The evening world., 1894-07-30
last EDITION
APPS GAVE
| NO QUARTER.
(rOpsanS and Chinese Shot
Down When the KOW
Shine Was Sunk,
.hUll UulIA Vi IUUILuUlJ.
Is Said that Fully 1000
Must Have Gone Down
with the Transport.
RENCH WARSHlP SAVED A FEW.
(glish Merchants Cter Guns,
Ships and Supplies to
China.
lENCH WARSHlP SAVED A FEW.


HANGHAI, July 3o.-The following
the latest Chinese version of the
king of the troopship Kow Shing,
rtered by China from the China Mer-
(nts' Trading and Steamship Com
~
hen the kow Shing was overhauled
the Japanese cruiser, the latter sent
|oat alongside the transport, with u
De crew, to convey her TO Japan.
Japenese boarded the kow Shing
d ordered her commander, Capt. Gals
|rthy, an Englishman, to proceed to
pan. Capt. Galsworthy refused to
ey this order. and the japanese with
CIV to report to the commander OF
cir cruiser.
The latter then opened fire upon the
ansport, using The machine guns
ountcd in the tops Of the Japanese
Up. This fire was so we'll directed that
soon cleared the Kow Shng's decks.
be cruiser then discharged two tor
does at the transport, sinking her and
Downing nearly all of about two thou
nd souls on board. Col. Won IIanne-
II, German. formerly the Niceroy's
de-de-camp, and number of other
reign officers were among those killed
the fire from the tops of the cruiser
fore the torpedoes were discharged.
The effect OF the explosion OF the
3rpedoes is said to have been terrific.
apins holes. large enough to pull n
pat through, were torn in the steamers
de. and through these apcrtures the
alter poured, drowning between decks
lose who did not lean overheard
according to the reports received here,
70 German passengers, who we're on
cir way to Corea in order to settle UP
lsincss affairs before the war broke
II In earnest, jumped overheard whor
be transport began to sink, and sue.
feded In swimming to the japanese
fuiser. But in spite of their appeals to
/ taken on board, ana their announce
ent that they were non-combutants
be two Germans were shot by the
panese marines. A number of Chinese
no swan to the cruiser shared the
me fate. The Japanese absolutely re-
Sed to give quarter.
The transport sank near Shopiont
land, for which place Capt. Gals
prthy was steering, intending to beach
Pr, under the fire of the cruiser, when
e fatal torpedoes were discharged at
e kow SIZING.
French warship, the Lion, attracted
the spot by the sound of the ilring,
Famed up Us the transport sank and
crecded in rescuing some of the UNI
iunatC Chinese soldiers, but all the
ftign"rs are reported To have been
Ted on board the iow Shtng while re-
ming the fire of IN" japanese, or else
J were drowned by the sinking of the
pnsport.
he Japanese are said to have behaved
tn an utter disregard of the laws of
Ilizei warfare by refusing to receive
board the drowning people who swan
the cruiser from the sinking trans
IT.
large Chinese army has crossed the
rthw"Stern frontier Of Curea and IL
hrching down the peninsula. \ second
my is being hastily equipped to follow
hrst army into Corea. No details
I'VE been received of the battle which
said to have taken place at Asan be
Eeen the Chinese and Japanese forces
Is reported that several Chinese
eamers have been captured and a num-
destroyed at Taku BY japanese
users Steamers often wait week
Taku before they are able to cross
bar, and 1t is said that there wa'
lite fleet of Chinese steamships Of
aku when they were surprised by the
japanese warshits and either captured
sunk.
rorpedoes have now been placed in tn
laweishan Channe. of the Nang-Tse
lang River in order to compel vessel:
pass within easy range of the Woo
|lng forts
LONDON, July 3O.-The English mer
ants having dealings with the Chimes,
identity do not intend to allow thu
rnmencemeni OF hostilities between
h'ha and Japan to pass without tryini
make the most Of this opportunity o
reasing their bank accounts.
london firms alone during the ksi
'toni,nuoa on Second Poo