The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-09

readiness for dispatch at moment s
notice, Japan today completed all of
its preparation for armed Intervention
in China. The Japanese government is
now only waiting for the last word
from Picking, where Minister Enjiro
Yamaza, Japan's representative, is en-
gagged with the Chinese authorities in
negotiations in regard to the alleged
atrocities committed on the Mikado's
subjects in Marking by the federal
Chinese soldiers. Any failure on the
part of Yuan Shih-kai to cede with ev-
cry point of the demands made by Va
maza may mean open hostility between
the two countries. The situation is
now critical.
Many Atrocities Reported.
To add seriousness to the situation
in China official dispatches from the
disturbed country are conveying to
Toxic word of many atrocities at va.
rious points IN China. The whole Jap
anese nation is being angered more and
more as these reports reach here.
From Chue Chow in the Province Of
Nganuhei comes official word that Cap.
tain Kawasaki, one of the officers at
tached 20 the Japanese troops station
ed along the Yangtze river to protect
the japanese, was wantonly insulted
and assaulted by the Chinese soldiers
in federal uniforms. In a similar man
ner another japanese army officer,
Second Lieutenant Nlshimura, was at
tackled at Hankow. Ihese outrages are
being regarded by the general pubic
as an insult to the snation and ITS
army.
At Annoy, commercial seaport in the
Province of Fukken, many Formosans,
who are now the SUBJECTS OF the MI,
kado, are reported as being murdered
brutally by the Chinese. The lives and
property of the Japanese there are IN
imminent danger.
The outrages of the federal Chinese
troops in Manchuria resulted IN destrue-
ton by them of the South Manehurian
railways, which is maintained by the
Japanese. The japanese troops are now
patroling along the railroads to pre-
vent any further damages being IN
fiicted by the Chinese.
Japanese Girls Made Captives.
Today Mt Napkinp hold attempts
were mnde remarkably bv the Chinese
federals To CAPTURE the Japanese as
,nr;soners Finally thew succeeded in
,canturipo two .Tapapese girls and the
fair prisoners were soon carried away
nv the Chinese
ITpon learning what had happened to
the two girl prisoners, the Japanese
marines on duty protecting the Jap
anese consulate where tine Japanese
residents TOOK refuge, maze DARING ei
forts to rescue the helpless ones. Inc
two girls were finally taken back from
the camp OF uncivilized troops by the
brave marines. Later In the day the
Japanese patrols at the consulate were
reinforced to the number OF two nun
dred and twenty men.
Lieutenant Admiral Nawa command
er of the Third Japanese squadron III
service in the Chinese waters, made a
daring landing on Nanklng TINS morn
ing and marched, with detachment OF
sailors, through the streets. Though
the narrow streets were crowded by the
Chinese federal soldiers no attempt to
attack the japanese procession was
made.
The stores and dwellings, which were
vacated by the japanese at the begin
| ming of the decisive fights between fed
erals and rebels, are being robbed by
the Chinese troops. Today the Japa'
pese consul in that city wired to the
foreign office here that damages alone
in the Japanese stores had already
reached to i've million yen.
Cabinet In Conference.
Realizing the facts that the lives and
property of Japanese in China are IN
| imminent dancer of massacre and
rapine and that the Picking gove'n
ment is powerless to cope with the
brutal troops in Middle China, Premier
Yamamoto of Japan this morning called
his cabinet ministers into lengthy
conference. and they discussed in detail
the possible intervention in China, th'
decision of which being promptly re
ported to the Emperor, who is now al
| the Shiohara mountain villa. Mean
while Lieutenant. General Barren Kusu
nose and Admiral Baron Saito, the fo-
mer minister of war and the latter thu
minister of the navy, issued emergency
orders to the army and navy men, re
spectively. calling for immediate prepl
rations to take the field. Later in thu
afternoon it was declared at the wa
and navy departments that twelve d
visions of the japanese armies an'
three powerful fleets are ready to sal