Peking, Dec. 10.
In writing of Korean affairs in Manchuria a few days ago your correspondent summarized an undated letter which gave no dates. Communications have now pecu received in Peking which confirm the story of fighting between the Korean farmers and students and the Japanese troops but which show that the events narrated took place six weeks ago. Since the Japanese have published little or nothing upon this subject a detailed account of what happened may stil] be of interest.
On October 15 a Korean force, organized and led by a Mr. Kim Chuo-chin and numbering about 600, came together at Wangchinghsien and being forced out by the Chinese troops, moved southward and arrived at Santaokou. There they found that they were within striking distance of a Japanese force made up of one battalion of infantry, two cavalry companies and one company of light artillery. Korean instructions were to avoid the Japanese and find a safe hiding place, but they were attacked by the Japanese and after conferring among themselves decided that they had no opening for retreat and should, therefore, resist. The Japanese made their attack at the village of Chingshanli on October 19, but there was little fighting until the following day at three o'clock in the afternoon. The Koreans had taken cover in the meantime and were well established on high ground and in forests.
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