THE COREAN DIFFICULTY.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 52, 29 April 1895, Page 2

THE COREAN DIFFICULTY.

London, April 26.—The Great Powers have, it is said, allowed the cession of Formosa to Japan, and have agreed to the payment of the indemnity and the opening of certain Chinese ports to foreign trade. Russia, suspecting that Great Britain has obtained secret concessions, has fors warded to the Japanese Government a Note as to the conditions in the treaty of peace to which she will not give her sane tion. The Daily News states that Great Britain shares the Japanese commercial privileges. London, April 27.—The opposition of the Emperor and leading officials to some of the conditions of peace is chiefly to the cession of Southern Manchuria, which is the ancestral portion of the Empire. Russia has requested China to delay the ratification of the treaty, as the Powers state that Japanese occupation of Saiotnng Peninsula would be a constant menance to Pekin, and also hamper the independence of Corea, hence the protest. Paths, April 26, Many French papers complain that the Government is alienating Japan, while others allege that a secret treaty has been completed between Britain and Japan.

The Japanese Government has replied that it is unable to accede to the demands of the Powers, on the ground that to do so would be to expose the country to the danger of revolution, as the populace is drunk with victory, and would refuse to assent to any abatement of the terms. Russia, however, adheres to her demands. Sir E. Gray, in reply to a question in the House of Commons, said , that Bug land had no engagement with Japan giving her equal rights to trade with China, but China’s treaties with England gave ample security on that head. IG ms, April 27. —The Republic Prancaise states that Russia must not imagine she can lead Prance anywhere, and complains of Franco losing a chance of an excellent position in Japan. St. Petersburg, April 21. The Supreme Military Council meets daily to decide on the measures to be taken in the event of the Japanese Go* vernment refusing to accept Russi’s demand regarding terms of peace with China,