China and Japan.

Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1894, Page 2

China and Japan.

Admiral Ting has been degraded for cowardice and incapacity, and deprived of the decoration of the Peacock Feather. The country round Pekinis flooded) A arid orders Have tieeh giVeii ridt td attempt td lower the watei;s, as the flooded state of the country is a p-de-tection aeai_ist ihvasioih. , At NincMU-jj-, oße of the treaty ports, twelve Japanese women toolrefuge on board the British steamer Feilung. A clamorous mob surrounded the vessel, demanding the surrender of the women s but -Were driver! of.. Ev-sHtually the Feihihg sailed without waitifag.for cargo-, this step being taken ih deference to a hint from the Gove,rtior. Tii- JatJaHe>-& bate bfcguttieH. & large island in Society Bay, 40 miles from Port Arthur. It is intended as a base of operations, and supplies are being landed, and preparations made to withstand a long siege. The Chinese Were surprised and in do doilditioti td resist. I'he Chinese Govett-ffient hfta addressed a Note to the Great Powers, explaining that the refusal ot the jfapahese to -Withdraw tlieli? troops from Corea, and their action in firing on the Kow Shing, were the causes which led to the present war. A section of Mandarins are en* couraging anti-English feeling. Inspired articles in the press frequently taunt Great Britain with being afraid to enforce the claims arising oitt of the Kow Shing incident. A,Bkin_iiah occurred 1 at l?ingyai-g oil Friday between the Chinese and Japanese troops. The King of Corea has despatched a representative to Pekin, who took a number of presents for the Dowager Empress on the anniversary of her birthday. The Japanese have offered -£150,-..... 000 in compensation for the sinking ■'-". of the Kow Shing. It has leaked out tbat 14 Hung Chang successfully negotiated fop mediation by Russia and Great Britain, but the Emperor js^owjid'^ indignation at his action, and stopped the proceedings. The Chinese cruiser Chean has been wrecked. She had 1400 men ~-% on board, and they had a narrow escape of their lives. The Chinese boarded a French mail steamer at Shanghai, searching for Japanese officers returning from Europe. The captain threatened to summon a warship. It is reported that the Chinese in North Corea are hemmed in and without food. They are reduced to eat cavalry ponies. The Japanese man-of-tfar -Hat* eji sank after engaging the Chenyuen. Another cruiser was badly damaged, and is now in dock at Nagasaki.