The morning call., 1894-09-24

ese demands. 1t is supposed he only
wanted to investigate personally the condi-
ton of the Chinese forces 10 the field.
The dispatch adds the British gunboat
PIgmy has been dispatched 10 New Chang,
at the head of the Gulf of Liau Tong. in
an icipation of possible japanese attack
upon that place.
The Dowager Empress of China has
douated another 5000. 600 from her BIRTH
day fund toward meeting the expenses of
the var.
Eight foreign volunteers did splendid
service during the recent naval battle and
their conduct did much TO instill spirit into
the Chinese. Engineers Albrecht and
Hoffman were the only two OF the eight
foreigners who were not wounded. The
wounded are doing we'll and will suOn be
f for duty.
1t is reported Russian feet had assem-
bled at Vladivostock, prepared for fmme-
diate action. The transports of the VOL
uateer fleet as they arrive are detained at
VladivOstock.
dispatch from Berlin to the Times
states member of the Chinese Legation
in an interview said that China dare not
abandon Korea, even if the war should
last thirty years. Besides, he added, the
Koreans are still hostile to the japanese.
~ is proven by their refusal to concede the
japanese demand that they cut off their
long hair as a Slgn of Submission.
The japanese, he further said, have
done everything to wound the feelings of
the Chinese. Directly the Chinese Min
lister had left Toxic at the outbreak of the
active hostilities the japanese DESTROYED
the Chinese legation and Buddhist
temple, besides setting fire to and de-
stroying Chinese clubhouses and resi-
dences, and numbering helpless Chinese in
the streets.
Count Aoki scouts the IDEA of any Co.'S
sation of hostilities. In an interview he
fatty denied that the Chinese had been
murdered or the r property destroyed in
Toxic. On the other hand, he said, the
Chinese had insulted the Japanese Minis
ter at Tieptsin, and had massacred fifty
harmless Japanese labOrers who were
working in the camphor fields in Korea.
1t was also untrue, he declared, that the
.lapanese had demanded that the Koreans
cut their hair. The King and the
people of Korea have been friendly 10 the
japanese since the battle near AsaD. 10
conclusion the Count said tue Japanese
leaders would have hard task to invade
China. but t1ey were determined to per-
severe.
The Times this morning published a
leading article in which it says that Japan
has already effected enough to convinc ce
intelligent men the world over that hence
forth ihey must reckon with new power
In The far East. Ping Yang and Yalu
save opened The eyes of all not wilfully
lnd1ferent or blind that new State has
taken her rank in the hierarchy of nations
and that her voice cannot longer be ignored
in the councils.
The NOvne Vremya, the Times adds.
reminds US that Russia still bankers for
the possession of a secure open harbor on
the Pacific. Such a possession would be
great menace to both England and
Japan, who are likely to be found stand
ing side by side on some important points
should the powers intervene in the nres-
ent dispute.
In another article. discussing the war
the Times calculates that the Japanese
will certainly reach Wiju from Ping Yang
at the end of the week and that they will