squadron 10 Join Admiral
Iing's iiuet Ia the north without de
lay.
When these reinf0rcements arrive ii
II asserted this L hiueHe fleet will com.
menco operations Ia earnest against
the Japaneio, No confidence, how.
ever, IL felt IN Admiral rinr'- ability
to hold even the gull OF PeChi III
against the japanese tlsUt. Cunst-
qucntly many steamers belonging 10
Chinese firms are being transferred
10 the British nag.
The raising ot tho money for war
purposes proceeds aud the maudarins
commanding the provinces and dl'-
tricls are reported 10 be- squeezing the
unfortunate Chinese without mercy.
Traders nnd others possessing property
are receiving particular attention upon
the part Of the mandafins. Three
merchants Of Shan Tung, who showed
rome hesitation IN compiyingiwlth the
tilicihl demands, had tnoir property
con nbcattu.