The herald., 1894-09-24
THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.
Japan Prepared to Do More
Fighting.
The Invasion of Manchuria
Contemplated.
Prospects for Losg and Bloody
Conflict.
A Russian Fleet Assembled at vladivos-
took Prepared for Immediate
Action-Latest Cable
Advicos.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-A SnanRnl ole-
patch states the Chinese government
has refused the request OF Prince Ching,
president of TsungLi Yamen, that he be
given command in Oorea. Prince Ching
ia strong advocate OF concsding Japan
ese demands. 1t is supposed he only
wanted to investigate personally the
condition Of the Chinese forces in the
field.
The dispatch adds the British gun
boat Pigmy has been dispatched to New
Chang, at the head Of the gulf Of Liau
Tong, in anticipation OF u possible Jap
anene attack upon that place.
The dowager empress OF China has
donated another 8, 1000, 900 taels from her
birthday fund toward meeting the ex-
penses of the war.
Eight foreign volunteers did splendid
services during the late naval battle.
and their conduct did much to inatill
spirit into the Chinese. Engineers Al
brecht and Hoffman were the only two
of the eight foreigners not wounded.
The wounded are doing we'll, and will
soon be fit for duty.
It ia reported Russian feet has as
sembled at Vladivostock prepared for
immediate action. The transports OF
the volunteer feet, as they arrive, are
detained at Vladivoetock.
CHINA DARE NOT ABANDON coREA.
A dispatch from Berlin to the Times
states member OF the Chinese legation.
in an interview, said China dare not
abandon Corea, even if the war should
last three years. Besides. he added. the
Corsans are still hostile to the Japanese.
frrns Japanese demand that they cut off
their long hair as q sign of submission.
The Japanese. he further said, have
done everything to wound the feelin gs
of the Chinese. Directly after the Chi.
nese minister had left Toxic at the out.
break of active hostilities. the Japanese
destroyed the Chinese legation and
Buddhist temple, besides setting fire to
and destroying Chinese club houses and
residences and numbering helpless Chi
nese in the streets.
NO CESSATION OF HcsTIIITIEs.
Count Aoki scouts the idea of any ces-
sation of hostilities. In an interview
he fatty denied that Chinese had been
murdered or their property destroyed in
Toxic. On the other hand, he said, the
Chinese had insulted the Chinese min
lister at Tien Tsih and had massacred 30
harmless Japanese laboreYs who were
working in the camphor fields in Corea.
1t was also untrue, he declared, that the
Japanese had demanded that the
Coreans cut their hair. The king and
people of Corea have been friendly with
the Japanese since the battle near Asan
In conclusion the count said the jap
anese leaders would perhaps have hard
task to invade China. but they were de-
termined to persevere.
NEW POWER IN THE EAST.
The Times this morning publishes O
leading article, In which it says: Japan
has already effected enough to convince
intelligent men the world over that
henceforth they must reckon with a
new power in the far east. Ping Yang
and Yalu have opened the eyes OF all
not wiliully Indifferent or blind that
new state has taken her rank in the
hierarchy of nations, and that her voice
can no longer be ignored in the councils
Of nations"
RUSSIA'S S HANkERING.
"The Novo Vreyma," the Times adds,
"reminds US that Russia still bankers
for the possession of secure open har-
Dor on the Pacific. Such possession
would be great menace to both Eng
land and Japan. who are likely to be
found standing side by side on some inn
portant points, should the powers inter
vene in the present dispute.'
THE JAPANESE ADVANCE.
In another article discussing the war,
the Times calculates that the Japanese
will certainly reach Wiju from Ping
Yang at the end OF this week, and that
they will meet the Chinese troops that
were landed on the Corean bank of I'll
Yalu river By Admiral Ting.
at is not clear" the Times adds.
"whether the Chinese transports had
time to disembark their stores. At any
rate the condition OF the Chinese
column must be precarious, and there
see m, nothing to prevent Japanese
so lsdron from revisiting the mouth of |
to Yalu and destroying any Chinese
Transports remaining there. Further.
IL would be easy for the Japanese to
move troops by sea from Ping Yang to
the Yalu, and then shift their base of
operations further north, thus supplying
to the column marching
northward from Ping Yang. This is
almost certain to be done il an advance
in Manchuria is intended
ON TO MURDEN.
With regard to an attack upon Muk-
den the Times says: "The Japanese
cannot overlook the fact, apart from its
presumed sanctity, that it is q position
Of little military value. 1t 10 not the
shortest or best route to Pekin. II the
naval situation permits the free use of
the Yalu river as basis, it will equally
allow far nearer point OF disem barka-
tion. Whether or not such defenses as
Mukden possesses would prove formid-
able to the Japanese artillery, the fight
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