Frederick citizen., 1895-01-18
NEWSFRON THE Orient
Wei-Hai-Wei Likely To Be
Invaded.
Artist Villiers Denounccs the Butch
cry at Port Arthur-The Japs Will
Not Attempt to Reach Pekin This
Winter - Have Not Lost Ship
Since the War Began.

Vancouver, B. c., Jan. 16.-The
steamer Empress, of Japan, arrived
last evening from the Orient. Mr..
Frederic Villiers is among the pas
sengers. When interviewed by rep
resentative OF the United Press, Mr..
Villiers said in his opinion there would
not be much more serious fighting this
winter; possibly Wei-Hai-Wei would
be invaded and likely captured. He
said the Japanese would not attempt
to reach Pekin during the winter,
which has been very severe, especially
on the Liau Tung peninsula. Be ween
ITALIAN Wan and Chin Chow sixteen
Coolies and a number Of japanese sol
diers were frozen to death only shortly
before he left Japan. Mr.. VillierS IS
very emphatic in his denunciation of
the Japanese atrocities at Port Arthur,
and it is his purpose to go on lee
ture tour and illustrate the scenes of
butchery witnessed by him. record
of which his snapshot kodak has pre-
served. He is also very severe on
brother correspondent, recently re-
turned TO New York, and whose con-
duct he says, came near costing him
AiAo me- NlI ' illltIS VIII IGllidlH III
Vancouver for a few days before pro-
ceeding to New York.
Since the 9Th of july 1894, Japas has
had constantly at sea navy of
twenty ships of war and twenty
torpedo boats. Moreover, a flotilla OF
steam transports flying her f1ag have
navigated difficult water all the while
carrying troops, provisions, and war
material. Yet during the whole pc
riod her only casualty has been the
burning of one small transport, due to
the overthrow of a lamp as the steam
er lay at anchor in Talien bay. Not
a ship has been lost; not a ship se-
riously disable 1t is a remarkably
creditable record.
The headquarters of the first Japa,
nese army in Antung have now been
brought into telegraphic communica-
tion with the headquarters of the sec
end army in Chin Chow. The distance
is 1S0 miles. The line has been laid
along the coastwise road, on the north
of the Yellow sea. Some Instructions
were encountered at the outset but
the first message was transmitted sue
cessfully on the afternoon of the S0th
" SVSCilARIi. L IlClc 10 llllie dOuAl(
that the division of troops now await
ing embarkation at Hiroshima will be
carried to the province of Shan Tung
for the purpose of attacking Wei-Hai-
Wei. The division consists of men
hitherto stationed at Sendai, that it
to say, in the north of Japan. They
are consequently Injured to the sever
est form OF winter. With them will
be associated a division of the second
army now in Liau Tung peninsula
That is why the second army has re-
manned comparatively inactive since
the taking of Port Arthur. The public
expected that Marshal Omaya's forces
would move northward to capture Fu-
chow and Kaiping, and ultimately
work in cooperation with the left
wing of the first army under General
katsura. But of the division and the
brigade constituting the second army
the brigade remains in garrison at
Port Arthur, and the division Is
massed at Chin Chow, ready to en-
bark from Talien and join the Sendai
divisions expedition to Shan Tung If
the loss of Wei Hai-Wei finds China
still insensible the Japanese will be
prepared to deliver a crushing blow
when the ice breaks up in March.