Evening journal., 1895-03-11
CHlNA HAS ACCEPTED.
Japau's Terms For Peace Have
Been Agreed To.
THE JAPANESE TAKE MORE FORTS.

tations shows How Much the latter Dis
trusted the Emperors Good Faith.
TOKYO March China has been in
formed in general terms Of the conditions |
upon which Japan viii consent to peace.
Japan has been notified that China is |
ready to accept those conditions and to |
sign n treaty
The correspondence by means Of which |
this agreement was arrived at was carried |
on through the United States ministers TO |
the two onntries--Minister Dun at Tokyo |
and Minister Charles DENNY at PekinE
YOKOHAMA, March ll.--On Thursday |
last the japanese captured the coast forts
near Yinkow, the port Of New Chwang |
which held out after the capture OF Yin
kow. On Saturday the first division Of
the Japanese army attacked force OF 10,
600 Chinese under General Sung at Then
Chwang-Tai. For four hours d fierce bat
tie waged, but the Chinese were defeated
after losing 2, 600 killed or wounded. Tho
Japanese loss was 90 killed on wounded.
General NodzlI, who succeeded Field
Marshal Hamagaia in the command Of the
first Japanese army, has been promoted.
LONDON March 11.-Official copies Of
the notes passing between the peace en-
voys Of China and Japan, together with
translated copies of the credentials OF tho
ENJOYS, have been received in this city.
The correspondence opens with the note
of the japanese foreign minister acerodit-
ing the Japanese commissioners, a transla-
tion Of which is as follows.
"Niscount Mutsu Munemitsu, juni,
first class Of the Imperial Order Of the
Sacred Treasury, his imperial majesty's
minister Of state for foreign affairs, has
the honor TO announce to their oxcellen-
cies, the plenipotentiaries of his majesty
and the emperor of China, that his majes-
ty, the emperor Of Japan, has appointed
| his excellency, Count Ito Hirobumi, iunii,
| grand cross Of the Imperial Order Of Paul
lownia, his imperial inajesty's minister
president Of state, and the undersigned as
his plenipotentiaries to conclude with the
| duly authorized plenipotentiaries of China
| preiiminaries Of peace and has confided to
| them full powers for thar purpose.
| "YIscOUNT MUTsU MUNEMITsU,
His Imperial Majesty's Minister of State
For Foreign Affairs.
Hiroshima, the 31st day Of the first
month Of the twenty-eighth year Of Meiii. :"
The Japanese Credentials.
The credentials of the Japanese com
missioners are as follows:
1 MutSuhltOi DY the grace OF heaven
emperor Of Japan, and seated on the
throne occupied by the same dynasty from
| time immemorial.
ITO all to whom these presents shall
come, greeting;
With q view to the restoration Of peace
between our empire and that Of China in
order to maintain the peace Of the Orient.
| We, reposing special trust and conf
dehce n Count Ito Hirobumi, junii, grand
cross Of the Imperial Order Of Paullownia
and our minister president Of state, and
| Niscount Mutsu Munemitsu, iunii. first
class of the Imperial Order of the Sacred
Treasury and our minister Of state for for
eign affairs, and having full knowledge o
their wisdom and ability, do hereby nam,
them as our plenipotentiaries
We have given to our plenipotentiarie'
full powers to meet and treat, either sep
arately or conformity, with the plenipoten
tiaries Of ChinH and to conclude and sigT
preliminaries of peace.
I'VE shall examine all stipulationi
which our said plenipotentiaries may agre
upon, and finding such stipulations prope
and in good and due form we shall ratif!
them.
In witness whereof we have hereunti
set our signature and caused the great sea
Of the empire to be affixed
Done at Hiroshima the 31st day 0
the first month Of the twenty-eighth year o
Meiji, corresponding to two thousand fiy
hundred and tifty-ffth year from the cor
onation Of the Emperor Jimmu.
count ITO HIRoBUAu,"