The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-23
THE NANlWA.
THE STORY OF TOGO.


And they Japan that Togo COM
mand For Togo admiral of the first fighter from
back who knows theren and how engage
He is the former Captain Togo who Hawaii 1893 on
mission in the Jap warshp Nanwa the
opened the between China and Japan and which resulted
astrouy former the Japanese
the Taku Forts during Honolulu Togo be
well known by sight people here but did cultivate in
of discipnarian rarely of his
officers ashore and then only on official business He permitted
games aboard except those having to do with the working out oil
naval problems No books literature hs
vessel If any of his officers wished read told read
the books of the ship which had to do with naval tactics When the
officers wished Togo ordered
them outside develop gnner shooting
targets set In this he his such discipline
before had been heard of imperial
prince of Japan who board officer only foot Homo
lulu and that when he permitted ashore
DROWNED A THOUSAND CHINESE
But Admiral Togo showed his mle the wenty day oil
July 1894 At that time he still in command of the Nanwa
War about to break between China and Japan Corea Togo
cruise off Shopeu Island when the British steamship Kow
shing with Chinese soldiers and generals board the
way Korea steamed The vessel flying the British flag and
commanded by Captain Gawohy Engsman The Naniwa
ordered the Kowhng stop The Brisher complied The jap
ordered asworty anchor and he did japanese officer
the gngway the Kowshng He examined the ships papers,
noticed that she Bishe but carrying Chinese troops
Then simply would you follow us?' an order
Galswory could do nothing else He agreed the Japanese off
left the vessel Immediately Togo signaed Cut slip weight
anchor Immediately Gaswory comply
generals protested They doing although
the Enghman explained how useless would be resist they stated
that they had over 1000 soldiers aboard and the Nanwa had Int
they give Japs They
stated they would rather die than obey Japanese orders The generals
then orders the deck kill the white officers if they
obeed the orders of the Japanese attempted leave the steamship
With gestures they threatened off Captain Gasworts head
stab shoot him. and of Chinese selected watch him
and the order he attempted follow the Japanese vessel
Captain Galsworthy told the story of what followed.
"a signal then made, he stated ito Captain Togo send
boat order that white steamship officers might communicate
the of affairs A boat but crowd of armed
Chinese possession the ggway until prevailed upon the
Chinese generals them Eventually the Japanese Off
alongside and Captain Togo stating that
prisoner and insisted upon returning Ta1 again pointed out
that the vessel British ship and that she had left before
had been declared The boat then returned the Nanwa and
arrival signal hoed ordering white officers to leave the Ko
sng replied that allowed leave and asked
engineers handy japanese fired Captain Togo replied
the fore of his vessel This apparently signal that he would
. but missed her.
Gawohy then lifebelt and jumped the bridge
his fire all OF directed ny logo
the Inflated Kowshng The firing continued for hour and
oodsed ensued the Chinese the
Kowshng Finally the ship down stern first with all on board
by the Japanese Captain GasWorh and
his officer who saved by the Nanwas cutter
i And admiral, discpinaran and ener man
to deal with as
commander of the powerful japanese standing squadron
i LIKE PREHISTORIC DWELLINGS.
Henneberg great silk manufacturer who recently retired
built himself Lake Constance habitation