The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-04

LONDON, Aug. GA dispatch from
! Shanghai says the Japanese Minister
| to Korea has been killed by his own
! countrymen.
! The japanese Government has de-
| clared rice to be not contraband of
war.
The attempt of the Chinese Gov
ernment 10 float n loan of l,000,000
taels, guaranteed by Chinese mer-
chants. has proved "a failure.
The American Consul at Shanghai
! has advised the japanese living in
! that city to discard Chinese customs,
and that the majority return to their
native country.
| SHANGHAI, Aug. 23.-All foreign
ers have been forbidden to approach
! or enter the Kiangnan arsenal or the
| imperial factor here without a special
| permit. If they pass those places by
| river they must keep in the middle of
| the stream and must not anchor in
| the vicinity. Otherwise they are
warned they will run serious risk,
as we'll as being liable to- arrest as
! spies.
The Emperor has issued an edict
ordering that 800 men be prepared
for active service. Regiments will be
stationed at Tong Chow, San Ho and
| Tientsin.
1t is reported the Emperor has
ordered that u, ,OOO,O 900 taeIs be placed
at the disposal of Viceroy Ii Hung
| Chang.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 25.-Seven Japan
csc spies in Chinese costume were
arrested here today and will be eX-
PEELED from China. Nobody would
be surprised if they were treated much
more severely.
According to advices from Formosa,
fifty Japanese have been decapitated
after having been arrested as spies.
A letter from Chcmulpo, Korea, re-
ceived at Che Foo yesterday, an
nouncing the defeat of the Japanese
force and the killing of 1900 japanese
soldiers, is much commented upon
here. If the report of the battle is
correct, the Chinese cavalry, in divid-
ing the Chinese force in two parts,
did excellent service and displayed
generalship of no mean order.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Officers of the
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in
this city entirely discredit the report
that China attempted to raise a Loan
of /, 600, 900 taeis upon the security of
the China merchant fleet. 1t is re-
ported that China is negotiating with
Birmingham firms for Il large supply
of war material, and the agent in
tends to ship supplies to some Span
ish or South American port, and
thence to transport them to China.
YOKOHAMA, Aug. 24.-Active mill
tary preparations continue upon the
part of Japan. Reinforcements are
being rapidly advanced to the front.
News has been received here that
10000 Chinese troops are about To
l. a
LONDON, August 27.-The Times
this morning publishes dispatch
from Tien-Tsin, dated August 23d,
stating that General Geh with 1000
men has effected junction with the
Chinese in body at Ping Yang.
The ren0 of the force, under
General ~ expected TO arrive at
Ping Var tomorrow.
The dispatch adds that the retreat
from Asan was brilliantly carried out.
The troops marched through "a diff
cult country, and although they were
harassed 10y the enemy along the
whole route they succeeded i'm break
ing through the Japanese lines at
Chung IIwn.
= special dispatch from Berlin To
the STANDARD says that China IL about
TO address "A note To the powers, pro
testing against the King of Korea de
clnring his independence. The dis
patch adds that several Of the powers
are likely To recognize the Justice of
the protest, because they are certain
that the declaration was under Japan.
csc compulsiou. after the King was
captured, and that il was autedated to
make il appear voluntary.
LoNpoN, August 2G.-Thc Times To-
morrow will publish n dispatch from
Tien-1'aiu statiug that an imperial
edict IRs been issued i'm connection
with the outrages perpetrated on mis-
siuuaries, aud the murder of Kov.
James Wylie n Presbyterian mission
ary, who was recently killed at Lao
Yang by Chinese soldiers who were
marching to Korea.
The ediCt condemns the Chinese
officers responsible for the good con
duct of the troops. auI orders that the
actual murdorrrs he Lohoaded. " ia
further ordered that the rhappls which
nave benu destroyed be rebuilt at the
expense uG the people ia the localities
where the outraUes were committed
nud that compensation ho rnid rela-
tives of Wylio
The TruuE-li. Iancn or Supiouip
Couucii nd the Niceruy III Hung
Chang, have expressed deep regret
to the British Minister because of the
outrages.
SHANoHAI, August 2l.-A letter