New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-08
ruE BEAR BEGINS TO GROWL
nrcSI4 JEALOUS OF ENGLAND
.,-AT BRITAIN DECLARED TO BE Sc
CRETLY SUPPORTING CHINA.

cprAT NORTHERN EMPIRE MAY INTERFERE
THE WAR IF HER TRADE SUFFERS TOO
srvEKELY-JArANEsE PRISONERS RE-
LEASE BY III HUNG CHANG-THE
Kow-sr1NG AFFAIR AGAIN
An EXPEETs OPINION
or CHINAs ARMY
AND NAVY
,,o, Arr S-The Russian newspapers are
,,,donlng the idea Of an amcable understand
-. hs.ween England ard Russia with respect TO
cs,sa ard are publishing antl-Erglish articles.
-.,ocially suspicious ct England is the "Novoe
,,..,,ya which declares tina; England Is secretly
..,orticr Cnlra. and that Japan Will soon md
this olt. ,,.
,-,.os ls noteworthy inasmuch as the state
a0,s made would not be permitted to pass the
..,sorship /: the Russian Government objected
10 them
rxcIANDS NEUTRALITY DECLARED.
A., extra Of TN Official Gazette was pub
..sn, Yesterday c,ntain.ng proclamation in
canning British subjects oI the existence OF war
.o., ,0~ yaper and China ani declaring Grea.
ur,,s,,'s neutrality Lord Kimberley secretary
=. coreigr Affairs. has addressed letter II me
.,r,ous Governm Offices detailing the ncu-
...r,v rules which are 10 he observed. Thesa
-, ,ocome operative in the United Kingdom
= Angus, l2 ana il the Colonies and other
pr,,isn possessions Wtek at;er 'he! nave oe'''
,nh,shed in the locai papers.
london. AUG. IA dispatch from Shanghai L
A.. Central News reports that Russian oi1ciaIs
.sn.,vbai say that Il RussaS trade suffers toe
,,rsiv from the wa: she VII! intervene. nus
...s movements are closely watched by Japan
90 :, tb. reports of a Russc-Chinese under
Standing. -,. 49,.
Tho vsa,her On the China sea is SO rough ihat
al smaller vessels have been driven into poF'.
~. Janarose cruisers are supposed to be conceh-
tre.ing al Chemulpo
Is,,ra.e eiict issued since the declaration of
80, savs that the local authorities VIII oe heid
,..n,nsihe fox the lives ai.i properties OF chi
,..s suh,ects remaining IL their districts.
r,n Rritish steamer Chung King arrived at
shanghai to-day TIE captain says that while
Ms shin was az Tu3sAu q the Gul. OF Pe-chi--!'
rb,rs.e soldiers came on board with the avowed
,urnosa O, seizing ;he japanese passengers lhey
tmrd sixtv japanese mostly women ana chill
a,sr and AZ once began TO hunt them down.
They pursued the japanese all over the vessel
,.,.a ,,er, hand and foot as soon caught and
au,e them upon the wharf. Ii Hung Chans'
when Informed OF the affair commanded that 'he
Ianare.e be returned at orce 10 the Chung-kiAg
aud that the soldiers who made the raid be Sc
verely punished
The Ten.Tsin correspondent OF the Cen'raI
News says that Chinese cruiser mas cap'ureu d
Japanese trading bark and taken her to laKu-
Az piiots have beef officially warned that they
must not guide japanese vessels nor gave theh
\ Nv Information as 10 the waters and coast
ne rivers are falling steadily in consequence
f;he d:outh II Will soon be impossible .or the
ipsnsse 20 make d raid up the fe!-no 'o"a'u
fkns. n,
,m3syit concerning the sinking OF tfe 10 v
shng, which differs from the accounts aIIeau'
tvea only IN Few details. Colonel Won hdhl-
len says that after the demands oi the 1apa
ssa o,ncers and the replies of the Engnsh anu
Chinese had been made. the warship Nani"a'
shea lay on the por: side launched Two Iorpe ,
toes ani fired six guns at me h9"-ohI',e rt,,,civ
tao.oor, was struck aniiships and sank qulcKiE.
n. Europ.ans Jumped into the water before 'he
transport was h; and the Chinese began 70 JUMP
nu the transpor; settled. The Naniwa lowered
ar armed boat. when Kei' up .ilo ,,",o,ei y"n
Kw.Sh!ng until she went under: Co!ohel Nun
Hanneken repeats iaat both the KoW -Shing anu
he Naniwa Ared on the men swimming pe'"ee"
themL
BELIEVES THAT CHINA WILL WIN
Captain Lang. former dire":or in the chi
KsNavy and supervisor Of the building 81 many
!sts said In az interview yesterday
Tie Ch!rese ale we'll trained and excellent MARKS
Fer. Ch.ns's %avy s. aHDu, equd4 10 JdPdt =
!2eness nave more dash and esprit nan .,i .
Chinese have; but al, depends upon now 'hs NJ,
Ne es !. tsry haze confidence III in"'i +.
esy wll face anything without rear ol aca h
Ezra Ting T.. them, tncy Ncuit Ito'' c,tr'..
Eses s;lenIii force. Some OF tit nm :,
1ce:s. particularly those trained III AHleli iCp1, g.
N5nt example Q. cyerythins that ill'H si0.N -
k lack 81 .sq.rlt = great ifa"p.cr ~ -.
1htse troops. ~ ,ar6ng the chinese Ioi -, ~
~ vel to the fore We-hai-wei IS !hPi s"a"''
u no japsnese w.ll dare 70 approach IL
Captain Lang said that his opinions were odSe''
Eoa the cond.,i5I. of things In lSso' "he' IL"
China. IL feared that discipline naa pecoi''
s.see TIE European influence was WlthorA%n Noa ~
nere is row" he said. no high EuIopeai OH @
~ 10 the NAVY though there ar one sa oI wv
hslsh officers ?; Wei-haiWei II the fOWe,n
Cos war T. the death japan must cVe"'uai''
sl''erly crushed
Gibraltar Aug THE japanese warship ""'
sua,A has arrived here from Newcastle Ai'e'
aAdng rhe will proceed her voyage 70 '"e
H' d war N the far East.