THE COREAN WAR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4789, 2 August 1894, Page 2

THE COREAN WAR.

Row a Captain stuck to His ■ yost . ; Jhree Chinese Vessels Sunk Loxnox, July 31. The Chinese Government has I ordered 15,000 tons of tinned beef from America, The Japanese will not interfere with Chinese maritime custom laws in Corea. The Japanese officors on;the warship which sank the Chinese transport Kawslmng offered on three occasions to save Captain Goldsworthy aiid his crew, and stated that they had been ordered to sink-the. vessel, but the captain declined' to iiirrender. .-•■ ...-'■" Japan has refused American mediation. '■'•'' • A fight took place between a Chinese ironclad and a Japanese cruiser. : Many on both sides were killed. The cruiser was crippled, but escaped in ,a waterlogged condition, ; The owners of the Kawshung, through the British Foreign Office,J have mado a claim for damages against Japan, It is believed the incident will seriously complicate j matters. ~/';' ''. Reports from Shanghai state that the Chinese transports, fearing the Japaneso lleet, have returned to Cheefoo. Britain and Russia will co-operate to securo peace, and all the Powers are moving in tho same direction, • ; HoxG-Koxo, July 31.; _ Tho Chinese aro making preparations for a prolonged war. London; July 31'.' ■ Reports from Shanghai state that the Japanese sank the ironclad Chinhuyen and two cruisers on Monday last, after a hot fight. All able-bodied Cinnamon aro debarred from leaving tho Empire,