THE COREAN WAR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4799, 14 August 1894, Page 3

THE COREAN WAR.

Japanese Attack on a Chinese Port,

London, August 11,

Sir Edward Grey, Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Office, has informed Japan that England holds her responsible for any loss of British life or property through the sinking of the Kow Shing. Some 14,000 Japanese troops have been landed at Fusan, on the east coast of Corca, and 8000 at Gen Sau. They are marching on Seoul, the capital, to meet tho Chinese, who are advancing south, It ia expected that China will have massed 60,000 men by the end of September. China controls the northern telegraph linos in Corea, and Japan thoso in tho south. Both refuse to allow warmessages to bo transmitted, Twentyono Japanese warships attacked the naval station and arsenal at Weihaiwci, a harbour on tho Chinese coast of the Yellow Sea during the absence of tho fleet, but the batteries on land at Lui Kung repulsed them. A second attack by tho Japaneso on the naval station and arsenal failed, ns did an attack at Fort Arthur.

Large orders for flour aud provisions have been sent to New York by China.

Sydney, August 12, As aresultof thoCoreanwar tho coal freights to Hong Kong have risen from 9s to 19s per lou. St Petersbuko, August 12,

Tho Russian forces in Eastern Siberia are said to be—lnfantry, 25,000 ; cavalry 2500 j and guns

Shanghai, August 12. Five Englishmen who wore on board the Kow Shing are still missing. The Dowager Empress of China has assigned for war purposes _ tho' money collected tocelebrateherbirth- %• The whole of the Chinese Ministers are urging the Emperor not to. give way.