The herald., 1894-08-06
WARFARE IN THE ORIENT.
Chinese Troops Prefer Death
to Captivity.
How the Transport Kow Shung
Was Sunk.
A Torpedo From the Naniwa Tore a
Hole in Her Bottom.
The Japs Then Poured . Broadsids Into
tho Sinking Ship and Shot the
Coolies etruggling in
tho Water.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The Times tomor.
row will publish dnpatch from Shang-
hai stating that Colonel Won Hanniken.
formerly aie-de.camp to the viceroy.
who was among those rescued from the
British steamer Kow Shung, which.
while being used as a transport for
Chinese troops, was sunk by torpedo
from the Japanese worship Naniwa, has
given his testimony before the commits
sion appointed to inquire into the facts
relative to the sinking of the ship. The
colonel says the Naniwa ordered to Kow
Shung to come to anchor, which order
was obeyed. Then the Japanese COM
mander ordered the transport to hoist
her anchor, get under way and follow
the Naniwa to Japan. As soon as the
substance OF this order became known
to the Chinese troops on the Kow
Shung they insisted that the order be
not obeyed, informing the officers that
they
PREFERRED DEATH TO CAPTURE.
Captain Galsworthy, the master of the
Kow Shung, explained to the Japanese
commander that the Kow Shung was a
British vessel, and stated that she had
lett port before hostilitiee between Japan
and China had been commenced. He
offered to abandon the voyage and re-
turn to China. After little time the
Naniwa displayed signals reading
Abandon the chip"
To this the captain signallsd the reply !:
81 am positive the troops will not per-
NIT me to leave"
| When this signal was read, the Naniwa
withdrew little further distant from
the Kow Shung and discharged torpedo
at the transport. The torpedo struck
the hull OF the Kow Shung and exploded.
tearing great rent in her bottom. As
the transport was sinking, the Naniwa
fred broaisids into her, and u half
hour later the NaniwR lowered an armed
boat, which cruised about the place
where the transport had gone down and
fred upon the men who were struggling
in the water.
| OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Dispatches received at the foreign
Office from Shanghai confirm the Times
dispatch as to the testimony given by
Colonel Won Hanniken. The official
advices chow that some of the British
officers OF the Kow Shung jumped over
board from the vessel and were rescued
by boats from the Japansee wsrship.
The government has received no con-
frmstion of the report that the emperor
of China had deprived Vicercy Ii Hung
Chang of the yellow riding jacket.
RIOTS AT KOBE AND TAKU.
A dispatch from Shanghai reports
that serious riots have occurred at
Kobe, Japan, and Taku, China. In the
latter place the Chinese openly insulted
the member Of the Japanese embassy,
who were returning from Japan to
| Peking. The American agent ct Taku,
| it is added, has forbidden the steamer
Smith to land munitions of war in:
tended for trsnshipment to Formosa.
The Smith is Chinese vessel flying the
American flag.
| AN UNCoNFIRMED RUMoR.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 5.-The rumor to the
effect that the Japanese feet had osp-
tured three Chinese men-of-war has hot
been confirmed.
| AS vet there has been no disorder in
! this city growing out Of the war beyond
few trifing encounters between Jap
anese and Chinese rowdies. The muni-
cipal council has appointed a rendez-
vous for volunteers in the event of an
emergency arising that will require their
services, but no anxiety is felt as to
the safety of Europeans. The Japanese
association, which includes among its
! bers the leading Japanese of Shang-
hal and vicinity, has issued warning
to the Japanese residents that they
must behave themselves and avoid any
act that would tend to pEecipitate con-
fiict with the Chinese. They are par
ticularly warned to keep away from the
Chinese quarter of the city after dark
and remain as far ss possible within
their homes,
MEAT TOR THE FIGHTERS.
KANSAS CRY, Aug. 5.-The Armour
Packing company may prove an impor-
tant factor in the war between China
and Japan. if pending negotiations are
carried to successful end. Recently it
received cable from Yokohoma, Japan,
from the mikado's government, asking
for its price on one half million pounds
of canned corned beef for the Japan
army. The company cabled it's answer,
and pending reply which is expected
soon. is prepared to go into the business
of supplying meat to the battling Asiat-
icB on a big scale. The company has
also opened negotiations with the Chi
neHe legation at Washington.