China and Japan.

Manawatu Herald, 14 August 1894, Page 2

China and Japan.

The Government has recalled the Japanese subjects belonging to the army reserve who are at present residing in the United States. The Emperor of China proposes to raise a foreign loan for the expenses of the war.

The Coreans are starving, and are appealing to America for help. The Japanese have ordered a million pounds of beef in New York. The Japanese are pouring troops into Chimulpo and Gensan. The Emperor of China is levying a war tribute on the viceroys of the provinces. A large number of soldiers are volunteering against Japan. The German Government has ordered two more cruisers to Corea. The Russian troops in Eastern Siberia have been instructed to hold themselves in readiness for any emergency in Oorea. France, it is said, is ready to act with Russia in regard to Eastern Asia. Sir E. Grey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, has informed Japan that Fngland holds her responsible for any loss of British life or property through the sinking of the Kow ShingFourteen thousand Japanese troops have been landed at Fusan, and eight thousand at Gen-Sau, and are marching on Seoul, the capital of Corea, to meet the Chinese, who are advancing south. It is expected that China will have I massed 60,000 men by the end of September. China controls the northern tele~ graph lines in Coroa, and Japan those in the south. Both refuse to allow war messages to be trans* mitted. Twenty-one Japanese warships on Friday attacked the naval station and arsenal at Weihaiwei during the absence of the fleet, but the batteries on land at Lui-Kung repulsed them. Large orders for flour and pro visions have been sent to New York by China. As a result of the Corean war, the coal freights to Hongkong from Sydney have risen from 9s to 19s per ton. A second attack by the Japanese on the naval station and arsenal failed, as did the attack on Port Arther. Fighting began on Wednesday last.