China and Japan.

Manawatu Herald, 27 November 1894, Page 2

China and Japan.

The Chinese raan-o -war (JhjnYuen got on the beach near Chfloo in trying to avoicT torpedoes. The caJ9taij¥{tsprohefM&ici<le. It is ttported^hfctUhAJ Chinese fleet shelled the Japanese troops marching alongf- th& coast to Port Arthar. - - ■- It is also stated thatJhe^wOj fleets have had another ie,ngagfljnenfc, but the result Is unknown j i .^,7,4. t It is reported that China JjaJi 'in-. tiraated that she intends an intern" nity of 100,000,000 taels , and pay Japan's war expenses, -_/. U; yj . lA Twenty thousand . of %k% ■ _,|§stt^)f the Chinese troops are garri^ne^a in Port Arthur, with a supply of food sufficient for six weeks, : . . ,, . /V Moukden, the capital-of;Manchu-ria, is almost deserted, and the country is devastated*^ , lo ,\j De Tring, Gonimis3ioner of Customs in Tientßift,:4.hajsvji£»rted~ J^^ Japan to negotiate for peace. "^^^ Re^outgjftW/iT^ntOTp state that the Japanese in^a^fqur attaeki on I Port Atthiir; " ''*

The first defeated the Chinese odtP3?ts, but in the three following attacks the Japanese wore repulsed. The assault on the position continues. The Third Army Corps, carried on 40 transports, has sailed from • Hiroshima, to operate on the Yangtse kiang. Telegrams from Chefoo under Friday's date state that Port Arthur was captured by the Japanese on Wednesday alter a severe engagement, which lasted eighteen hours. The report of the capture of Port Arthur is confirmed. While tho torpedo boats in the harbour distracted the attention of tho garrison, the latter were assaulted • by the Japanese. The Chinese fought gallantly, and :*fts they refused to give quarter the Japanese lost heavily. . 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. •The Japanese attacked Port Arthur early in the morning with a tremendous cannonading. AH the fcrts were captured in succession, and finally the earthworks were carried before midnight. Th« Chinese army, estimated at from 1 0.000 to 20,000 men, was virtually annihilated. It is boluvcd that a Japanese ftttftck on Weiheiwui is imminent. The Chinese defenders of that place Are deserting in thousands.