CHINA AND JAPAN.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7159, 6 September 1894, Page 3

CHINA AND JAPAN.

PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHTING

SHOT AT\ T D SHELL.

A RUMIXG FIRE FOR FIVE HOURS

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(Received September 6, 11.30 a.m )

Thursday Island, This day.

News from China shows that every faoility was givea by the Japanese to the officers of the steamer Kowehung to leave the ship, bat their intentions were frustrated by the Chinese aboard Captain Hatmekiu states that when he interpreted the Japanese message to the Chinese commander and crew of the vessel, they set up a great uproar, manacled the Europeans on board, and took ohargeof the davits, and no one was allowed to quit the vessel. Captain Gallsworthy then signalled that he was not allowed to leave, and the Japanese ship Maniwa ranged up and fired a torpedo, following up the action wiih two broadsides The torpedo hit the Kowahung amidships, and then day became something like night. It is believed that all the Europeans jumped into the water. While swimming Captain Gallsworthy notice! the Kowshung sinking, and the Japanese boat firing at the Chinese. The Kowshunjy sank in half an hour. Of the large number on board only 170 saved themselves by swimming. Captain Fong, of the Chinese cruiser Chyyneu, gives a highly colored acoount of the valorous doings of his ship, and declares he had nearly oaptured the Japanese Admiral's vessel, the Admiral having been killed when the Japanese cruisers came up. The Ohyyneu retreated with the Japanese vessel in pursuit, and then began a magnifioent spectacle. Both ships -were tearing through the water at full speed and kept up a runnicg fire of shot and shell for five hours. The Chyyneu's conning tower wtis destroyed by shells, and its occupants perished, the loss being 13 killed and 27 wounded. Captain Fone: declares that oag shot from his stern gun swept away the bridge of the Japanese veesel, and all the officers on that portion of the ship were killed.