Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-12
NEUTRALITY VIOLATED
STORY OF HOW JAPANESE
CAPTURED Tue kYESHiTELNl
JAP COMMANDERS FALSE PROM.
Use TO CHINESE ADMIRAL.
STORY OF RUSSIAN
FIGHT.

the Russian destroyer was attacked
early this morning, was saved with
twenty of his men by boats from the
Chinese cruiser Hainyung.
Interviews with Admiral Sab and
Captain Ching. who Is in command of
the Haiyung, indicate that the Chinese
naval authorities were more active
than was at first supposed. When the
first Japanese torpedo.boat destroyer,
towing the Ryeshitelni, departed TO
the northward, the second japanese
destroyer steered course past the
flagship and the cruiser Haichi.
The latter cleared for action and
signaled to the destroyer to stop. This
was done. Admiral Sab informed the
commander of the Japanese destroyer
that the Ryeshitelni must be returned.
as neutrality had been fagrantly VIC
lated. To this the commander of the
second destroyer replied that he
/ would overtake the first destroyer and
return to Chefoo. Admiral Sab &C.
cepted the word of honor of the Japan.
| csc commander and allowed him to
depart.
The Chinese admiral is deeply cha.
grined at this occurrence and Is Ill as
result. He has turned the command
of his squadron over to Captain CHING.
Captain Ching says that when the
japanese destroyers entered the har-
! Dor of Chefoo he sent an officer on
board and assured Captain Fujimoto
that the Ryeshitelni was disabled. and
! that her officers and crew had signed
| parole. Later the admiral followed
his messenger and personally repeated
this information at length. whereupon
| Commander Fujimoto said he had no
] designs on the Ryeshitelni.
! Admiral Sab next sent an officer in
small boat to the lightship. which
was near the Ryeshitelni, to watch de-
velopments.
Captain Shestakovsliy. feeling insc.
cure. requested that his ammunition
and one torpedo be returned to him, or
that Chinese cruiser prepare to
guard him. To this the Chinese officer
on the lightship replied that he had
been ordered merely to report devcl'
opments. Accordingly. Captain Shes.
takovsky assembled his crew and adj.
dressed them, saying tna. an attack
was possible. All the men OF the
hyeshitelni slept that night on deck,
with life preservers under their heads.
When the lieutenant from one OF the
Japanese destroyers boarded the Rye.
shitelni at half-past , o'clock in the
morning the crew OF the boat which
brought him, with bayonets affixed to
the rifles in their hands, followed their
officer. Captain SATISFACTORILY pro-
tested against this, saying:
II am unable to resist, but this is a
breach of neutrality and courtesy"
Captain SATISFACTORILY then secretly
commanded one of his lieutenants to
prepare gunpowder with which to blow
up the Russian destroyer. To gain
the time necessary to make ready for
this step Captain Shestakoysky argued
! international law with the Japanese
lieutenant. whose reply to all the con
tentions of the Russian officer inva'
rlably was:
: Come to the open sea, and fight or
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