The War Between Japan and China.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 84, 3 October 1894, Page 2

The War Between Japan and China.

FURTHER ADVANCE OF THE JAPANESE. CHINA ENFORCING DISCIPLINE BY EXECUTIONS. DISORDER RAMPANT IN THE CHINESE ARMY. (Per PresH Association.) Shanghai, October 1. Prince Kuug, uncle of the Emperor of China, has been appointed co-Director of War with Li Hung Chang. The Japanese have declared lead a contraband of war. The Japanese forces have occupied Heichow, on the road to Mukden, unopposed. It is reported that the Governor of Tientsin has been betraying the Chinese movements to the Japanese since the beginning of war, and has now fled from the country. October 2. Executions in the Chinese camp at Tientsin for the purpose of preserving discipline are of daily occurrence. The troops are without clothing, food, or arms. The statement that Wiju has been evacuated is confirmed. The remains of the Chinese army are pnqainped on the northern banks of the Yalu. It is reported that the Japanese army which left Hiroshima has landed be* tween the Yellow river and Tientsin. The Chineso are sending troops to Founossa. Later. There is frightful disorganisation in the Chinese army, and large quantities of arms and cartridges paid for cannot be found. Disorder is rampant throughout the service. The Chinese are displaying a violent attitude towards European residents. It is expected that India will send six thousand troops to protect the Treaty Ports. A telegram from Yokohama announces that the Japanese troops are advancing upon Wi?u. Washington, Oct. 3. Reports have been published here that owing to the British ships following an4 -watching him, the Russian admiral at Yokohama ordered his vessels tq get ready for action, and signalled that he intended to open fire. The British demanded an explanation, whereupon the admiral complained that following his squadron was an act of belligerency, and the British ceased.