China and Japan.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, Issue 17, 12 October 1894, Page 3

China and Japan.

It is understood that Sir William Harcourt ia io favor of the compulsory settlement of the war, but the Premier and a majority of the Cabinet regard active intervention as dangerous. The report that the J-jpanoso fleet has beon sighted is alarming til the Chinese cities near the coast. A massaci'i of foreigners iB fpared, anl there iB a panic in Shanghai among all classes. _ ' Tha Chinese Government are seeking to limit the right of neutral ships to free navigation m Corean waters, but Great Britain, Fiance, Rnsiia and Italy declined to accede to th-j n-quest. Th. Tokio pipers publish a manifesto, issued bj the Progressive party, urging that Pekin should be captured without delay, in order that China may be compelled to sign in tbe capital a convention for tho permanent preservation of peace in the East, and that tbe pride and obstinacy of China may be crushed. Tho manifesto further states that to conclude temporary peace would only be to create fresh danger, and that as the object of Japan in delaring war was to assist Corea everj possible eifort should be put forth to prevent Corea from being made the centre of aotion* Li Hung Chang has degraded his nephew Sheng, the Governor of Tientsin, for corruption in purchasing 300,000 worthless rifles from the Germans. Foreign ladies &nd children are quitting Pekin for Shanghai. The Chinese Govern meat are said ti be engaging European officers in the naval service. Eoporta have been received that the Japanese troops nave captured Chefoo, on the coast of China. Tbe main body of the Japanese force is encamped on tbe north bank of the Yalu river, and a battle with the Chinese is .mminent, The Ht, Petersburg press is urging Japan to annex Southern Corea, in which case Russia will take the norther portion, including Lazareff and Georsun, ports wbieh are never blocked witb ice. The papers also suggest that while they are about it the Russian Government should also annex Kuldia, Mongolia, aad Northern Manchuria. Itis reported that the province of Pechili has risen in rebellion against the present dynasty. The ifocchoo river is closed to shipping. The estimated daily expense to the Japanese of occupying Corea is L 60,000. Five thousand Uussians haye boen posted on the Corean frontier facing tbe Japanese. In Canton there is a panic at tho Japanese advance. It is reported that the Japanese have landed at Tarascada, menacing Port Arthur, though garrisoned ivith 10,000 Chinese tioops. The report tbat Chefoo has been captured by Japanese is not confirmed. ■ Tbe Times ' states that it is no European concern to bring pressure to bear with rogard to the Japanese quarrel, which must bi fought out. Biimingham has received enormous private ordeis for ammunition,