Show THE revolution IN KOREA IS 18 SPREADING but in every engagement rebels are helpless against japs attack victoria 13 C juno june 19 the steamer empress of china which arrived today from yokohama brought further advices advises of the revolt revolution lon in korea which was spreading the insurgents lost heavily at yongju when the japanese blow up the city gates protracted street fighting took place but the koreans were helpless with their obsolete arms against the modern weapons a 0 f the japanese two japanese were killed and two wounded and 85 insurgents killed and made prisoners including the wounded A number of influential and wealthy koreans wore among the prisoners who were ere to be dealt with according accordine to w military law the rebels numbered 0 ver over a thousand under ming chyong sik alk before reported killed but it transpires that he escaped to To kusan where the rebels were in strength some tragic occurrences took place at I A japanese gendarme gan darme and some police taken by the rebels were executed upon the city wall in sight of the japanese who were investing the place sergeant who was wounded during the assault committed suicide because of his chagrin at noticing able to take part in the entry to the city after the gates were blown up major in charge of the japanese reported capturing rifles as many gun ba barrels several hundred spears lances and swords a quantity of gunpowder and rice the arms were obsolete and the ammunition of little value the rebellion has spread to four provinces being most serious in kong wando Kang neung and yong tong daun which were looted at the government offices were burned and at yongchin Yong Yonge chun hun four officials and the magistrates wife carried away the local treasury looted and of several thousand yen and a quantity of 0 arms taken from the military barracks in kong wondo the rebels are posting proclamations that they will kill all koreans who have cut oft their topknots top knots or wear their hair in foreign style unrest Is general throughout korea and fugitives are flocking to defensible cen centers terz |