The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-10

LONDON, August % "A dispatch to
the times from Shanghai, dated
August 29th, says: 1t is reported that
the Chinese forces, joined by 5000
Koreans, have beaten back the Jap
anese army, with heavy loss, to Kai-
Senp, forty miles north of Seoul. The
Chinese are still advancing. They
are helped everywhere by the ko-
reans.
SHANGHAI, August 28.-It is report
ed here that Japanese transports, es-
corted by war vessels, are landlng
troops to the nOrthward of Taku with
the intention of marching upon Pekin.
Another report says the Japanese
have succeeded in landing 10000 men
on the banks of the va Loo King
river, separating Korea from emma,
and thus cut off the supplies of the
large army which the Chinese have
sent down the Korean Peninsula.
A third report says the French
Commissioner at Hong Tyong has
beeh murdered by the soldiers OF Cen
eral Yeh.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 29.-The native
the reported battle between the Chi
nese and Japanese troops on August
18th. According to these reports 5000
Chinese troops OF all arms attacked
the Japanese forces detailed to guard
the Ping Nang passes in Northwest
Korea, and eventually succeeded IN
driving the Japanese from their posi-
ton.
On August 18th, according to reports
receive ed by the native press, the chi
nese were reinforced by 1000 troops
from vi Chow, and the day following
they attacked the japanese lines at
Chung Ho, and the japanese re-
treated.
y August 10Th the Chinese army was,
( the report says, further reinforced by
1900 troops, and on August Nth at
tackled the japanese, who are Sald 10
have lost 1000 men and heavy bag
gage
The Chinese on August 18th adj
vanced to Huang Chow, and, passing
too near the river, thirteen Japanese
warships opened fire upon them, in
fiicting the loss of several hundred
men.
AT subtitle the same day three Jap
anese warships found themselves
grounded, and were afterward severely
lery handled from ambush.
The bulk of the Japanese forces, 1T is
further asserted, retreated southwark,
pursued by the Chinese cavalry until
night stopped the latter's advance.
General Yeh, the Chinese com
mander, made detour and attacked
the Japanese in the rear, completely
routing them and capturing Huang-
Chow
LONDON, Aug. 80 "A dispatch to
the Standard from Berlin says: "Ac-
cording to the latest commune cations
from the East, the King OF Korea is
under the protection of the Chinese
General Yeh. Competent judges do
not believe the King declared himself
independent of China"
The japanese Government, it is re-
ported, bought recently through an
agent in Vienna 100000 needle guns
of an old model, and succeeded in get
ing them shipped to Amsterdam.
1t is said that Russia, profiting by
the Korean difficulty, has put pressure
on China to compel her to make con-
cessions in the Pamirs. China, how
ever, refuses TO yield an inch of ter
ritory.
LONDON, August 3l.-A dispatch to
the Times from Shanghai says: "A
Tien.tsin dispatch from Chinese
sources says that fourteen Japanese
ships, with over 5000 troops on board,
are attacking Port Arthur. The Chi
nese garrison, numbering 5000 men,
and the Chinese fleet have been or
dered to attack the Japanese"
SHANGHAI, Aug. 31.-A Chez Foo
dispatch states that japanese warships
conveying a number of transports,
10, laxl i1r, -ts-o- - 6nt
terday. These troops were marched
at once upon Port Arthur, the Japan
csc warships bonn harding the forts at
that place in the meantime. The OBJ |
ject of the Japanese IS TO destroy the |
docks and forts at Port Arthur, in |
order to prevent disabled Chinese YES |
sells from sheltering there for repairs. |
The fight was in progress at the time !
the dispatch was sent.
Chinese junkS from New Cheung |
report passing many corpses of Jap |
anese soldiers at the mouth of the |
Tatung river. This is taken as con- |
of n reported Japanese de- |
feat on the river.
LONDON, August 31.-A dispatch |
from st. Petersburg says that Russia |
will send to the East Asiatic waters |
the warships Emperor Nicholas, an |
armOr- clad ship of 5000 tons, with |
twenty-four guns, and 1.-The Pamiat
Azova, an amOr-clad vessel of 5000 |
tons, with thirty-three guns. Both |
are comparatively new and are reck-
oned among the powerful vessels of |
the Russian navy.
A dispatch from Hanoi, capital of
Tonquin, says that last Monday night |
Chinese attacked the house of NJ.
Chaillot, Commissioner of Customs at
Monka, killed him and kidnapped his
wife and daughter. Troops were sent
out in pursuit of the Chinese, but
JAILED to overtake them.