The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-08-04
FORMAL NOTICE.
Japan Announces Oficially That
War 10 Declared
GREAT BRITAIN IS so NOTIFIED,
An Apology offered to England for Sink
Ing the Kow shing While Flying
the British Fiag-The Chen
Yuen Safe.
ARRAYED AGAINST CHINA.

LONDON, Aug. 2 War was formally
declared between China and Japan, at
noon. This news was first received by
the Exchange Telegraph company,
and was confirmed ut Q o'clock p. M
when the Japanese minister here in
formed the earl of Kimberly,
the secretary of state for for
eign affairs, that q state Of war
existed between the two countries.
Further confirmation is contained In q
press dispatch from Toxic saying that
the Japanese government has in
formed the representatives of the for
eign powers here that state of war
exists between Japan and China.
The earl Of Kimberly, upon receiv-
ing the Official notification, declared
that Great Britain remained neutral
in the matter, although the British
government would immediately take
steps to safeguard British interests In
the far east So far as the sinking Of
the transport Kow Shung, flying the
British nag, was concerned. the envoy
was informed that Great Britain
awaited the statement of the English
captain of that steamer before making
any reply to the apology offered by
Japan
OMers IN Apology.
TOXIC, Japan, Aug. 2.-The Japanese
government has instructed its minister
In London to apologize to Great Brit
ain for firing upon and sinking the
Kow Shing while abe was flying the
British flag. The Japanese minister
has been instructed to inform Great
Britain that the commander Of the
Japanese cruiser did not know that the
Kow Shing was British vessel until
after the fight.
American Cruisers Heard From.
WASHINGTON, Aug. "A brief cable
gram announcing the arrival of the
United States ship Monocacy at Maya
saki, japan, received by Secretary
Herbert Wednesday, L. the only official
news from this seat of war that has
come to the government here from its
representatives in China and Japan,
and the surmise that official dispatches
are being obstructed purpose!y now
amounts to conviction.
It is thought here that the action of
japan in officially notifying the Brit
ish government of the existence Of
state of war between Japan and China
was precipitated by the Row Shung
incident. Had such q notice preceded
the sinking of the ship japan would
not have incurred liability to Great
Britain and been obliged TO apol-
ogize. In effect that notice Is
equivalent to declaration of
war, or at least 1t imposes the
same obligation upon neutral nations.
The United States, for instance, can
sell to either China or Japan arms and
munitions of war and supplies, but
they must be delivered at the risk of
the purchaser, and any vessel carry
ing them Is liable to seizure. So by
this stroke japan doubtless has Sc
riously embarrassed China in her eff
forts to supply herself with warlike
equipment in other countries.
Shows the Chen YueD Safe.
SHANGHAI, Aug. AT IL o'clock In
the morning of July 81, the day after
the attack on the Chinese transports
which resulted in the sinking of the
Kow Shung, the Japanese warships
Takachiho and Hiyei made an attack
Chinese ironolad Chen