China and Japan.

Manawatu Herald, 21 February 1895, Page 2

China and Japan.

Li Hung Chang and Prince Kung, the representatives of China in the negotiations for peace, meet the Japanese Envoys at Port Arthur. It is reported that Britain and Russia have offered to mediate between the belligerents. Inspired reports state that Bussia, being desirous of seeing the end of the war, agreed that the Powers should intervene in sparing China from total prostration, and preventing further conquests by Japan. The same report declares that the Czar will not sanction the independence of Corea.

Fearing the outbreak of riots, the Foreign Ministers in Pekin have been ordered to specially guard the Legations. • - :■' The foreigners in Wei-hai-wei were permitted to leave unmolested. The news of the suicide of Admiral Ting and two other high Chinese officers is confirmed.. .

Fifteen thousand Chinese attacked Haiching, and were repulsed with, the loss of 100 men. :

The remainder of the forts tfed ships at Wei-haiwei are reported tQ, have surrendered on the 18th/ :< , . The Japanese shell fire at Hajl- - ehing prevented the Chinese frttii coming to close quarters. ..'_•.'. H; ; The Emperor of China has opttdemned to death all the military and. civil officers at Wei hai-wei, arjd , has authorised the Governor' ; #t J Shantung to behead then) witboat consulting the tSmperbr. An American named Howie, .pre* viously arrested at Kobe, in Japan, has been recaptured at Wei-hai-wei, and detained in custody.