'The report of the Japanese landing was soon contradicted, the higher authorities here having ascertained that no Japanese had landed' in Corea and that the report had probably arisen in consequence of the movements of the Japanese fleet at Masampho, Nevertheless a good deal of uneasiness prevailed, for it was admitted that Japan was preparing to do something. The following is a translation of an article that appeared on this subject on the 26th September, O. S., in the local newspaper:—
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