The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-18
THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.
Chi-ese ne .enforeements Arriving .t Ties
tsin-Fatiurs 20 Raise . Losn.

LoNDoN. Oct. 17.-A despatch 10 the Central
News from Tientsin says the Emperor has or
dercd that all the Chinese who are accused OF
completely with the recently arrested japanese
spy be sent to Pekin for trial.
A force Of troops has arrived at Pekin from
Human and Hupeh by way OF the Grand Canal.
They are raw recruits and badly armed.
Prince Kung, the Emperor's uncle. who is
President Of the Tsungll- Yamen and OF the Adj
miralty as well. is an advocate OF peace at any
price. a contract has been closed with an
Austrian firm for the delivery Of large guam
tity of rifles.
The Central News correspondent in Toxic
says: "In reference TO the criticisms Of the con-
duct of the Japanese fleet after the battle at the
mouth of the Yalu River, am enabled TO an
nounce that there was sufficient and con-
elusive reason for the failure of the Japanese to
pursue the Chinese vessels. This reason will be
explained publicly at the fitting time"
Sir Halliday Mccartney. Secretary of the Chi
nese Legation, declared In an interview to-day
that, whatever negotiations may have been en-
tered into between England and Japan with q
view Of terminating the war. China has not as
sented 10 any proposals for peace.
The Standard is informed that the efforts Of
Germen bankers to contract Chinese loan
have been futile as China declined TO accept the
conditions regarding the interest.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 1.-two hundred British
seaman and marines will sail on the Altar line
steamer Numidian tomorrow for Canada. They
will re-en force the British squadron In Chinese
waters and will proceed by the Canadian Pacific
route, as the shortest way to their destination.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 1.-THE steamer Moyune.
recently purchased in England by the Japanese
Government, has arrived here, having made the
passage from Cardiff in thirty-three days,
s stanh 5000 miles without stopping AL.
for her, she had no difficulty in eluding them.
WAsHINGToN, Oct. 1T.-No information has
been received at the Japanese Legation con-
thur. The Shanghai dispatches which contain
the report are believed to be as destitute OF the
truth as the .rumors sent out from the same
place last week that the treaty port Of Chifu
had been captured by the japanese.
IL is said that strong force Of Chinese is
stationed at Port Arthur. and that 1t could
ment. Aside from the fact that there would
fall into the hands Of the victorious Japanese
large quantities of arms and munitions OF war.
posns ess w 1s be Gy s
Pekin, and the purpose of the Japanese forces
so far, as has been previously outlined, would
indicate a determination to go around Port Ar
thur rather than to waste time In trying to eff
feet its capture.
Ali the information that has reached the
japanese Legation recently from home is to the
toward Pekin, and that nothing will be allowed
To divert the operations for It's capture. While 1t
is true that the winters in those northern lati-
CATION that the difficulties attending an army's
march through Manchuria to Pekin are no
greater than might be expected from similar
march through Massachusetts to, say. New York
city during November and December.
The belief IL still entertained at the legation
that the fall of Pekn will end the war with
China. 1t Is for this reason that the Japanese
troops before the walls of the Chinese capital at
the earliest moment.