Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 12, 2 October 1894 — THE WAR. [ARTICLE]

THE WAR.

[By the Oceanic] London, September 25. A dispatch to the Times from St. Petersburg says: It is reported that China has attacked the station of the new Ussueri section of the Siberia Railway, plundered the telegraph office and killed eight Russian employees. It is feared that the Government will make this a pretext to interfere in the Core struggle between China and Japan. The Emperor of China holds a war council every day at 4 o’clock. He is completely under the influence of his former tutor and aged adviser. Tokio [Japan], September 9th. China is willing to agree to a compromise according to rumors I hear, but Japan insists on war. A great fleet of transports carrying 40,000 troops is to sail in three days from Japan. Its destination is a careful guarded secret. but there is a rumor that an attempt will be made to march directly to Peking from some convenient point on the Chinese coast. Yokohama, Sept. 24. The women of Japan seem to be quite as enthusiastic concerning the war as the men. The Viscountess Tani, who is the wife of one of the generals in the Japanese army, and many other ladies of rank are spending all their time making waraji or straw sandals for the troops. With Port Arthur in their possession, the Japanese would have a magnificent base for naval operations, and Weihaiwei, on the opposite promontory, being only five hour’s steaming off, would be seriously threatened. while the chances of landing troops at Shanhaikuan would be greatly increased. In every way therefore, the safety of Port Arthur is of vital importance to China. London, Sept. 23. A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says that advices have been received there from Seoul as follows: The Japanese army which is marching to Peking will be accompanied by a naval squadron to the mouth of the Pei Ho river, in the province of Pechli.