Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-08-29

tQt1{zH&&tOG y GsGU Las SOtA8 s4k1
my possession from other sources.
I became convinced IN belief that
be has more than ordinary con-
nection With Chinese government
uF troops. and that he should not
be considered as a mere ordinary
passenger. 1 heard q report
while in Sassb7. that a German
from the Kowshing had boarded
: German war vessel. He must
be Won Hannecken The Captain
and two others were sent 10 Ss-
sebo on board the Tayeyama to-
gsther With the compliments etc
aud the captured Chinese war
vessel Sowkou and arrived at
Sasebo on the 18th ultino. With
regard TO their personal treatment
nothing but kindness and cour-
tesy were shown to them from
the time of their rescue through
out. With reg ,rd to the relat on
between tue Chinese government
and the owner of the Kowshing
although ! am unable to obtain
the details | have good ground.
taking into cons deratiun several
surrounding circumstances IN be-
lIeying that the late nff.ir / 9.
the Knwshing transporting Chi
nese troops. his N 're meaning
than an atf,ir cunning into the
C 'npany in the ordinary course
If tue traffic business. Even from
the written statement of the
Captain which was obtained in
answer to my close question 1T IS
plain that the ship Was chartered
by the Chinese government and
that 1t was mentioned In the
charter party, that the ship was
to be handed over to the Chinese
government, should hostility to
also the European
crew WAS then tu leave the ship.
Tne modes of my making inyesti
cations personally of the Captain
and two others were Thus: L first
to them my Object of
NY mission tn Sasebo and IN the
next place as | must PIT several
questions t them aud cause their
t. be written and
signed as far as essential points
ar. concerned j asked them if they
had any ground of objection to my
q questioning them and also CON-
IN ting To writing such statement
they answered. that they had no
objection whatever; whereupnn
proceeded with necessary investi-
CATIONS Now, that | am writing
this report. one thing which L
feel most pleasant in nay mind is,
to inform you of the fact that
they were nil feeling greatly the
of the officers on board
our men of war. and of tue staff
officers OF the naval station in re-
gard to their personal treatment
for which they expressed the
W rmest thanks. Thereupon. in
accordance with your instruc-
tons end those of the rninist n of
navy, consulted with Admiral
Shibayama. COMMANDMENT chief
Of the naval station. As a result
AN intimatiou WAS conveyed to
them by the Adm raj early in
the morning ON the 3rd inst. that
they would be sent to Nagtsaki.
The time of departure was fixed
by mutual understanding to be
It 8 ~. IN in the next morning
and at the appointed hour, the
captain and his first officer es-
C 'rted by n st IF officer of the
station were sent to NagaSaki on
board II steamboat specially dis
,mtched for the purpose. With
regard to the gu ,rtermaster, he
desired to stop a little longer in
the naval Hospital of Sasebo in
order to receive further medical
treatment, and it was assent..d
to. The preceding statements
are the material parts of the
matters of which have made
lnvrstig .tion relating to Kow-
shing aff,ir Al the documents
relatlag to them are put into u
4 fferent envelope and presented
th yoa together with thus paper.
1t is not within the sphere of my
inty her- to discuss the merit of
the action OF the Naniwa from an
international laws point of view,
it is beynl.d doubt from all the
Facts now in orr possession that
M impartial critic will ever pro-
nounce that her action WAS
wrong.
Your Ohedient Servant.
kENCHo SUYEMATsU,
President of the Imperial Board
of ory.ol,.ff0n