THE WAR IN THE EAST.
;...- ■ - ♦ , : (PIR*KUBOTRIC TKdBGaABH— OoPIBIOBT.) (Per Pbbss Association.) Received 10 p.m., September 17th. Shanghai, September 17. Twenty-one transports with 10,000 troops have left Japan with the object, it is believed, of landing on the Chinese coast. (Received 1.40 a.m. Snptember 18th.) London, September 17. The Central News Agency publishes a despatch from Seoub, dated Sunday, stating that the Japanese cannonaded Ping-Yang throughout Saturday, and that during the night three flanking columnß drew a cordon round 20,000 Chinese, who were com* pletely surrounded by daylight. A panic ensued, and 16,000 were killed, wounded or captured. The beat drilled of the Chinese Btood their ground to the last. The Japanese loss was Blight. (BPBOIAL TO PBKBS ASSOCIATION.) Received 7.30 p.m., September 17th. Shanghai, September 16. A section of the Chinese cavalry approaching Ping-Yang were attacked by the Japanese, and fled for refuge to a neighbouring fortress. The Japanese brought up their artillery, opened a dashing Ore and captured the position with all the stores and ammunition. A Chinese transport waa wrecked at Formosa, and 200 of those on board were drowned.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6058, 18 September 1894, Page 3
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182THE WAR IN THE EAST. Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6058, 18 September 1894, Page 3
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