Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-22
JAPSSINK The NOVIK
Her Fate Sealed by Cruisers
Chitose and Tsushima.
U. S. DESTROYER TAKES A HAND
Japnnese Torpedo Boat Enters
Shanghai Harbor TO Attack RUS
slim ships Is Followed by Our
War Vessel C~hnuncey.

WAN CSSCA
LONDON, Aug. 22.-An official cable
gram from Tokyo says:
"The Japanese feet sunk the Novik
of Sakhalin yesterday morning"
The following details of the attack
OH the Novik have been received at the
Japanese legation:
"Thc captain of the protected cruiser
Chitose reports that the Chitose and the
protected cruiser sushima attacked the
Russian cruiser Novik at Karsakovsk,
Sakhalin island, on the morning of the
goth. On the morning of the 21st the
Novik, which had been heavily dam
aged, was stranded and partly sunk.
The Tsushima was hit once In the coal
bunker, but the damage has already
been repaired. There was no other
damage, nor was there a single cas-
ualty on either of the Japanese YES,
sells"
A late semioficial special cable from
Shanghai says that the town was
thrown into Il fever of excitement yes
terday afternoon by the arrival of a
Japanese torpedo boat, which was
sighted coming in from the south at
4:30 o'clock. She passed the Woosung
at full speed and started up the river
Ju for Shanghai. The United States
torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey slip
ped her cable and followed the Japa-
nese destroyer. The Japanese boat
was cleared for action. She anchored
off the Cosmopolitan dock where the
Russian cruiser Askold is undergoing
repairs. The Chauncey came to an
Choir practically between the dock and
the Japanese destroyer. A foreign
pilot boat reports having seen a Japa-
nese battleship and two cruisers sixty
miles outside of Woosung.
There are at present no Chinese men,
of-war in Shanghai, but the taotai has
t%elegraphed that a Chinese cruiser be
sent Immediately. The Russian con-
sui general fatty refused to disarm
the Askold and the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer or to order them to
leave the harbor.
The taotai has notified American
Consul Goodnow, who is dean of the
consular body, that China cannot pro-
tect the foreign settlements. He con-
tends that Russia ignores the orders
issued by China and that China has
not the means of making her obey
them.
Consul Goodnow has called a meet
ing of the consular body to take joint
action for the protection of foreign
Inhabitants. The Askold has locked
adjacent to the warehouses here of
the Standard Oil conipany, which are
valued at over 81, 100000. The Stand
ard Oil company has demanded protec-
ton for its property from Consul
Go0dnow.
The dock where the Askold lies is
owned by British interests. On one
side of this dock is German and Dutch
property and on the! other side Ameri-
can property.
There are eight American, one Ger
man, two British and four French
warsllips at Shanghai.
An official of the legation said:
IF the report is true the American
commander must have good reason for
his action. such as the protection of
the American interests, which would
have been endangered by flying shells.
Japan has been very reluctant to
send ships into the harbor, for she rec
ognized the International character of
Shanghai and that the laws of neutral
ity demanded that China should order
the Askold and the Grozovoi to dis
mantle or leave the port and that she
having given the order and the Rus
sian ships having refused it was then
incumbent for Japan to act, thereby
protecting Chinese neutrality and at
the same time exerting her rights as a
belIigerent.
1T would never have done to permit
Russian ships to remain in a Chinese
port. deliberately and avowedly violat-
ing the neutrality of the country.
1t is believed ut the japanese lega-
ton that If the American commander
interviewed to preserve Chinese neu
trality the American government will
take measures to enforce 1t.
1t is said that the British consul gen.
eral will be instructed to support the
American consul general in urgent rep
reservations to the taotai that he shall
take measures to compel respect for
China's neutrality.
A Chefu dispatch says:
'The steamship Pechili, just arrived
here, was overhauled and boarded by a
Japanese destroyer and five torpedo
boats six miles off Liaoti promontory
last night. An officer from the destroy
err stayed OF board for forty minutes
conversing with the Japanese consul
to Newchwang. who was a passenger
for Chefu. The sound of firing was
so heavy occasionally that conversa-
ton was difficult. The Japanese ex-
planned that they were engaged in she'll
ing the Russian positions with the ut
most vigor. preparing for an assault
today before daybrcak. When the Pc
chilli was permitted to proceed on her
cOurse the firing was at its heaviest,
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