Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-08-03
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Nova Scotia Coal SyndI-
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NO MINClNG Of WORDS.
The Tariff Conferrees Are Said to BE
Making Fair Progress.

LONDON, Aug. 3 The japanese legation
in this city has received the following
dispatch from Toxic:
The signed sfidavits of Captain Gales
worthy and Chief Ohicsr Tamplip OF che
kow Shing have been received. The cap
tain says that the Kow Shing was char
tered by the Chinese government, and
that she left Taku on July 29 with 100
the Japaness warship Nauiwk, the latter
sigpalled her 20 stop Continuing, the
captain saysi
II obeyed, aud see moved of. then
signalledi Am TO proceedf' The Nan
iva signalled IN reply; 'Heave to or take
the consequence This signal was not
meant for the Kow 5hing, but for q
Chinese warship dying the japanese flag
and a white flag.
The Naniwa sent an officer 10 the Kow
Shing to see her papers. and he asked IL
would follow the Naniwa answsrsdi
We are In your power
"The officer then returned To the Nan
iva, but he came back 70 the kow Shing
upon my signalling the wish TO COM
municate personally with hiLn. j told
the officer when he came back that the
| Chinese generals would not allow me 20
| follow the Naniwa, and that they threat
ened my life II I did 30 or II / left the
ship. After hearing this the Japanese
officer returned to the Naniwa, where
upon she signalled: Quit ship immedi
ately' rspliedi i am not allowed TO
| leave
The Naniwa then hoisted red fag at
her foremast and repeated the signal to
Quit ship immediately Thereupon I
calmed the engineers and other foreign
ers on deck. After a few minutes the
Napiwa discharged a torpedo at US and
began firing aud several others jumped
overheard While In the water the Chin
ese on board the Kow Shing kept firing at
US / was picked up by a boat FROM the
Naniwa, AZ was Mr.. Tamplin, the chief
officer"
Chief officer Tamplin's affldsvit con-
firms the statement made by Captain
Galesworthy, and adds that the object Of
the second visit OF the japanese officers
was TO transfer the Europeans TO the
Naniwa before firing began. The Chi
nese, however. would not permit this
Kings Father In Power.
The su bstance Of the formal representa-
ton made by the japanese government
to the foreign ministers at Toxic. dsin-
ing It's attitude on the Corean question, is
as follows:
The King Of Corea has appointed his
father, TaiIn. Kun. TO have control Of the
administration Of the government, and
20 direct the forms which have been de-
termined upon. Several days ago the
king summoned the Japanese minister at
Seoul TO the palace, where he was In
formed that reforms Ia the admintstrs-
tive policy of the Corsan govsrRmsnt bad
already been inaugur atsd. with refer
ence to which he would be consulted as
occasion arose.
The improvements In Oorea's admins
tratiye policy have consequently, not tn
standing the repeated refusals of China 70
even consider them, bsen put into opera
tion by the independent action of the
Corean government, and will be carried
out according to tie kings will. The
question of Corea's autonomy and In
dependence Is thus afhrmatively settled.
The japanese government knows from
the most reliable sources that China dis
patched large body Of troops overland
to Corea, and that on July Is they had
already crossed the Corean frontier. The
Willingness which China had displayed
up 10 that time TO listen 10 the friendly
advice Of the foreign powers who were
exercising their good Offices TO prevent
war between japan and China was
merely device for gaining time for war.
like preparations.
Ensland's Interests
Dispatches from the Chinese govern
ment at Pskin have beep impaired by the
Chinese legation TO the Earl Of Kimber-
ley, foreign secretary. and to Lord Rose
berry, prime mipister. confirming the re-
ports that serious fighting has occurred
between the japanese and Chinese troops
The Earl Of Kmb bsrley has demanded of
the japanese government that the Brit
ish consul be allowed TO be present when
the commander of the cruiser Nsniwa 10
tried by court martial for the sinking Of
the Kow Shing.
The German government. 1t Is learned,
has instructed Colonel vou Hannekin,
who escaped from the Kow Shiug, TO give
the fullest details Of what occurred pre-
yious to the firing on the transport to the
British consul At Seoul.