THE COREAN TROUBLE

Temuka Leader, Issue 2772, 5 February 1895, Page 1

THE COREAN TROUBLE

Shanghai, Jan. 31. The Japanese have captured fort at W eihaiwei.

After the fleet had bombarded the position the Japanese lauded troops, who stormed three of the forts. The guns in Weihaiwei are now silenced.

Feb. 1

After two days’ fighting at Weihaiwei the Chinese fled. When the assault was delivered they lost two thousand. They still hold an island, some forts, and the ships. The guns captured by the Japanese in the fort at Weihaiwei were trained upon an island occupied by Chinese and on the latter’s warships.

Feb. 2

The resistance offered by some of the forts at Weihaiwei is regarded as feeble iu view of their nature and the strength of the Chinese force. The latter’s warships maintained a heavy fire, and many of the forts were stubbornly defended, but the majority were captured in a few hours. Both sides lost heavily, but the Japanese captured an enormous quantity of munitions of war. It is reported that one of the Japanese warships was disabled, and two torpedo boats sunk. The lire of the Chinese fleet was conducted from the anchorage iu the harbour. (Per Frisco Mail.)

A Berlin correspondent telegraphed on January llth that Japan has formulated her conditions of peace with China. Approximately the conditions are The independence of Corea under a Japanese suzerainty; tha cession of certain Chinese islands; the raaiug of the Taku forts ; the deprivation of Port Arthur and Weihaiwei of their character as naval ports; the dismantling and demolition of all forts from Corea to China; the admission of the Japanese right to prescribe the number and type of China’s meu-of-war; tha payment of a heavy indemnity ; and if possible the negotiation of a Chinese-Japanese alliance.