WAR BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN.
EMPEROR OF CHINA OPPOSING CESSION OF TERRITORY. RUSSIA CONSIDERING ITS POSITION. [PEK PP.E33 A33OCrATIOV.] SitAXGiiAi, April 27 —The opposition of tbe Emperor and leading officials to tome of the conditions of peace i 3 chiefly to the cession of Southern Jlanchnria, •which is an ancestral portion of the Empire. Russia nas requested China to dehy the ratification of the treaty, as the Powers state tho Japane3e occupation of the Suotung peninsula would be a constant menace to Pekin, and also hamper tbe independence of Corea. c/ Paris, April 27.—The Republic Francaite states that Russia must not imagine that she caft lead France anywhere, and complains of Franco losing the chance of an excellent position in Japan. St. Peteksbuug, April 28. — The Supreme Military Council meets daily to decide on the measures to be taken in the event of the Japanese Government refusing to accept Russia's demand regarding the terms of peace with China.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10294, 29 April 1895, Page 2
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158WAR BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN. Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 10294, 29 April 1895, Page 2
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