Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-30
THE cOREAH WAR.


ceived At the Legation yesterday
announcing the finding of the
British Naval Court Of 1uqairy
at Shanghai il the Kow SD ng
case was favorable 70 Japan.
The L. CATION characterizss as
unqualifedly incorrect the asser
ton that the commahder of The
Naniwa ordered his men TO fire
upon the survivors from the koa
Shnhg who were struggling in
the water.
Toxic. August %. 1t was of
fciaIly announced June 30th that
the King of Corea had declared
himself independent ofChina aud
appealed to Japan to assist him
in driving the Chinese from Assn,
with the assistance of Corean
troops. Gu the same dAte Corea
renowned al treaties with China.
Washingt N, August p. A new
and very potent faction in the
military condition of Japan, as
it relates to long cont nued
war, has just come to light. 1t
ss that she is liable to run ont oil
cartridges for her new military
rife.
No one outside the Imperial
arsenal at Tok o knows just how
many Murata rifles Japan has,
nor the quantity of cartridges on
hand, but the best estimate is
that there are between $50 0o0
and 100000 rifles and aboat 20,
900 600 rounds of ball cartridg. S.
Had japan foreseen this war she
could have been amply prepared
IN every respect.
China knows what Japan's
weakness is. She has Just mark
eted A $50 600 900 loan in Ger
many aud England, aud it was at
the earnest request, and almost
demand of German capitalists
who took this loan and want
China to win, that Kaiser Wi
helm issued an imperial order
fnrbidding any shipments of arms
from Germany to either China or
Japan.
The Berlin correspondent Of
the Standard says 1t is report
ed that Count Ito remarked to
several diplomats recently that
Japan has equal interest with
Russia in the completion of the
Siberian railway, which would
be the means of exporting her
produces to Europe. Therefore
Japan would not object to Rus
STA occupying port of Caz,retf.
which would be suitable for the
terminus of the railway.
London. Ang. 90 A dispatch
to the CentroJ Ne,cs from Shang
hal SAYS: Lii Hung Chang's
army, $4,000 strong, and a lalge
force of Japanese troops are
nearing ench other. and battle
is eminent. Chinese gunboats
and warships are ernisiug about
the Gulf of Pechili, with the
object of preventing the Japa-
uese from landing troops in
China. The Chinese vessels have
hiding places in the numerous
bays aud arms of the gulf, whence
they are able to observe the
movements of the enemy without
being seen.
A number of Japanese war
vessels are conveying troop ships
in the Yellow sea, but their des--
tination is not known Admiral
Ting. commander of the Oh nese
feet, is DESTROYS of eng ,ging in
open search for foreign warships
ia Chinese waters, bat be is un
able to carry ont his wishes. as
the yiceroy's orders ara that an
engagement with the Japanese
squadron must be avoided.
The Japanese have agreed to
refrain from molesting Chinese
merchant vessels not carrying
articles contraband of war.
The Yokohama correspondent
of the Central yssrs says Japan's
4 per cent var loan has been full
~ subscribed.
San Francisco Aug. %. Min
lister kurino Of japan left for
Washington yesterday to assume
his duties a. fha chief rs.nrk.ss.r,-