New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29

OFFICIAL JAPANESE STATE
,,ryT on THE RECENT ENGAGE
MExr-TIiE CONTEST WILL
RE A NAVAL WAR
..,rghai July 9s.-It Is now positively known
~. steamer ToOnan. owned by the Chinese
n'a .ng Company which was being used 10
'..o,t Chinese troops TO Corea. was sunk pE
u'", a..s warshp and all on board were drowned
said that there were l.l00 Chinese soldiers
,,ra the steamer Kow Shung. which was
"" va. hv the Japanese batteries. Some OF 'heSs
'' .,oor,ed u have been saved. but IL Is saia
large majority were drowned Other
I n",.,ss transports have reached the faloo hiNer
,o,dad their troops without mishap' Ihese
....,. have ioined the Coresn forces.
~. activity Of the japanese operations Is sup
:, have been melted by the desire OF the
p.,,r,.nt 20 achieve some successes Deiore 'he
-, elections. which take place IN August
=. 4. assumed that Japan will readily arrange
..rrs Of peace after the elections
r.. chinese Government having made inquiries
,..,or a. - me price which could be secured
chinese loan Of several million pounds' the
u.,r Kong and shanghai Bank made an oier
~. Government at Peking 10 take the whoie
~ ,ho Government replied that 1t was not
loan, Uut '''N
IN need OF money.
Al the Chinese Trading Company's steamers
..,. and all merchant steamers coming IN were
.a.,sa This morning 20 remain IN ths port uhui
further orders from Ten-Tsin.
yolohama. July 2S--The following oficial state
..r, ~ the recent engagement between '"e
Chinese and japanese warsnips has been issued
nv the japanese Government
:. ,onssouence Of severe provocation, three SHIPS
q the japanese squadron were conPedd co. pPemnd island
Esse E.e 'ne nen,ured the Chinese warshp Taso KAN
snS sank Chinese transport WIN soiu1T.i Chi,ees
board. ChIS' IN Northern fleet the Chen Yuen
uonS uonclaSt - china and the Chinese torpedo cruiser
sssapeTT Ts escaped 10 Fusan. in Corea me three
Huan ne srSbins ebi engaged were the Aktsushima
;ss Tssachiho and the Hi-Iei. Ihey esc@peu q"
trey without injury
,ordon July 2s-A dispatch received from
rsn.Tsin by the Chinese Legation here says 'ha'
,h. King OF Corea was captured by the Japanese
IN Iulv %. The Chinese Minister regards this
ss explanatory Of the collision which occurred al
ssoul between the palace guards and japanese
troops.
"rhs Pail Mall Gazette" publishes an interview
With a Government Official who spent many
Years in Japan. He expresses the OPINION 'ha'
the war between China and Japan VIII De
eventually naval war and predicts tnat 'he
side holding the chief ports Of Corea-Gensan
Port Lazaref. Fusan and Chemulpo-will control
the country II Japan succeeds in sweeping the
.Ch,nese out Of those waters she Will hold tht
KEY 10 the whole situation II will be impossio.t
for China 10 send troops overland. and wner
the Japanese obtain possession Of Coiea they
will be able 10 hold IL unless Russia interferes.
u telegram Of to-day's date received a.
the Foreign Office this morning from the British
Consul at Peking but there was nothing In II u
indicate that war had been declared or ina
there had been any fighting between Cnines
and japanese troops The Foreign ONCE at ono
teegraphed 10 the Consul. instructing MIN I
obtain an Official denial or confirmation OF IN
reported declaration OF war and collision be
tween the forces OF the two Nations.
The Chinese Minister here had an intervie'
with the Earl Of Kimberley at the Foreign ono
this morning and informed him that he had
ofncal knowledge that hostilties had begur
The Minister asked Lord Kimberley 10 continn
the good offices OF Great Britain in the inieres
OF peace
Rome July "a dispatch from Toxic says:
The Italian Minister. acting in concert with IN
British Minister. has presented to the Japahts
Ministry OF Foreign Affairs the proposals maui
the Chinese looking 10 a settlement OF aHalFs
.Corea These proposals will be considered Dy IN
japanese Government which has reserved It's Tepil