The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-12
SERIOUS TROUBLE IN CHINA.
rn,NCE ATTEMPTS TO ENFORCE
HER DEM lands.

She May Seize One of the Riches.
chinese MISUNDERSTANDING In
central China Has Become For
u,idabIe-Abundant Evidence That
Jnpan Is Preparing for "a Conflict
with Observation-Disclosures of Lives
Inst in the Recent storm.
vancouver B. c.. Jan. 12.-Chinas trou-
biz foreign and domestic, are said to be
n5-a complicated now than ever before.
Hong Kong late native reports say that
I'M. French are still holding the Chinese
Tai,tl at Kang Chow Wan as a hostage
pr.il their demand for the handing over
the Luchi magistrate has been complied
with The French consul at Hal How has
l,f, Tor Hal Phong, and serious outbreaks
ar daily expected.
Tic rebellion in Central China has be-
come formidable, and advices from Changs
Ri. dated Dec. 20, state that the insur-
r4etiou in Hengs Hand district is spread
an rapidly.
The STATE of anarchy in.s South China
and more particularly in the province OF
KN3ne-Tung, is causing no little anxiety
The Cantonese are the race in China least
wen disposed toward the present dynasty.
and ,noir disloyalty has been increased by
a weak and corrupt provincial govern
nett
The French in Kwong Chau Wan have
been attacked by bands which the Chi
r5se authorities claim are pirates, whom
~ ire unable to suppress. Unless Eng
A,.ompels drastic measure and firm
hand "a control in South China France
may seize ,Nsxcuse TO include this al
most the richessASoviuce in the Chinese
empire within Fre1sAs.sritory
Japan May Fiss~,9ussia.
There is abundant eviden e The Jap
auese press of the probability th"ASapan
is drifting into war with Russia 49,
japanese apparently do not shrink fra
the dangers of such conflict Their
government recently gave an order i'm
England for 10000 suits of warm winter
clothing for japanese soldiers in prepar-
atiou for a campaign in Russia. The Kobe
Chronicle asserts that a Japanese cruiser
with a large force of soldiers on board re-
Gently sailed from japanese port under
sealed orders and that three transports
have been chartered to carry troops to
Korea. The following is a specimen of
japanese journalistic opinion:
THE Japanese are convinced that to
permit Russia to acquire Korea or estab-
lsh Russian ascendancy in Northern
China would be strategically, politically
and commercially a deadly menace to ia
pans rapidly developing strength. Japan
believes her navy is strong enough to at
tack Russia and the general opinion is
that the interests of the two nations are
so conflicting that it is impossible TO avoid
rupture in the near future"
Many Were Drowned.
Christmas evening a storm of great
severity swept over the Japanese coast,
causing the loss of many lives, much
property and shipping. Out of forty junks
that were passing between Kobe and
Usage, in tow, all but five were lost. OF
the 1855 men on board these vessels all
but twenty-five, who were picked up by
the police launches, were drowned
AT Sakai, three fishing vessels founder
Ell. only two persons being saved A num-
Der of other districts report heavy loss
10 shipping and of life. The loss of life
is estimated at from 400 to 800.
Since Dec l trains have been running
regularly on the Russian railway con-
Meeting New Chan, Port Arthur and Ia
lien Wan