The Japanese Government a continuing its preparations for ti the Corea, should reparation for the Unyokan outrage be refused or long delayed, The Gazetiedoubts "whether Corea will cede to any argument but that of force, Her whole demeaner hitherto induces the impression that she will not, And as Japan is evidently not only determined to have complete tion, but also in the event of ite being denied her has made up her mind what course to pursue, it will take some astute statesmanship or active intervention to prevent an appeal to arms. Active intervention on the part of foreign powers would be very unfair to Japan, who is the best judge of her own interests in the East, and the safest guardian of her own honor, Some of the native papers, notably the semi-official Choya Shimbun, are endeavouring, to show that the Government do not i war with Corea after all, but that "the expedition is merely assumed to mask preparations for other purposes," and to "tran guiba "certain section of the people."—On the other hand, the Hioron Shimbun is informed that the Government is adding largely to the effective strength of the forces by fresh levies; but it immediately add "This augmentation, although made asto bly with the view of providing for an expedition to Cores, is virtually intended to overawe the malcontents at home. It next states that, as there is no general fitted to command the troops, Enomoto has been recalled from Russia for this. purpose."
The only direct n from Corea, is contained in the Nichi. Shimbun, which says that a telegram has been received at the Gaimusho from Nagasaki, stating that Hirotsu, who was sent to Corea as the forerunner of Kuroda, was opposed by the Coreans in his attempt to land, so he landed at the harbour of Fusan, where there are some Japanese residents.
There Corean officials told him that no foreigners would be allowed on the road leading to the King's residence. The tame paper asserts that the departure Kuroda has in consequence been postponed to some future day.—A farewell dinner was given to Kuroda on the evening of the 23rd ultimo, at the Sei Yo Ken, in "Cokio, by the leading Satsuma men in' the Capital. "Admiral Kawamura, Chief of the Navy Department, presided, and Messrs. Okubo, Terasima, "Yosii, Samesima, Matsu-gata, Yoshihara, 'Generals Saigo and Oyama, and others were' also present.—The Akebono Shinbun corrects its former statement, that Kuroda was given 30,000 yen for the expenses of his trip to Corea. " The sum was 70,000 yen. <The same paper states that a portrait of HIM. the Mikado has been given to each on of the Imperial guards, who have been detailed to escort Kuroda to Corea.
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