The Portland daily press., 1897-12-27
JOHN BULL PROTESTS.
Declares COrea Must Not Surrender
TO Russia.
SEVENTEEN WAR SHIPS ON HAND
TO BACK PROTEST UP.

Japan Said to Have Thirty Ships Awaiting
tion-Wlu Oppose Entrance of Russian
Troops Into Corea.
London, December ga special de-
spatch from Shanghai says:
1t is reported that II British warships
are off Chemulpo, Corea southwest of
Seoul, supporting the British consul's
protest, really amounting to an ultima.
tum against the kings practically yield
ing the government of Corea into the
hands Of the Russian minister.
"The protest is especially directed
against the dismissal of Mr.. McLeavy
Brown, British ndvissr to the Corean
customs, in favor of the Russian nominee
The news has produced CONSERVATION
at Seoul which is heightened by the
knowledge that Japan has a feet of 80
warships awaiting the result Of the Brit
ish representation that Japan fully sup
ports. Japan is irritated by the arrival
of Russian troops in Corea and it is be-
lieved that she will oppose them.
According to advices from Toxic,
Japan has offered to assist the officers
at Pekin in drilling the Chinese army
and to consent to a postponement of the
payment Of the war indemnity. Many
of the vioeroys and Pekin officials favor
the proposal"
BRITISH FORCE LANDED.
London, December 26.-According to a
10 ha Daijv Mail Fro,,,
it is reported there from reliable sources
that British force landed at Chemulpo
on Saturday and caused the reinstate-
ment of MIR. McLeavy Brown. The same
despatch refers to "a native rumor that
the. Union Jack has bsen hoisted on an
island in the mouth of the river Yang
Tse Kiang.
FREEZING OUT ENGLAND.
London, December 27.-1he Pekin cor
respondent of the Times says:
1.-THE government refuses to place the
Likin under foreign control as security
for the loan proposed by the Hong Kong
and Shanghai bank, and asserts that un-
less this loan is procurable without this
condition, arrangements will be forth
with made for Russian guaranteed
per cent loan of 100, 900, 900 tales to be is
sued at 90 net. 3
"The security would be the land tax
which would remain under Chinese adj
ministration. China, in return would
give Russia monopoly of the railways
and mines north of the great WALL open
port at terminus of the railway (Trans-
Siberian and would agree that Russian
should succeed Sir Robert Hart as di-
rector of Chinese imperial maritime Gus
toms. If these conditions should be per-
Initted British trade in this would suffer
severely"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times says: 4&ss
The sloop Phoenix sailed Sunday un-
der Eorders to Join the British squadron.
The utmost secrecy is preserved with re-
gard to the latter s movements. but the
gossip here suggests that fys destination
is To Lien-Wan.' <%
RAILWAY TO PORT ARTHUR.
st. Petersburg, December 26.-It is
asserted that the newly formed Russo
Corunna will organize a company TO ex-
tend a railway to Port Arthur. The Rus
sian vice president of the Eastern Chin
ese railway will start for Manchuria in
February to inspect proposed variations
of the route and make final decision as
to other matters.
WILL LEASE KIAO CHAU.
Berlin, December 26.-An inspired
Chinese argon published here says the
Chinese emperor in order to avoid the
reproach of having lost territory will
lease Kiao Chau to Germany in per-
petuity at low rate with all the rights
of sovereignty that England exercises at
Hong Kong.
TO BUY SLICE OF GREENLAND.
London, December PA despatch