The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-14
II WAS A FAIRY STORY
Japan's Admiral Says He Didn't
Sink Ten Junks
SAID TO BE STILL AFLAOT
Story of the Sinking of China's War
ships Denied
Another Story of the Taking of Wei Hal Wei.
The Losses in Killed and Wounded
Were Large

Yokohama, Feb. BIT is officially an
nounced that Captain Nuros, of the Jap
anese squadron operating at Wei Hal Wei,
reports that on the 18th Chinese gun
boat approached the Japanese fleet flying
the white flag. She brought message
from Admiral Ting offering to surrender
Wei Hal Wei providing the lives of the
soldiers, the crews and foreigners be
spared. Captain Nuros reported that a
formal surrender was yet to be arranged.
The commander of the Second Japanese
army, in an official report of the opera
tons before Wei Hal Wei, says the losses
from the 29th of January to the LIST of Feb
ruary were cighty-three killed, including
five officers and 2l9 wounded, including
General Otera and three other other Off
GERS. During the same period 700 of the
enemy were killed.
London, Feb. 49, -Tntell gence has been
received here that Wei Hal Wei has sur
rendered to the Japanese.
A dispatch to the Times from Shanghai
says it is reported in Tien Tsin that the
Chinese warships Chen Yuen, Chin Yuen
and Kang Ting are still ahoat at Wei Hal
Wei. Their immunity from destruction is
them from torpedoes and other quick
firing guns. The reports also say the forts
on Lui Kung Taio islands are still in pos
session of the Chinese.
Victoria, b. c., Feb. 13.-The steam
ship Empress of China arrived today
bringing japanese advices up to February
LIST.
The news brought is not startling, most
of it having already been covered by
cable dispatches
Admiral Count kawamura, for many
years head of the japanese navy depart
ment publishes an emphatic denial of
the statement sent forth by one of the
foreign correspondents at Port Arthur
that the torpedo boats sunk ten junks
filled with terror-stricken people. The
admiral was on board japanese warship
during the whole engagement. He asserts
that it was totally impossible for anyone
accompanying the land forces to see what
was done on the water. As a matter of
fact, he testfies, no Chinese vessels were
sunk. One was chased, but it ran ashore
before it could be caught and its occu-
pants all landed and escaped. He adds
that the British gunboat Archer and
others witnessed the scene and can bear
evidence to the untruthfulness of the ac-
cusation. Admiral Kawamura processes
that he is unable to comprehend the mo-
tive of so vile a calumny.
For the first time in several years the
japanese governments budget has been
accepted by parliament with scarcely an
amendment proposed and virtually with
out opposition. The budget appears,
however, to have been compiled without
regard to the special exgencies of war.
Estimated expenditures amount to 49,
700, 600 yen, only about 1000, 900 more than
those of the preceding year. Almost the
whole of this increase will be devoted to
fastening the construction of ships or
dered by the navy in 1898, but these
cannot in any case be completed in time
to take part in the present conflict. The
pecuniary demands of the war will not be
apparent until the next budget is intro
duced, year hence. The revenue antici
pated is 90, 300 900 yen, about $4,000 less
than that of the preceding fiscal year.
Nagasaki, Japan, Feb. 13.-The Chinese
envoys who returned here from Hiroshima
after having been informed by the Jap
anese representatives that their powers
were not considered full enough for them
to undertake peace negotiations, left here
Yesterday for China, having been notified
by their government to return to that
country.