January 17, 1895.]
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT.
Available it is inevitable that such manufac-scouts sent out in the direction of Kaeping re- tures should be established. That necessarily port having discovered between Twentien and means competition with British trade at certain Kaeping a Chinese force four thousand strong points, but on the whole trade with progres direction of Kaokwang report the existence, be-- under General Chang. Other scouts from the sive countries will prove more satisfactory tween Haochatang and Shishacten, of a Chinese than with unprogressive ones. France, for
force, strength unknown, ander General Nieh, instance, with onetenth of the population of who is raising levies among the peasantry, ex- China, absorbs nearly three times the quan- amining them in the use of the rifle and enroll- tity of British products and manufactures ing and rejecting according to the result. Gen: than China does, notwithstanding a protec-eral Sung is reported by the natives to be ad. tive tariff; and the case of Germany is the vanoing towards Haicheng, which gives rise to same, and that of the United States still uneasiness among the inhabitants of Kaokwang more 80. The building of a ship on the
CHANG YING-HUAN LEAVES PEKING ENROUTE Yangtaze, therefore, or the establishment of a cotton manufactory at Shanghai, is not to be taken as presaging the doom of British industry. We can afford to shake hands with the yellow man with the white money and wish him well in his enterprises, with comfortable feeling of assurance that the more he prospers the more he will be able
to buy from us.
THE WAR,
and vicinity.
FOR JAPAN.
PEKING, 7th January, His Excellency Chang Ying-huan, the Envoy appointed to Japan, left the capital to-day.
An Imperial Edict has been issued proclaim. ing that a Commission has been appointed and has left, but without stating for what purpose or for what destination.
THE TWO AMERICANS LATELY ARRESTED ON
BOARD THE “ SYDNEY,”
CHEFOO, 7th January. Your readers will no doubt remember the two Americans, Messrs. Wilde and Howie, who were arrested at Kobe by the Japanese on board the French mail steamer Sydney, and were released on giving a written promise not to go to China, and were supposed to have left for Siam or some other place in the South. I now learn that these The Japanese are landing parties and explor-two men are at Weihaiwei. The older man is ing the bays near Shantung.
LONDON, 8th Jannary. Japan refuses to agree to an armistice. Col. Denby believes pirleying will prove fruitless until Peking is occupied.
LONDON, 9th January. The German Society has voted a sum of Four Hundred Pounds Sterling for the use of the Red Cross Society of Japan.
The Times correspondent describes four days' horrible butchery of unarted Chinese, attended with nameless atrocities. Groups of prisoners were tied together, riddled with bullets, and afterward hacked to pieces..
The Times in a leading article admits the Japanese had some provocation in the mutila-. tion of a few of their countrymen, but the dis. grace of cold-blooded butcheries rests with the Japanese Army, adding that the General who failed to arrest this merciless slaughter has cast an indelible blot upon Japanese arms, ..
LONDON, 12th January. The Japanese force captured Hai-phing on the
9th instant, after four hours fighting; the Chinese filed to Haishaksba, after losing two hundred in killed, the Japanese pursuing.
LONDON, 14th January.
waiting to get away as quickly and as quietly as possible. The younger of the two has joined the Chinese navy.
LIU MING-CHUAN ARRIVes-At PEKING.
PEKING. 8th-January.
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Liu Ming-ohnan, formerly Governor of For- mosa,
has arrived at Tientsin. He is reported to be almost blind, but he has been sent for by the 'brone, to consult with the Tsung-li Yamêu on matters concerning the war.
LIU KUN-YI STILL AT PEKING.
PEKING, 8th January. Viceroy Liu Kun-yi, late of Nanking, is still at Peking. He is busy consulting with the Tsung-li Yamêd.
INDEPENDENCE OF KOREA DECLARED.
YOKOHAMA, 8th January.
An official telegram has been received from
Seoul, dated the 7th instant, stating that on that day the King of Kores proceeded to the ancestral temple, and there declared the independence of Korea. He was necompanied by all his Ministers The Japanese forces are advancing steadily and high dignitaries, and escorted by his soldiers towards Kindhow. The Chinese are slowly retir-dressed and armed in modern style. Ministers ing on the great wall, where a final stand is ex- Bokuyisko and Jokohan were specially guarded pected to be made.
by Japanese policemen. Order was kept in the streets by new Koreanpolice.
LONDON, 15th January, Chinese arriving from Manchuria bring ghastly reports of the state af the country. They state that the entire population has per- ished, and groups of frozen corpses are to be seen. The exhaustion of the country binders the move- ments of troops on both sides,
NEWS VIA SHANGHAI..
AN ARMISTIČE REFUSED. ⠀
TIENTSIN, 7th January. Pending negotiations for peace the Chinese Government asked for an armistice, which has been refused by Japan. The chief envoy for peace, H.E. Chang Ying-huan, started by steamer from Shanhaikuan for Shanghai this moon.-N. C. Daily News.
The following telegrams are from the Mercury :-*
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THEEẾ TỔNGHAK LEADERS EXECUTED.
YOKOHAMA, 8th January, An official telegram from Seoul, dated the 8th instant, states:-Information has been received from Fusan that the inhabitants of Kowyoken have seized and executed three of the principal Tonghak leaders. Korean soldiers are pursuing the Tonghaks, who, in consequence of the death of their leaders, are dispersing in every direction.
COUNT. ITO'S SPEECH IN THE LOWER HOUSE.
YOKOHAMA, 8th January, To-day Count Ito made an effective speech in the Lower House. He said that matters relat ing to the war aud foreign relations were clearly set forth in the speech from the Throne and further details must be withheld for the present. The repeated victories were attributed to the bravery and loyalty of the Army and Navy, unanimously supported by the nation as repre-
HON, J. W. FOSTER's aid APPRECIATED.
PEKING, 4th January. The Emperor and high officials are very much gratified that the Hon. J. W. Foster, forsented by the Houses,” merly American Secretary of State, has accepted the invitation to aid Chins in the settlement of peace between China and Japan, and regard it as the very best arrangement that could be made.
ME. W. N. PETHICK.
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PEKING, 4th January. Mr. W. N. Pethick, former U.S. Vice-Consul at Tientsin, who lately arrived here, has been introduced by the United States Minister to the Chinese Minister ( P Envoy), with whom he has bad several interviews.
REPORTED ADVANCE TOWARDS HAICHENG OF GENERAL SUNG.
YOKOHAMA, 5th-January. Lieutenant-General. "Nodau telegraphs from Toohongtru on the night of the 3rd instant that
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the speech was concluded the House immediately. adjourned. LI SHUN-YON APPOINTED. KOREAN MINISTER
YOKOHAMA, 8th January
TO JAPAN.“
A telegram from Seoul, dated the 8th instant, states that Li Shung-yon, grandson of Tai Won-kun, has been appointed Minister to the Court of Japan for Korea. He leaves Korea at an early date.
GENERAL WEI CAPTURED AND CONDEMNED.
PEEING. 9th January General Wei Ju-kwei, of Pingyang fame, bas been captured and has arrived here and been handed over to the Board of Punishments. An Edict has been issued in which he has been con- demned, having been found guilty of running away from the enemy, cowardice, extortion, and plunder.
TAIPINGSHAN RESUMPTION ARBI-
TRATION BOARD.,
At the session of the Taipingshan Board held on Friday the award of the Board on claims 11, 15 A. B. C, 3, and 17 was given. The Chairman (the” Acting Chief Justice) said-Claim No. 1). This claim is made by Cheung San as owner of Inland Lots Nos. 422, 570, 571, and 572. This was He claimed originally $79,100. amended and reduced to $56 000. Government has increased its original offer of $25,797 to $30,000 There is a difference of opinion among the mem- bers of the Board on two points. 1st.—The claimant is in possession of more land than lease measurements give him. The his Chairman is of opinion that”, as the Govern. ment has raised the question of the claimant's title to the whole of the land and
as the Board has no power to inquire into the questions of title, two awards should be made, one on the basis that the claimant is entitled to all the land and buildings of which he is in posses- sion, and the other on the supposition that the competent court decides that the claimant had ne title to the encroachment. And 2nd.—As to the amount to be awarded. The Chairman, taking the rentals into consideration, deducting there- from $1.175, and looking at the decrease there has been in the rentals since 1892, is of opinion that the sum of $35,000 is a full and fair compensation for the whole, while $32,000 would be ample com-
pensation if the claimant is entitled only to the land the lease measurements give him; whereas Messrs Alford and Danby are of opinion that only one award should be made and that the land is worth more than the sum fixed by the Chair- man Mr. Alford will now give the reasons for this decision.
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Mr. Alford said—In this case Mr. Danby
and I regret that we are unable to concur
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with the Chairman. The claimant is original lessee and has been in undisputed possession of the property for no less than 37 years, but it is now found that though the boundaries mentioned in the leases do not differ from the existing boundaries, the area within those boundaries is larger than the ares recorded in the leases. This so-called “encroach- ment" is by itself of little marketable value; it is a long narrow strip on the sonth side, bounded. for the greater part by a high retaining wall constructed by the Government when making Caine Road, which road is in the Crown leases stated to be the southern boundary of the lots in question. This "encroachment is also practically without means of access thereto ex- cepting over the area admitted to be the claim- ant's property, and had he (like others have done) applied for amended leases the Govern- ment could scarcely have refused the application. To avail now of the unexpected opportunity afforded by the Resumption Ordinance to con- fiscate this so-called encroachment would be in our opinion contrary to the spirit of the Ordinance, which directs us to receive evidence of any mat- ters we deem “just and fair" and to give "full and fair" compensation. We have to look back to 1858, a time when we believe that boundaries were usually" pegged out" by the survey depart- ment and were doubtless the primary indications as to limits of lots, and when records of incor- rect or merely approximate measurements were not uncommon. Were we to name one award as due inclusive of the so-called encroachment” and another award exclusive of it and so leave the matter as in our opinion doubtful, we think we should unfairly prejudice the plaimant d After" tion } we should thoroky
Count Ito deeply appreciated the honour of being Premier at this very important period of the nation's history, and he promised to use his utmost endeavours to discharge the duties re- quired of him by the Emperor and the people. Count Ito also stated that the advanced state of the country required various measures, but neces- sary war measures, the ordinary budget, and a few urgent matters were only to be submitted now. | He also stated that after the war had terminated the Government would submit several useful measure8. He closed his speech by expressing a desire that the House would coincide with the views of the Government and deliberate with the least possible delay. The whole House listened with the utmost respect and attent
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