The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-04

within miles Of any of the important
foreign settlements In China, she can
not go within sight of Shanghai, canton
Foo-Cboo, HanKow, Kioorkiars' Gniaa-
Kia1g. Swatow, or Tien-Tsin; Indeeq'
i doubt If the st. George or the HlpF...
tar can anchor in such position as 10
afford protection TO any IorelBn se.Set
ment in China. except Che-Foo' ana Iha az
place is likely during the present war 70
be ahundantly protected. Howettbea baT
may be- | venture to doubt whsthieI r,. m
Nafesty's Government is as hlaIihSu
about the safety Df our couhtryHieh III
China as the public at home vs.
As to the present position OF tlIe r oort
tending parties, the chinese 'sr,tti its
own view of the facts and not upon tnS'
telegraphed home by excited cotrespoauea
entS hundreds of miles 1rcm thc 49,,
of the events which they profess ~ dti1
rate or the untruthful and eXassefats's
stories circulated by the JapaIIese
their Cwn purposes. W hetheT H ~, ,,TlI1o
ception of the situation be risnI % Nv Hres
does not very greatly matter loI tns Pr
sent purpose. 1t Is the conception WIZ ~
governs their policy and actloh III 'lJ ~
mediate future. They nave not W ~ ~,
intention of abandoning tne CsJhlint,,idt' the
see no reason why they shouIu' s liz
Jananese had for months been caIeiuinS
preparing for coup IN ooie Cd % vas
he assault came suddenly. japan oo@S
able to throw a large nnmper ol ,,y,tf,I
IT, The peninsula. 10 take her oppoleIt
M a disadvantage, and 10 strlhe thS me- me-
hiow The man who medltates anu IL
pares for an assauII on W. To- strike
does not expect II is always abe 10 s'i ~
the first and the second dow. w men OIio
Taoamesa hogan to hurry their troops
into Corea there was in mat couhlry
small body Of Chinese, b uhq Kin9 " OF Cofea
10 mn down the rebellion OF the lJns
haks. In the southern PROVINCES VIZ" ~
has been the ostensibie cause Oh 'hS wa
Tryo engagements took place at lasaIi'
~ con t9nd. by the way, the very utth-
siiterat ton into Latin letters OF iai ~
humber of the Corean names IN IIld,Ig -
the telegrpms puphShed III ~ -,
shows the Japanese origin OF tue mes mes
savesS i'm enc OF which the japanese hau
20 retreat: i'm the second they were SUI
cessfni but Gen. 1eh was aDle 10 tdhe
his force around seCui Sh l.l,t -" from Kan
chooyia At lang yang the COZ Olh'u
force numbered i2ee9 men, ana MAS os-
feated by force which, accoF1Ins W
30 message. was six times It's NUMBER
ond which certainly greatly outnumDer-
81 II. Three thousand men from tniS
force were, a few days later, not WIN IT,
This was the total OF killed. woundeu;
and ruissing Nine thousand men crossed
the Yalu. These have since been rem,
forced from Manchoorian stations ana
nv the force from Che-Foo when was
landed at Yalu prior TO the naVal DatLe
SIN Doubtless We shall near something
OF them very shortly. In the great haval
engagement the Chinese oeSunate'y per-
sist that they gave as good as they got.
Here again, the correspondents are hope
Ie.gV at variance. The Central News
correspondent at Shanghai on Wednes-
day last informed US that the European
naval officers at Che-FoO-the officers.
doubtless, of the dozen foreign war ships
lying off the Bund'-regard the Chinese
fieea us powerless and useless, Whlle
the same associations representative at
Tien-Tsin on Thursday telegraphad an
amusing account OF what is styled the
Japanese Admirals customary morning
caH," with the PREDATORY remark that
1.-THE Chinese officials no longer deny that
the Japanese feet commands the Shant.
ung coast and the Gulf OF Pe-Chee-Lee,
and the same message concludes by say
ing that the Japanese want TO lure the
Chinee into another naval battle--a some
what superhuous manoeuvre H. as ms
, Shanghai colleague says, the Chinee fleet
| is ''powerless and useless" Now, contrast
| with these two messages one from Reu-
! ters agent in Shanghai, dated Wednesday,
/ stating that the repairs 20 the Chinese
war vessels have been completed at Port
! Arthur, and that the fleet would proceed
! 10 sea that day and another from The
! Times scorrespondent at Tien-Tsiu. stating
! the Chinese belief that the amount OF
! damage they did TO the Japanese neet had
] been concealed Readers must settle for
| themselves where the truth Hes In an
I These contradictory messages: but the
! Chinese, as The Illness corresponding
has, in effect, stated, are well satisfied
with their squadron anu ihe eActulIoh
which II did. They see no sign or collapse
either in their army or in their Meet;
they believe Pekin to be safe from any
attack Of the japanese; they know that
their best, their most highiy-trained men,
have not vet been brought face to face
with the japanese; they believe that they
can maintsir the war for years. and that,
while every day tells In their favor and
increases their strength. IL tells against
the Japanese. fighting hundreds OF miles
away from their own country. Lastly
thew believe that as the present war
was sprung upon them without provoca-
tion, they will never be secure from the
vanity and restlessness of the Japanese
unless they fight the quarrel out sturdi-
ly TO the end now. The Chinese, as
have said, may be wrong In each and all
of these respects; but these are the con-
Alterations which operate on their minds
and guide their present policy, and, as
such. they are worthy OF the attention
OF the English people.-London Times.