The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-06

erected at the military heaoqusa' ,, a.
Hiroshima. and there expresses us az
prevail OF the course adopteu d ~ os so.,ns
the entire sum asked for, ly,Vv1;vo y ,I
tabout 100000 American aisl. WIN
out single dlssentient. for the prosecu-
ton OF the war.
The opinion OF European anu american
naval officers. and ! have ~ iIyil many lsniy
personally, is that China IS aDsol Ilely
finished as far as the sea Is concerhed.
The Nan Yang, Of Southern squadron;
mas been repeatedly ordered 10 proceed
North from Shanghai and the rang, sc
10 reinforce the shattered Pei- ! - hnS meet
but so far the Southern oi1ceIs nave sue
ceeded In making excuses TOT ylng IN
shelter here. They are alike tnperVlcus
TO shame and to the orders OF the EN-
peror. They simply won't go. DdIlhs the
week | had an interview with Chlet En-
gineer Hoffman,. Of the chin ase cruiser
Chi-Guen. the captain or WHICH man
named Fong. was executed some TWO
weeks ago for cowardce n running away
from the enemy IN the ss' sn on bos ia id9;
the service and gone home because he
would not go to sea with the Chinese
Navy again. In course OF MS interview
he said:
conducted up TO the present, Cnlna mas
no chance whatever against Japan. am
speaking Of the struggle az sea, Of
course. for / know nothing OF my own
personal knowledge az 70 NJ" events are
shaping themselves on land. Al sea ia
mans fleet is concentrated and works to-
gather. while China's feet Is scattered
up and down the coast at the oIuetS Vi
a dozen different Governors ana wee
roys, who may have tOtdny uIeIent
views as 10 how the OpeIatIohS sHoulu
be carried on Even win lhe rel lang
squadron, badly shattered as II Is,
think If the Nan-Yang ships WIRE 10 JON
their COnsJrts In the NOrth an tne o.ntI
vessels of the Yang Use T. oo-Nno" anu
Canton iiotilas were TO l0iO" tue Sdllle
example China al sea would sun De more
than "A match for Japan. A. present tne
Japanese have COMMAND ol lbe Wnole
Gulf OF Pechili and II emma PuIsues heF
present policy there ls "OS".'sb lime
vent the enemy picklng OF the s drnouS
sections of the Chinese neet IN Geldl.
Al present the japanese appear 20 ia!
but little heed to the tnodsdhns .. -,
nese troops conveyed in uah.pOi - W ,S 80
Yalu and Port Arthur, as; IhouSh ~
must know about them, tltS ~ o..
tempt TO intercept them, "hlch they 'Ot
easily could DO. These TRANSPORTS a. ' an
commanded and differed oy tuf ,iSln ,.,,,.i
and Americans. and trust 10 tllcli ~ 49,,
and TO lodging the enemy, as Ihele az c ~
men-Of-War 10 accompany theHl- % 20
not one OF the Pei-ianE squadron ~ sum
GENTLY repaired 10 20 10 sea, gnu u -
doubtful II more than The l.nE ,l uen a.,d
Chen-Gucn irOn-clads. the 'hl-l utl anu
another cruiser, with coupe Oh sun-
boats that have never snelled po"EeI'
will ever be able TO go out again. + OF
eigners who have seen the snlps III aQch
at Port Arthur describe their cohallol
as simply terrible; all nave peeh rluuled
with shot except the 1leg- fueH ana
Chen-Yuen, whose l-nch arinor DeltS
withstOOd the heaviest guns OF the Jdpa-
nese. The deepest penetration made was
only nine inches.
Various expedients are being resorted TO
in China 10 raise funds to carry on the
war. her efforts to procure cessation OF
hosulties through Englands intervention
having failed ANONYMOUSLY. Each OF the
provinces is ordered to contribute va
rious sums. ranging from million taels
from kiangse 10 ten miIHohs from
hWangtung. \ foreign loan or ten mil
lions Is also spoken Of. But considering
the instability of the present Government
and the widespread risngs against the
provincial authorities by the diSg ISted and
enraged people-uot TO mention the un-
certainty q everything dependent upon
eXchange-the prospects to lenders are
not encouraging. There is absolutely no
security and the Chinese people viii con-
tribute nothing except upon comDuslon.
They know nothing and care less about
the war \ gentleman just come down
from Marking relates the following little
story Illustrating the difference IN the
apathetic attitude preserved by the Chi
nesc people toward the war and the active
and practical interest eVinced by the
populace of Japan with reference to the
same struggle. The gentleman In question
was riding in the neighbOrhood Of Nan
king the other day when he fell into con-
versation with a well-tO-do farmer at
work in his field. The foreigner asked the
farmer what he thought about the war.
What war; said the farmer. rs
China at war; Yes" replied the mar
rator OF the story "She is at war with
Japan" "Oh," said the worthy bucolic
continuing his work with his hoe, with
the little people Really. | have no time
TO attend TO such business. and neither
have my neighbors. so ! did not hear it,"
Locally the natives are better informed
ana are IN great drea that an attack
VIII be made upon Shanghai. which. as
the centre Of Chinese military activity
and the source Of all supplies, has little
claim now 10 exemption from host titles
The place j. every day being increased I'm
population by the influx Of foreigners and
natives from all parts Of the country, and
living IS accordingly becoming more eX-
er5 now left in Pekin. and most Of the le-
cations are empty or at least only in
charge Of attaches. Great efforts are be-
ing put forth here 10 induce coolies 10 en-
list. The inducement in pay, however
is small ordinary recruits have only three
tacls month promised them The food
given 20 the newly enlisted men Is Of the
coarsest description after the first week
or so, ana very little even OF that The
consequence is that only those belonging
To the lowest and poorest classes Of So
cicty eYince a willingness 10 be made
targets for the japanese rihemen: beg
gars. parlahs, houseless Nagabonds and
criminals out Of luck
A large proportion Of the men generally
manage to make their escape after about
ten days service. their absence being con-
nived at by their fellows. though recap
ture is supposed 10 mean decapitation
Recruiting is being actively carried on
and the men selected belong. almost with
out exception 70 a class of people without
or fl,ff r
country: With material Of this nature il
cannot be hoped TO achieve any great re-
suit. one million. no. two or three mil
lions. Of such soldiers would not have the
actual value Of one well drilled VOL
equipped. well differed regiment. and SO
lar the Japanese troops seem to have met
with only one body Of men of this de-
scriptton, the brave troop which stood its
rrouhd 20 ne last man at Cheng- Kwan.-