The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-20

YOKOHAMA, Nov. S.-The Chi
nese squadron Is recalled to Wei
hai-wai.
The Chinese soldiers, who de-
camped, after burning down Flung
wang Chang, have assembled at
Moukden. The road to this latter
city has been opened by the Jap
anese army.
Ii Hung Chang has left for the
field of battle, with force of 140,-
600 of the Chinese army. Liu
Shin Ichi has been ordered to act
as Viceroy of Pechili, to enable Ii
to devote his entire attention on
military affairs.
Soldiers are being enlisted and
trained under the German system,
by Major Won Hanneken.
OPENING OF THE JAPANESE DIET.
The extraordinary session of the
National Assembly was opened at
Hiroshima on October 18th.
In the speech of His Majesty the
Emperor of Japan the following
passage appears:
ave regret that China, having, in
disregard of her duty, declined to Co
operate with Japan for the preserva-
ton of the peace of the Far East, the
present conflict has resulted. Now
that the sword has been drawn, hos
tilities must not be permitted to cease
until the object of the war is attained.
1t is Our earnest desire that Our loyal
subjects shall, in perfect union and
harmony, devote themselves to the
promotion of the integrity of Our en-
pire, and, by securing a complete and
final triumph of Our arms, shall open
the way to a speedy restoration of the
peace of the Far East, thus illustrat-
ing the glory of Our nation.
LIeutenant-G General Sakuma, on
October oath, gave instructions TO
the Second Army, under his COM
mand, that Japan, being the first
country of the East which had
adopted civilization as her path,
held the responsible position to lead
other hitherto uncivilized states
into the way of civilization. So,
whatever way tbs enemy may act,
japan must tread the way OF JUS
tica, and, while carrying reforms
into barbarous country, the o.
nifty of Japan must be upheld In
the world. He then specified the
conditions to be observed by the
army:
/. That the people of the enemy's
country, who do not offer resistance,
should be consoled as much as Is pos
sible.
2. No such act is to be committed,
as to insult the wounded captives, or
those who have surrendered, or to de-
prive such of their clothes or proper
ties.
3. The enemy's dead shall not be
beheaded, their noses cut off or their
ewes taken out. In short, japanese
soldiers are warned against perpetrat-
ing acts of brutality.
4. That fire shall not be set to places
without due cause.
5. The dwellings and cultivated
fields of the enemy's country shall not
be destroyed.
6. Females in the enemy's country
shall not be violated, or other indecent
acts committed.
Z. In the enemy's country, tombs
are not to be dug out or damaged.
s. Private property of the people
shall not be plundered.
9. No forced sale or purchase effect
ed.
10. Our enemy being the Chinese
army, people OF other nationality
should be loved, and friendship shown
to them, and our soldiers should not
be guilty of violent or rash acts.
IL Besides the above, deeds un-
worthy of the honor of our army shall
not be perpetrated.
1t is said that previous to the fall
ofChun LANG Cheng, China applied
for the intervention of a country,
for peace with japan, on the follow
ing terms. That country has pro-
posed these conditions, but they
are stated to have been refused by
the japanese government.
l. That reform in Korea shall be left
entirely ut the discretion of Japan.
China will recognize her as an indie
pendent state, and cease, hereafter,
from Interference in Korea's affairs.
>. That the expenses of war and
others discussed by Japan in the pres
ent difficulty, shall be redeemed by
China.-Yokohama Gazette, Nov. s.
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