The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-05
JAPAN's DEMANDS ON CHINA.
A Regular Accredited ambassador
Must Be Sent If Peace Is Wanted.


Toxic. Dec. 4.-Japan has notified China
that no further peace proposals win be
considered unless made by a regularly
accredited ambassador from the Chinese
court. At the same time. Japan reminds
China that il is not Japan. but China that
is suing for peace. Japan is dissatisfied
with China's policy and claims that China
is seeking concessions in advance Of a
formal conference looking to settlement
London, Dec. A dispatch 10 the
Central News from Toxic says report
to which much credence is given Is cur
rent there to the effect that Field Mar
shal 1amagata, commander OF the Japa-
neso army. Is so seriously indisposed that
IL has been decided to be necessary for
him TO be invalided and one OF the court
chamberlains has sailed for the front
with a message from the emperor.
Lieut.. Gen Nodsen, the dispatch also
says, has been promoted, to be general
and will at once assume command of the
first japanese army. Capt. Mirlau has
been appointed to the command Of the
cruiser Yamashiro and the late harbor
master at Sa-Se-Bo has been made gov
ernor Of Port Arthur.
The Central News corresondent in
Shanghai says that the British steamer
Gug Mannering is landing there from
Hamburg war materials valued at fi55,-
600.
A Central News dispatch from Chee Foo
says that Commissioner Detring, who re-
turned on Sunday from Japan. repeated
in an interview to-day the statements
he made on Monday, that he was empow-
cred to negotiate for peace with Japan,
in the name OF the Chinese board Of for
eign affairs, and that he was recalled
because the negotiations for peace had
passed into the hands OF the American
ministers to Japan and China. Commits
sioner Detring added that Col. Ham,
klein, the commander-in-chief Of the Chi
nese forces, is raising 100000 soldiers to be
differed entirely by Europeans mostly
Germans. Some OF these officers have al
ready arrived and others are on the way
to China. Seven thousand soldiers have
been ordered to re-enforce Tung-Chow,
fifty miles west of Chez Foo, and are be-
ing supplied from Wei-Hai-Wei.
dispatch from Seoul. Korea, dated
Dec. 3, says: Count Inouye. the Japa>
nese minister, is taking vigorous measures
TO restore internal order. Radical
changes are being made in the depart
ments of the interior. justice and edu-
cation. A combined force OF Japanese and
Koreans was conveyed by steamer to
Asan and marched thence to Konk Mai
to attack the Tong Haks. This force
routed thousands Of Tong Haks and killed
a large number"
NV %NiHA ~NNWo otAJo AndA 1hliid mas
been offered all the money that the treaty
powers are likely to allow Japan 10 claim
as Indemnity, on the basis of a ~ per cent.
gold loan secured by the unchanged rev.
enues of the treaty ports.
The Standards Paris correspondent
says 1T is rumored IN diplomatic quar-
ters here that France means 10 have a
share, If the powers seize territory In the
event OF the disruption Of China. IL is
supposed that she covets Formosa, which
Admiral Courbet blockaded In 1884.
occupying Klong and the mines I'm the
vicinity. Anyhow, II is doubtful whether
she Will allow Japan or any other power to
seize Formosa. II is understood here that
the Japanese have set their hearts upon
signing treaty OF peace in Pekln. The
Japanese minister here stated recently
that Japan meant to have a treaty OF
fekin as Europeans had a treaty OF Paris