The herald., 1897-12-27
Backed by a Flket of
Ships
THE GOVERNMENT OF KOREA
MUST NOT BE TURNED OVER TO
RUSSIA
A Rumor Current That England Has
Seized an Island in Yang Using
River
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
LONDON, Dec. 27.--A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
1t is reported that seventeen British
warships are off Chemulpo, Korea,
southwest of Seoul, supporting the Brit
ish consuls protest, really amounting to
an ultimatum against the kings prac-
tically yielding the government of Ko-
rea into the hands of the Russian min
lister.
The protest is specially directed
against the dismissal of McLevy Brown,
British adviser to the Korean customs.
in favor of the Russian nominee. The
news has produced CONSERVATION at
Seoul, which is heightened by the knowl-
edge that Japan has fleet of thirty
warships awaiting the result of the
British representation that Japan fully
supports.
Japan Is irritated by the arrival Of
Russian troops in Korea, and 1t Is be-
lieved she will oppose them.
According to advices from Toxic. Ja-
pan has offered to assist the officers at
Pekin in drilling the Chinese army and
to consent to a postponement of the
war indemnity. Many Of the officers and
Pekin officials favor the proposal.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai, 1t is reported there
from reliable sources that British force
landed at Chemulpo on Saturday and
caused the reinstatement Of McLevy
Brown The same dispatch says: IA
rumor is current that the Union Jack
has been hoisted on an island in the
. mouth Of the river YangTsing."
The Pekin correspondent Of the Times
says: "The government refuses to place
the Likin under foreign control as secur-
ity for the loan proposed by the Hong
kong and Shanghai bank, and asserts
that unless the loan is procurable with
! out this condition arrangements will be
made for a Russian guaranteed per
cent loan Of 100, ,00O, 900 taels to be issued
at SO net.
1.-THE security will be the land tax,
which would remain under Chinese adj
ministration. China in return would
give Russia monopoly Of the railroads
and mines north of the great wall, open
port as terminal Of a railway (the
Transsiberean) and would agree that
Russian should succeed Sir Robert Hart
as director of the Chinese imperial
maritime customs. If these conditions
should be permitted, British trade inter-
ests would suffer severely"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Times says: "The sloop Phoenix sailed
today Sunday under orders to join the
British squadron. The utmost secrecy
is preserved with regard to the latter's
movements, but gossip here suggests
that it's destination is Tae-Lien-Wan."
JAPANESE CABINET CRISIS
WASHINGTON, Dec. ga telegram
was received at the Japanese legation
this morning announcing that the diet
was formally opened by the emperor on
the oath instant. vote of no conf
dence was proposed in the house Of rep
resentatives and the diet was dissolved
on the 25th inst. This result is ascribed
entirely to domestic causes and Is the
preliminary to new elections, as under
the constitution a new diet must be con-
vened within five months after the dis
solution of the old one
GOOD REASON GIVEN
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 26.-The imperial
diet has been dissolved before the house
of representatives had started discus
sion of the motion of no confidence In
the cabinet 1t is expected that there
will be several ministerial changes.
The Japanese diet was reopened on
Monday last with such union Of the
three chief political parties as to make
1t certain that a vote Of confidence in the
government would be carried. On FRI
day last the mikado in a speech from
the throne declared that the relations Of
Japan with all the foreign powers was
friendly, though he made no specific al
lusions to the complications in China.
He announced that the government in-
tended to submit fresh taxation meas
ures, the character Of which Is known
to have united the three chief political
parties in opposition, and to introduce
bill amending the codes, civil and
criminal.
Count Matsukata, the premier and ad-
miral, the Marquis Saigo Tsugumichi,
minister of marine, have resigned. It
is probable that Marquis Ito will be
the new premier.
RUSSIAN PLANS
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.-It Is as
serted that the newly formed Russo
Korean bank will organize company
to extend a railway to Port Arthur. Tho
Russian vice-president Of the Eastern
Chinese railway, will start for Manchu-
ria in February to inspect proposed va
riations Of the route and to make final
decision as to other matters.
CHINESE FINESSE
BERLIN, Dec. 26.-An inspired Chi.
nese organ published here says the Chi
nese emperor, in order to avoid the re-
proach of having lost territory, will
lease Kiao Chau to Germany in per-
petuity at a low rate, with all the right
of sovereignty that England exercises
at Hongkong.
RUSSIAN SUPPLIES
MELBOURNE, Dec. 26.-The govern-
ment of New South Wales is arranging
to supply frozen meat to the Russian
authorities at Vladivostock.