THE JAPANESE VICTORY.
REPORTED SUICIDE OF LI HUNG CHANG, London, September 18. , Fifty thousand Japanese were en- , gaged m the battle near Seoul. A report ia current that Li Hung. . Chang has committed suicide m consequence of his degradation. Many Japanese noblemen foliirir teer as soldiers. ; • The,:warvfever cpntinues to rage fiercely. . ,■.-.. :-,[ '" The Times considers the battle has changed the balance of power 1 m the East, and may have far-reaching effects. i " •'>'■ The. victory was; due to Japanese supremacy at sea enabling them to convey troops to Corea. :
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXX, Issue 219, 19 September 1894, Page 3
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