An item reported that the Japanese embassy at London received tidings from Yokohama that three Japanese warships were offended by Chinese naval forces off Fontao causing a battle.(1) One Chinese warship was captured and a Chinese transport destroyed. The other Chinese warships escaped leaving the Japanese warships undamaged behind. A tiding from Shanghai confirmed this item adding that one Chinese warship managed to escape with six transports.
The edition dated 1 August reported that the troop transport Kow Shing was torpedoed by the Japanese and sunk near the island Shopiont taking with her 1,500 men except for around 40 forty men saved by a French vessel. It was claimed that she was on that moment British-flagged.
The edition dated 4 august reported that both sides claimed that the other was responsible for what happened. The common opinion especially at London was somehow displeased with the Japanese attitude especially while she was indeed British-flagged as she was allowed before the formal declaration of war.
The edition dated 6 August reported that the Japanese cabinet officially announced that she received sworn statements of the captain and the first officer of the Kow Shing and published extracts of these making it clear the Japanese first tried to persuade the captain to surrender and later to do anything to save the Europeans on board.
In the meantime declined the relations between Japan and England.
Note
1. The First Sino-Japanese war found place between 1 August 1894 and 17 April 1895 and was lost by the Chinese empire. She belonged to the Indochina Steam Navigation Company of London, captain T.R. Galsworthy, a measurement of 2,134 tons and a crew of 63 men. When she was destroyed she was chartered as troop transport by the Chinese government. French, German, Japanese and British warships saved just a part of the troops with the Japanese warships refusing to take Chinese soldiers on board.
The edition dated 1 August reported that the troop transport Kow Shing was torpedoed by the Japanese and sunk near the island Shopiont taking with her 1,500 men except for around 40 forty men saved by a French vessel. It was claimed that she was on that moment British-flagged.
The edition dated 4 august reported that both sides claimed that the other was responsible for what happened. The common opinion especially at London was somehow displeased with the Japanese attitude especially while she was indeed British-flagged as she was allowed before the formal declaration of war.
The edition dated 6 August reported that the Japanese cabinet officially announced that she received sworn statements of the captain and the first officer of the Kow Shing and published extracts of these making it clear the Japanese first tried to persuade the captain to surrender and later to do anything to save the Europeans on board.
In the meantime declined the relations between Japan and England.
Note
1. The First Sino-Japanese war found place between 1 August 1894 and 17 April 1895 and was lost by the Chinese empire. She belonged to the Indochina Steam Navigation Company of London, captain T.R. Galsworthy, a measurement of 2,134 tons and a crew of 63 men. When she was destroyed she was chartered as troop transport by the Chinese government. French, German, Japanese and British warships saved just a part of the troops with the Japanese warships refusing to take Chinese soldiers on board.
