THE KOREAN CRISIS.
FKESH RIOTS FEARED.
STRENGTH OP KOREAN TROOPS.
United Press Association — By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. SEOUL, July 22. General Hasegawa, who controls 2800 troops, had doubled the Japanese guards at tho Palace, owing to a plot to murder the members of the Cabinet who are taking refuge there. Though the town is momentarily quiet, a great influx of country folk causes apprehension regarding fresh riots. The Korean troops possess 90,000rounds of ammunition, and civilian agitators frequently harangue them. The few Japanese troops guarding the two arsenals have been directed to destroy them if they are unable- to defend them. Reinforcements are coming from Shimonoseki. The new Emperor has directed the punishment of the Korean deputation which went to The Hague.
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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13482, 23 July 1907, Page 5
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122THE KOREAN CRISIS. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13482, 23 July 1907, Page 5
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