The Washington times., 1894-08-06
ACTED LIKE BARBARIANS
Japanese Fired Upon Men Struggling
for Life in the Water.
COL.vONHANNEKIN'S TESTIMONY
All Rules Of Civilized Naval Warfare
Violated at the Sinking Of the Kow shing-
Rumor of the Capture of Three Chinese
Men-of-war Has Not Been Confirmed
OL.vONHANNEKIN'S TESTIMONY

LONDON, Aug, 5.-The Times will to-
morrow publish a dispatch from Shanghai
stating that Col. Won Hannekin, formerly
aide-de-camp to the yiceroy, who was among
those rescued from the British steamer Kow
Shing. which, while being used as a trans
port for Chinese troops, was sunk by tor
pedo from the japanese warship Naniwa,
has given his testimony before the commission
appointed 10 inquire into the IL is relative to
the sinking of the vessel. Col. Won Hannekin
said that the Naniwa ordered the kow Shing
to come TO anchor, which order was obeyed.
Then the japanese commander 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 Shing they in
sisted that the order be not obeyed, informing
the officers thai. they preferred death to being
cast into japanese prison.
Capt. Galsworthy, the master of the Kow
Shing. explaine ed to the japanese commander
that the Row Shing was Il British vessel. and
stated that she had left port before hostilities
between China and Japan commenced. He Of
fered to abandon the voyage and return to
China. After little time the Naniwa displayed
signals reading Abandon the ship" 10 this
Capt. Galsworthy sgnaled in reply: "Impos-
sible; the troops will not permit me to leave"
FIRED UPON DROWNING MEN.
When this signal was read the Naniwa
withdrew a little further from the Kow
Shing and discharged torpedo at the
transport The torpedo struck the hull
of the Row shing and exploded, tearing
great rent III her bottom. As the transport
was sinking the Naniwa fired broadside
into her. A half hour afterward the Naniwa
lowered an armed boat, which cruised about
the place where the transport had gone down,
firing upon the men who were struggling in
the water.
Dispatches received at the foreign office
from Shanghai confirm the Times dispatch
as TO the testimony given by Col Won HanDe-
kin. The official advices show that some of
the British officers of the Kow Shing jumped
overheard from the vessel and were rescued
by boats from the Japanese warship.
The government has received no confirma-
ton ofthe report that the Emperor of China
has deprived yiceroy Ii Hung Chang of the
yellow jacket.
NO ANXIETY FELT FOR EUROPEANS.
= SHANGHAI, Aug. 5.-The rumor current to
the effect that theJapanesefeet had captured
three men-of-war has not been confirmed. IL
is believed here that the report is possibly a
rehash of the reports of the prior engage
ments of the fleets.
As vet there has been no disorder in Shang-
hal growing out of the war beyond few
trifiinS encounters between Japanese and Chi
nese rowdies.
The municipal council has appointed a rem
devious for the volunteers in the event of an
emergency arising that will require their serv-
ices. but no anxiety is felt as to the safety of
Europeans.
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR INsULrED.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-A dispatch received in
this city from Shanghai reports that serions
riots have occurred at Kobe, Japan, and
Taku, China. In the latter place the Chinese
openly insulted the members of the Japa-
nese embassy who were returning to japan
from Pekin. The American agent at Taku,
it is added, has forbidden the steamer Smith
to land munitions OF war intended for tran
shipment to Formosa. The Smith is Chi
nese vessel flying the American flag.