. The international relations of the Chinese empire. harged with the defenceof the island, having under his command upwards of50,000 troops ; and, to incite his troops to action, heissued a proclamation offering a money reward for thedestruction of enemy ships and for the heads of enemyofficers and soldiers.[54] A gentleman and a Icairned [61] Cf. Conflict, chap, x, § 36. [52] The Chinese officials [at Shanghai] and others stoutly maintaintheir disbelief of the news of Admiral Tings surrender to the Japanese,declaring that it is impossible that he would risk tTie lives of so reianypeople belon
. The international relations of the Chinese empire. harged with the defenceof the island, having under his command upwards of50,000 troops ; and, to incite his troops to action, heissued a proclamation offering a money reward for thedestruction of enemy ships and for the heads of enemyofficers and soldiers.[54] A gentleman and a Icairned [61] Cf. Conflict, chap, x, § 36. [52] The Chinese officials [at Shanghai] and others stoutly maintaintheir disbelief of the news of Admiral Tings surrender to the Japanese,declaring that it is impossible that he would risk tTie lives of so reianypeople belonging to his own family and the families of the officers xmderhim, who would be surely put to death in that case . . but even theChinese government . . would not dare to carry into effect the cruellaw of the country.—North-China Herald, Feb. l^th, 1895. [53] North-China Herald, Feb. 8th, 15th, 22nd, March 16th, 22nd, 1895. [54] Text of Proclamation in Mr. C. Denby, Jr., to Mr. Gresham,Sfept. 6th, 1894, For. Rel., 1894, App. i, p. 67. 13S. Admiral Ting Ju-chan6. 1895 PEACE MISSION OF CHANG AND SHAO 41 scholar, with a quiet and courteous manner, he but followedthe immemorial custom of China in entering on a war [55];ht could see nothing wrong in his action, but it was ananachronism, and it was condemned*by the entire Westernworld. To include him in the peace mission was a stupidblunder of the Chinese administration, and it was fullyexpected that Japan would refuse to receive it on thatground [56]; but Japan was out for bigger game and didnot stand oh a technicality. The Japanese desire wasthat China should, before the whole world, own herselfdefeated, and should give her representative the fullestpowers to sue for peace. § 19. The two Chinese envoys were conscious that theyhad no genuine Chinese backing, and that their receptionin Japan was likely to be cool. They loitered on theirway, under various pretexts, and arrived at Kobe onJanuary 30th, being itiet there by Mr. J.
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