THE WAR IN COREA.

Waikato Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 3499, 27 November 1894, Page 5

THE WAR IN COREA.

JAPANESE SUCCESSES,

(by electric telkgraph.-copymght). Tokio, November 22. A third array corps, carried on forty transports, has sailed from Hiroshima to operate on the Shanghai, November 22. The bodies of the Chinese killed in the war are earned away along with those of the Japanese. November 21 Telegrams from Chefoo, under Fri\ day's date, state that Port Arthur was captured by the Japanese on Wednesday after a short engagement lasting eighteen hours. Later. The capture of Port Arthur is confirmed. While the torpedo boats in the harbour distracted the attention of the garrison the latter were assaulted by the Japanese. The Chinese fought gallantly, and as they refused to give quarter the Japanese lost heavily. November 25. The Japanese attacked Port Arthur early in the morning with tremendous cannonading. ! All the forts were captured in succession, and finally the earthworks were carried before midnight.

The Chinese army, estimated at from 15,000 to 20,000 men, was virtually annihilated.

It is believed that a Japanese attack on Weihaiwei is imminent. Chinese defenders of that place are deserting in thousands.

The Japanese fleet was scarcely used in the attack on Port Arthur,

The Chinese warships, including four of the first-class, were seized in their endeavour to leave the port. It is believed that the naval power of China has been completely, broken. November 25. The Japanese losses at the storming of Port Arthur, amounted to 250, while the Chinese lost a thousand killed and wouuded, and t,vo thousand prisoners. Eighty guns were also captured.