The record-union., 1894-08-06
Special to the REooRD-uSroU.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 5.-The rumors to the
effect that the Japanese fleet had cap
tured three men-of-war has not been
confirmed. AS yet there has been no dis
| order in this city growing out of the war
beyond few trifing encounters between
! japanese and Chinese rowdies. The
Municipal Council has appointed rem
devious for volunteers in the event of an
emergency arising that will require their
services, but no anxiety is felt as to tha
safety of Europeans.
The japanese Association, which in-
cludes among its members the leading
Japanese of Shanghai and vicinity, has
issued warning to the Japanese resi-
dents that they must behave themselves
and avoid any act that would tend to
precipitate a conflict with the Chinese.
They are particularly warned to keep
away from the Chinese quarter of the
city after dusk, and to remain as far as
possible within their homes.
SINKING OF THE Kow sHUNG.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-The Times to-mor-
row will publish dispatch from Shang-
hal stating that Colonel Van Hanniken,
formerly Aid-de-Camp to the Viceroy,
who was among those rescued from the
British steamer Kow Shung, which, while
being used as a transport for ChinesS
troops, was sunk by torpedo from the
Japanese warship Naniwa, has given his
testimony before the commission ap-
pointed to inquire into the facts relative
to the sinking of the vessel.
Colonel Won Hannlken says the Nam
iva ordered the koW Shung 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 these orders be-
came known to the Chinese troops on the
Kow Shung they insisted that the order
be not obeyed, informing the officers that
they preferred death to capture. Captain
GaleSworthy, the master of the kow
Shung, explained to the Japanese conn
nander that the Kow Shung was Brit
ish vessel and stated that he had left port
before hostilities between China and
Japan had been commenced. He offered
to abandon the voyage and return 10
China.
After little time the Naniwa dis
played signals reading "A bandOn the
ship" To this the captain signalled the
reply: Il am positive the troops will not
permit me to leave" When the signal
was read the Naniwa withdrew little
further distant from the Kow Shung, and
discharged a torpedo at the transport.
The torpedo struck the hull of the kev
Shung and exploded, tearing great rent
in her bottom. AS the transport was
sinking the Naniwa fired broadside
into her. and half hour later the Naniwa
lowered an armed boat which cruised
about the place where the transport had
gone down and fired 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
Colonel Won Hanniken. The official adj
vices show that some of the British
officers of the kow Shung jumped over
board from the vessel and were rescued
by boats from the Japanese warship.
The Government has received no con-
firmatlon of the report that the Emperor
of China has Invested Ii Hung Chang,
the Viceroy, of the yellow jacket.
SERIOUS RIOTS.
LONDON, Aug. 5.-A dispatch from
Shanghai reports that serious riots have
occurred at Kobe, Japan, and Taku.
China. In the latter place the Chinese
openly insulted the members of the Jap
anese Embassy, who were returning to
Japan from Peking. The American
Agent at Taku, it is added, has forbidden
the steamer Smith to land munitions of
war intended for transshipment to For
mOsa. The Smith is Chinese vessel fly
ing the American flag.
MEAT FOR BATTLING AsIATIcs.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 5.-The Armour
Packing Company may prove an i'm
portant factor in the war between Japan
and China. providing negotiations are
carried to a successful end. Recently it
received q cablegram from Yokohama.
Japan, from the Mikado's Government,
asking for its prices on half a million
pounds of canned corned beef for the
Japanese army. The company cabled
its answer, and pending reply, which is
expected soon, prepared to go into the
business of supplying meats to the bat
tling Asiaties on a big scale. The COM
pany has also opened negotiations with
the Chinese Legation at Washington.