China and Japan.

Manawatu Herald, 17 January 1895, Page 2

China and Japan.

It is reported in Shanghai that the British. Government ordisriad Admiral Freemantle to use the entire force at his command, -if necessary, to prevent the Jaranese entering; the ;■• Yang-tse Kiang River. A. friendly hint of this was conveyed toTokio, which exolains the inaction of the Japanese fleet since the encounter at the Yalu Biver. HhorrNovo^ Vrmya, declares t^at jf nh^a"' and Japan persist' in igirqri^g Rnssia's friendly counsels, Russia will be compelled to support hfr claims in Cprea by arms. T be} icfefca) of §* '^^ S H P\ Kaiping was due to a flanking 1 movement.' ' : ' •■•■ ■' '-■ : : ■■•■^■: ■■'■■ Two hundred Chinese were Jailed. Ten thousand troops intended .to ! reinforce the Chinese at Kaipinpr, have now retreated to Yaing-stu and, Port Newchang. : The negotiations for peace between China |.n3i Japan jße^in at Hiroshima on February Ist. Tbe ■ Idanchnrian Princes, feaye taken the defence of the cquhfcrjfinto fcbeir own hands.

■-: Bputh^erriTMapchuria is said to be k ? i: R^at'ly /cp^flitio^, and it is ijep6rted. ; thai rl\fo entire population has perished, Ifce region being reduced to a solitude, though full of food.

Five thousatidMaMitdan cavalry The ObinesefdeMJed at Eaiping werexunder th'eSonfmand of General Seh. 1 The artillery and cavalry, num- ' -bermg 10Q0 < oaoupied a ctroag itraU <* r * egic position, but waited in vain for reinforcemeuH had been delayed by a Bnowfltorm. In the ttl6&uiilni6 tli^ ruL'uittv W4tt— — i taneoußlyt* ** The Chinese r> werey comrfetely routed, and r&treataa 'lowarcb the GjreaLWall,, .• „ ~^_. In the 1 battle one"- of tM Chfifc« f Generals, Nich by name.Gras^f^p- • ! ing in a carriage, whenih^Japaneße killed his horses and 'almost 'eap- . fcured him. The Cbines^ r however, A an4rMCue^hiiii^C J >^l : I The Brljiisn' teei <M [ stftecf 4*twU. Japan: OT '" 5 "" :^ u ;.^^ .*»»«1T H.M.S. Pylades tiaarbebn ordered