The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-07
DETAILS OF THE WAR.
Interesting Advices Brought BY the
Empress of India.

Interesting AdVtces Brought BY the
Empress of India.
VICTORIA, B. c., Sept. Z, 1S94-The
steamship Empress of China, arrived
here Wednesday, eileen days from Yo-
kohama. She bringsg late news as to
the Chinese-Japanese war. Although the
Kow-Shing affair is still the most talked
of incident in China, the affair has been
made the very most of, seemingly with
the object of drawing Great Britain
into the quarrel, and everywhere that
the British warships have been they
have struck terror to at least a portion
of the inhabitants, who imagine their
mission to be one of vengengce. The
anti-English sentiment in Japan is being
fostered by the Goernment and it daily
grgows stroner, as may be gathered
from the hostility of offensie articles
in the matte papers, and the contempt
uous tone of the English press. That
China has as yet the best of it is to be
gathered from a careful consideration
of all the reports, althoughg definite ref
erence to the Japanese losses is abso-
lutely forbidden as inimical to the well
fare of the Empire.
Wei by the Japanese fleet of twenty
one ships early in August appears to
have been for the purpose of estimating
the ranges. According to the officers of
the H. NJ S. Mercury, who witnessed
the bombardment from the decks OF
the coasting steamer Taku, the fleet
consisted of twenty-one vessels exclu-
sive of torpedo boats, and was split up
To-
preached a fortress from the south and
unanswered ships about as the shots
fell short or wide so as to ascertain
with the most deliberate accuracy the
exact range of the guns on shore.
couple of dozen shots were discharged
by the Japanese to keep up the play,
after which two of the divisions steamed
off towards Port Arthur.
Saturday morning, August II, H. MS.
Porthorse left Cheoo for Wei-Hai-Wei to
take on board the women. children and
all others who desired to remove from
the town. -Four days later Admiral
Freemantle obtained a promise from the
Japanese to give forty eight hours notice
before bombarding Wei-Hai-Wei, of
Chefoo, SO as to give all foreigners an
opportunity to leave those places if they
desired to do SO. At the present time,
or rather at the time of the sailing of
the Empress of China. the combatants
were engaged in rolling up their sleeves,
Strengthening their respective positions,
and estimating the strength of the
enemy.
WAR LOANS.
The first war loan of the Japanese,
amounting to 10000, 900 yen, bearing in
terest at the rate of five per cent, is
being rapidly taken up and the Finance
Minister is preparing to issue certificates
on the 26th of the present month; the
bonds are to have a face value of one
hundred yen. On the other hand, China
is said to have directed all her European
agents and representatives to bestir them
selves in the purchase of first class cruis-
ers, battle ship, arms and ammunition
China is also reported to have entered
into contract with one of the South
American Republics to purchase half of
its navy. The Yokohama "Advertiser's
says that the Republic is Chilli
and that half of the purchase price had
already been paid and that the ships
are even now due to arrive in Chinese
waters. An official at Shanghai has re-
ceived news via Marking which states
that the Chinese have information of the
actual number of Japanese troops now
august I'D in Corea. The report puts
this number at $4,000 odd men, of which
800 are cavalry. These troops are expect
ed to meet at Seoul between the oath
and 18th of the month. The Chinese
troops are said to be a three days
march from Seoul.
WAR IN THE MOUNTAINS
The North China Daily News says
the men who were landed from junks
South of the Tatung River. about fifty
miles from Ping Yang, are said to be
wandering in the mountains north OF
Seoul, and are supported in a great meas
ure by friendly Coreans. 1t is reported
that over 10000 Coreans are up in arms
against the Japanese invaders, but all are
provided with firearms, and guerilla
warfare among the mountains will be in
augurated until they can meet the Chi
nese army, who have had orders to sup
ply the Coreans as auxiliaries with
rifles. The Chinese main army is now
resting at Ping Yang. and formidable
earthworks have already been thrown up
there's
That place is intended to be the first
base of operations in cdrea. The Toxic
papers state that though the Korean
Government has severed all connection
with China and has been pushing for
ward reform administration with the
assistance OF Japan, the people In the
provinces know nothing OF this Fact.
The Governor and officials OF Nanko,
Kankyodo, stil show preference for the
Chinese and threaten to drive away