THE WAR IN THE EAST.
«, (Pib Electric Tj-lkoraph— CoP-'aiaaT.) (Per Priss Association.) Beoeived 0.50 a.m., September 19th. Lohdon, September 18. Fifty thousand Japanese were engaged m battle near Seoul. A report ia current that Li Hung Chans, has committed suicide m consequenoe of his degradation. Many Japanese noblemen have volunteered as soldiers. The war fever continues to rage fiercely. The Time* considers that the battle has •
changed the balance of power m the Bait and may have far-reaching effeota, The victory is due to the Japanese supremacy at sea, enabling them to convey troops to j Corea. (Speoiai. to Pbbss Association.) Received 7.45 p.m., September 18th. London, September 17. The engagement at Ping- Yang began at daybreak and continued all day. The Japanese advanced m three columns, attacking on the centre, right, and m flank simultaneously. The Chinese were strongly entrenched m front, but weak m the rear. General Wai, commander-in-chief of the Manchurian army, was taken prisoner. The victory was brilliant and complete. (Beoeived 1.15 a.m. September 19th.) Shanghai, September 18. The Chinese loss m killed was 2300 ; the majority of the 16,000 are prisoners who were wounded. They surrendered. Within ten hours after the fight the Japanese were fortifying Piqgyang, and have completed a telegraph line to Seoul. Flying columns are pushing northward to secure the passes and prevent Chinese reinforcements arriving. The Chinese stuck to their forte, and were caught m a trap by the flanking column. The Japanese plans were laid to tbis end, and they took the precaution to have a superior force before making the final 1 attack. *. i A panio arose among the Chinese on ■ finding retreat impossible, and they euri rendered. t The Mikado has warmly congratulated 1 Commander Marshal Yomagats. 1 There is some alarm m Shanghai at the 1 prospeot\of a possible invasion.
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Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6059, 19 September 1894, Page 2
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303THE WAR IN THE EAST. Timaru Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 6059, 19 September 1894, Page 2
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