THE CHINO-JAPANESE WAR, 1894— 95. 624 The final scene will best be described in the wordsofMr. Arthur Diosy,who,staunchfriend as he is of Japan,is rightly proud of Ito'schivalrous generosity:— rendered ships, the gunboat Kwaug-Tsi, should be givenback to the Chineseauthorities,inorder that she might be used to convey back to China the body of Admiral Ting. The Chinese and European officers were to be allowed to make the journey to Cheefoo on board this gunboat, forming thus a guard of honour to the dead admiral.

"Before the Kwang-Tsileft on her mournful voyage, the officers of the Japanese fleet and many from the troops on shore visited her to pay their last tribute of respect to the fallen foe. Slowly they passed before the coffin, each one solemnly andreverently saluting tlae remains of the enemy who had fought so stoutly for his country. The Chinese officers and civil authorities and the foreigners who witnessed the impressive scene were deeply moved. As one of the foreign officers in Chinese pay expressed it,'You would have thought the Japanesewere The Kwaug-Tsi, when she surrendered, had on board three torpedoes, four light guns, and thirty rifles. The torpedoes, rifles, and shells were removedby theJapanese,but the guns and some blank ammunition wereleft on board, so that she might be able to fire salutes. She was to be commanded and manned by her own officers and crew.

THE CHINESE ARMOURED CRUISER " PING-YUEN."

The gunboat received on board not only Ting's coffinbut also those of the other officers who had shared his fate. A heavy gale and rough seas delayed her departure till February 16th. Admiral Ito had already, on tlae 13th, issued the following general order to the Japanese fleet :— mourning for their own admiral.' The Chinese gun-vessel, having taken on board the coffins of the other officers who had died by their own hand,as a grim staff to sail with the admiral on his last voyage, embarked the Chinese officers and foreign instructors liberated on parole, and steamed for Cheefoo. As she passed through the long lines of the Japanese squadron, flying at half-mast the Dragon Flag that Ting had served so faithfully to the end, every Japanese ship dipped her victorious ensign,minute-guns werefired, and the 'Admiral's Salute' rang out from Japanese bugles in honour of the gallant enemy who wouldfight no more."

" Vice-Admiral Ting, theenemy'sCommanderin-Chief, committed suicide yesterday, after surrendering his ships, the forts on Liu-kung Island, and the armaments, garrison, and crews. Great honour andrespect must be shown to the spirit of our late gallant foe, who manfully did his duty to his country. His remains will be conveyed to a Chineseport in the prize,Kwang-Tsi, which the Commander-in-Chief will return to the Chinese for the purpose. Ships' bands are to play only funeral marches or dirges until the Kwaug-Tsi shall have passed out of the lines. Vice-Admiral's honours are to bepaid to the remains by all ships as theKwang-Tsipasses them."

...j ., ..& „ So ended tlae defence of Wei-hai-wei. There, as in almost every other instance, the Chinese army had collapsed hopelessly. But the navyhad made a brave fight, though from the first victory was hopeless. Admiral Ting had at least proved that Chinamen could fight, and sc had done something to retrieve the damaged prestigeof theonce-conqueringDragon