The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-20
YA-LOO BALLY HOO.
How the Japanese Made
Chopsticks of China's
Oueerly Named
Ships.
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENTS
Who Captain Won Hanneken Is
His Relations With the
Chinese Government.

LONDON, Sept. 20, 1S94.-A despatch
to the Central News from Shanghai
dated 9:35 AM, September 20, states
that the Chinese warships which were
engaged in the naval battle at Yalu on
the 18th were the TingYuen, Chih-Yuen,
King-Yuen, Ping-Yuen, Lai-Yuen, Shin
Yuen, Ching Yuen, Tei-Yuen, Chao- Yuen,
Yang-Wei, Kuang-Chai, Kuang-Ping
and four torpedo boats. This fleet was
conveying six transports loaded with
troops which were en- route to reinforce
the Chinese Army at Yichow. The
fleet arrived off the eastern entrance to
the Yalu on the morning of the 18th, in
tending to land the troops inside the
mouth of the river.
AT noon on that day a Japanese fleet,
consisting of nineteen warships, appear
the transports. The Chinese fought hard
until dusk, when the japanese fleet re-
tired, supposedly on account of a snort
age of ammunition. The japanese war
transport Sailsie were damaged, but to
what extent has not yet been learned,
The Chinese feet, with the exception OF
the King-Yuen, Chih-Yuen, Chao- une
and Yang-Wei, returned to Wei-Hai-
Wei with the transports. All of the YES
sells were greatly damaged. 1t is re-
ported that the transport Toon-AAn An was
lost, but this is regarded as doubtful.
The Chinese fleet will proceed to Port
Arthur for repairs.
Admiral Ting and Col. Hanneken were
slightly wounded, but have resumed
The Central News says private
despatch has been received here which
states that nine japanese and twelve
battle at the mouth of the. Yalu River
on the 18th. This despatch says also
that while the Chinese lost four ships.
the. the Japanese lost none; none {noGugh then
Advices from Yokohama state that the
Japanese army, which defeated the
Chinese troops at Ping-Yang and cap
tured that city, are marching towards
Si-Ju, from which point they Will pro-
ceed to Moukden.
The Times commenting on the con-
duct of the war war between China him c,;1I1. and
ese fleet, by an entire absence of ac-
tivity, has handed over Corea to Japan
and occasioned the loss of the only
trained force at Lii Hung Chang's dis
posal. The inaction was probably due
to the fact that the fleet consists of feul
provincial squadrons raised, equipped
and maintained by the Viceroys of the
maritime provinces to which they are at
tached. No arrangement could be more
unsuited to the purposes of nava
war. Stirred at length. doubtless, by
psremptoIy prders from PeIn 5hs cRlP b9s
whole strength in decisive operation
seems to have committed himself to
a subsidiary objective. To have attack
ed the Japanese when conveying troops
to Chemulpo, or to have fought battle
at Chemulpo or at Ping-Yang inlet
might have led to important results, but
the conveying of troops to the Yalu was
quite a secondary object.
EITHER the Japanese had previous
warning OF this intention. or. what Is
more likely, they ascertained the fact by
the use of fast lookout ships. As it is
u1po, F'unan and Genean without naval
protection, it seems rational to assume
that their force consisted only of five
or six cruisers and some possibly armed
merchantmen. The Chinese do not claim
TO have made any pursuit. If the reports
hastily landed and must have been help
less
Commenting on the naval engagement
the telegraph today says
UNLESS the general result at YaIu is
wholly different from. what it appears
to be. the troops, which were hastily
landed, must be in a helpless state. An
likely to favorably influence the course
of the war. The Chinese naval, like the
military leaders, appear to have formed
their plans without the smallest ap
probation of the elementary principles
Of warfare. 1t is doubtful if they will
ever recover the advantages they have
forfeited by the inaptitude of their coun-
sci and their delay in execution"
The Times also publishes an article
congratulating the Central News on
the excellence of their war dispatches
from China, Corea and Japan, both in
as in the matter of accuracy and prompt
ness