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latlon is about $4,000 Thy live slightly


separate sssi, rom ron TIE tSs'f foaa.sn Sc ssiasf.
their residences being characterized by
all the filth and squalor which is habitual
to be the emporium of the districts
trade. but subsequently Tlen Chwang
Tai. finally Ying. Knw, became the com
possession OF Ying Kow they sent two
Colopels of STAN to inform the British
and American Consuls that all necessary
measures would be taken for the protec-
ton of foreigners and property, and re-
quested that telegraphic information OF
the safety OF the foreign community
of the United States and Great Britain
in Pel1,n,. and to the officers in command
of American and British squadrons in
the East. In old New Chwang only one
foreigner, a missionary, was found. and
he was Immediately taken under Japan
SHIPS VERSUS FORTS
One of the facts brought into strong
prominence in connection with the recent
operations at Wei Hal Wei is the help,
lessness of ships against well-constructed
forts, admirably located and armed with
disappearing. guns The Chinese. ships and
after falling into Japanese possession,
co-operateu with the iIeet in bomharding
80 .~7l'lar defences, never succeeded III
touching these forts once. They remain
ed 80 ,Ae e1iu absolutely unimpaired by
the storm of iron which was directed
against them. Similar immunity was en-
fort on the Liukung. The Japanese ships
did no harm whatever while on the other
hand the Chinese. gunners in the forts'
though not conspicuous for their skill.
succeeded in hitting and more or less
seriously damaging no less than seven
OF the japanese ships, killing twenty-nine
men and woundfng thirtv-six Had the
attack been later it is doubtful whether
the Japanese sQuadrons would not have
the forts were concerned. for the Chin
ese were engaged in constructing on the
highest eminence of Shi Hi Island fort
dred ec9 Feet fe abova afe eea ieval Would hava ben
terrible foe. Although the ascent TO
the position chosen for this fort is so
steep as to be difficult even for the Pc
destrian, the. Chinese had succeeded in
dragging to the top two large guns, and
two others were waiting on the beach
TO- be. placed in, the same position, An
fighting order, and had It's cannonading
been added to that of the FIVE other
have suffered terribly. The experiences
Of Japanese ships engaged 943 in =, the ne bom- Sa,
terrible is the effect of modern artillery
EFFECT OF ONE SHELL.
One big shell. fairly planted almost
sufilces to deprive a medium-sized yes
stories are told Of the havoc wrought
example which FED the attacking squad
ron In the bombardment of the insular
forts at Wei Hal Wei on February, Z.
from the starboard bulwarlg, passed out
on the port side. A sailor who was
standing in the path OF the missile 5si was; vas;
then cut an iron stanchion three inches
in diameter, and finally tore its way
through the port bufwark ivaI IAN and droppsfd IN
ing on either side of the stanchion were
dismenbered, their legs, and arms being
hurled into the air G and lodged in in buckets 1ese
Another shell hit .Tenryu, her second
officer in command, who was coming
aboard the snip at at the tine His b body soay
remaining on the bridge A boat was i'm
mediately lowered. but nothing except
water. Innsdiately after the shell
wood splinters blew into the engine
IKE napaa gcoa ys men be b of
there is an appalling sameness about
them all. The feet IS, the ,incomparably
T serisusiy in a tight with fort. 4
exhaust their energy upon the massive
from from the heavy guns Of the latter can can
not fail to ini.ct cruel injury upon
ship. if it strikes her The question of a.
moving and a stationary target seems
to be of secondary Importance.
DIVIDED CHINA.
A practical Illustration of the singular
want of national union that crippled
China was furnished on the occasion of
the capitulatien at Wei Hal Wei. Among
the ships to be handed over was the
Kwang Ping, originally belonging to the
Southern or Kwang Tung squadron. On
behalf Of, this vessel Tap Tai Niu put in
a special plea. The Kwang. Tung, he
said, had not been concerned in the pres
ent war, and the loss of its ship was,
therefore, an undeserved misfortune. In
the. spring of last year three composite
cruisers, Kwank CHA, KWang vi and
Kwang Ping. came north to take part
in series. of naval manoeuvres on an
Vieeroy Ii. These ships, though of com
paratively small size, one hundred and
five tons displacement, carried powerful
arnaments, and were the cream of the
Southern squadron. They ought to have
gone back. at once but were detained in
the North for some unexplained reason,
and at the outbreak of the war they had
no choice but to manoeuyre with the
Pei Yang squadron.