Show CHIN S SIZ JAPAN Esl SHIP mikado demands punitive measures and portugal too is incensed at action of chinese steamer was in chinese waters awaiting a pilot to get to portuguese port when custom officials placed armed force aboard victoria D C china has seriously involved herself with both japan and portugal by the seizure of the japanese steamer tatsu maru no 2 ten miles oft off macao according to adv advises advices fees received by the steamer empress of japan which arrived sunday night from yokohama and unless immediato immediate and substantial reparation 1 is s made japan Is d to consider tho the matter a casus belli at arrivals rivals by tile the E empress empress of japan say considerable excitement prevails in japan regarding I 1 the sel seizure zure especially following upon a number of df questions which have recently arisen between japan and china the viceroy of cantons Clin tons offer of a settlement waa refused by consul at canton and minister hayashi at pekin has mado made a strong protest A british war warship was sent from hongtong Hong kong to tho scene anil and a cruller crul ser was being sent by japan the toldo government states in a note that it will not bo be satisfied with loss less than oran th an the release of tile the steamer punishment of the officers who seized her for hauling down the japanese tag flag and compensation when tho the tatsu maru left japan telegrams in cipher were sent to tile tho chinese government in cot consequence of which the chinese gunboat po blk bik with a number of foreign adril drilled led troops on board put to sea under sealed orders and the chinese rove nuo cutter lung tsing and three gun gull boats joined her the tatsu maru was found hove bove to ten miles oft macao in chinese waters awaiting a pilot to get to the portuguese port the schooner was seized and 1600 1500 rifles and pounds of ammunition which were manifested and rifles rides not which were secreted were taken the chinese commandant captain wo we hauled down the japanese flag and replaced it with the dragon lag flag an and d placed armed forces aboard pekin it Is announced that the chinese government will suir surrender render the japanese steamer tatsu maru which was seized on february 7 by tho the chinese customs cruisers outside of macao while unloading a large consignment sign ment of rifles and ammunition the rifles numbering several thousand it was originally charged that an all attempt wag vas being made to bring war supplies into china for revolutionists |