Show J JAPAN P A AST ST STORM M Of PROTEST 1 Russia Requests France to Lodge Strong Protest Against Viola Violation tion of Chinese Neutrality CASE OF THE Reports of or Captains of or Hither Side Differ Very Vcr Materially Material Will ii Not be Returned I London Aug 14 The Cheo Chee Foe Foo cor of oC tho tIme Dally Daily Telegraph un under dec der elate date of oC Aug Au 13 Admiral Rah Balm says that the Japan ceo eso promised to return tho time today A STRONG PROTEST PHOTES fit St Petersburg Peter Aug H 1411 Uy com corn command mand of QC the time emperor Foreign Minister line has Instructed M tho time ambassador at nt Paris to request that France on behalf of ot HUB Itus situ sin shell lodge lolle a n strong protest with lIh time the French minister nt at M lii Mar mend mand against what Is la described us nn an outrageous violation of or Chinese net neu neutrality rind of or recognized of ot International law Involved In n tho time attack on tho time torpedo boat destroyer In Inn ina n a 1 neutral harbor Time Tho foreign powers havo hase also boon been informed of or tho ho declaration nod tho time Russian minister At nt Paul Lesser Is charged to protest to time the ho Chinese government with reference to o tho time serious tho the viola vIolation violation tion Ion of or neutrality which sho shu permitted nay lUlL entail JAPANESE BIDE SIDI Tokio AUf Aug tug 14 3 p m Tho navy nay do de has Issued tho the following tote state mont ment covering tho time Incident According to received to date lato tho th and belong bolong nig nl to the tho first destroyer flotilla Capt FuJImoto were dispatched In search of or tho the ships scattered during durinA the engagement on oum the night nl ht of or Aug 10 They found n mu vessel resembling hung bling one of or the tIme destroyers de mind gave 1110 chase chaM but lost her In the darkness Continuing tho the search they discos disco discovered creel ered that she miho ho had entered tho time port of ot Tho Time Japanese ships ahimma waited outside the t o port but tho time Russians failed Called to leave FuJImoto anticipated Its es ell escaped caged during clueing tho the night If It possible to nt at truck tack mercantile vessels oR el Clio Chic foo too with Ith the tho two tivo destroyers nod found tho the Russian destroyer re ro remaining was WM then sent to the tho Russian ol with a n message to the effect that time the Japanese command commander or er expected him to leayo by dawn or The Time Russian nu commander refused to comply with either demand while the time conference still going on he lie was smuts heard Instructing lila his men inca to blow blowup blowup up lp th the ship shill At the same samo time lime ho lie caught hold of ot and amid threw him over oyer overboard overboard board Our Interpreter was woe next thrown overboard by b h some somo Russian callers others other among the tho th sailors showed signs of ot resistance While this progressing tho the for tor forward ward magazine exploded killing some Olne of or our men We c then timen captured the destroyer dc troyer and retired Our loss by hy 1 tho the was one ono mean man killed mind four mortally immortally wounded our num Interpreter and others of Jl f tho the hoarding boarding party were wounded REPORT OF OP CAPTAIN St Petersburg Aug 14 Tho emper emperor or lines hns received the tho following telegram from rome Capt commander of time the Russian torpedo destroyer Ryes Eyes On Aug Ault 11 I J arrived nt at from Port Arthur with tho time bearing dispatches having ha effected a 11 through two blocking lines P According to tho time orders of oC Rear Ad Arl I 1 disarmed tho the ship miamI lowered my flag 1111 All formalities were duly carried out omit outOn I On the early earl carl morning meriting of ot tho the twelfth I II I was In port when whelm I was attacked by b the time Japanese who haul had ap up approached with two torpedo boats hoat and a II cruiser mind and who sent a 1 party under an up officer 01 ns lit though thought to tim t enter Into pour jour parlors Not having arms arias to resist I ordered time tho making of preparations to blow my m ship When Whon the time Japanese began to hoist their ling hug I Insulted time tho Japanese of or by h striking him him throwing tho the enemy Into tho ma acre sen senOur Our resistance however how proved un no unavailing availing and the Japanese took posses possession sion slon of ot tho time boat boot Explosions occurred In tho time engine room anti and In mm tho the fore Core part of or the time see ves vessel eR eRpel eel sel but the time did dill not mint sink Rink was taken from coin port by tho time Japan Japanese pc ese Fe I hope they thoy will not bo ho able to take her imer to ono one of oC their ports port My mind lint crew craw have havo been bren say sav lIa od 01 1 with time the exception of oC nn In engineer l a 11 t stoker Maker Four others vere ivere slightly wounded Petroff who resisted tho time hoisting of ol tho the ling InK re reo til cliel veil a R blow In tim time the chest with limit tho butt of oC a 1 musket nn an Inter Internal nal mul 1 I received u II wound In iii the tho right thigh from remit u n bullet Tho conduct of if thu the o und mind crow van nil above nil praise e eTho Tho Time Imperial consul extended tim Ill r hospitality and to tous tou tous us u REPORT POnT 1 I ISi Pt Si Petersburg Aug A Ul 14 The emperor has bait received time the trout from Vice Viceroy roy ro dated Aug 13 Supplementing my amy telegram U M Aug AUK AugU U 12 our consul ut lit reports that lint while ho ivies conferring with the regarding temporary stay sin of or tho time Ryo Hyo o 0 repair engines there thoro time thu com coin commander mander inanitIon of oC time ship actIng under In lit Instructions from Hoar I Admiral amid owing to defective condition of or tho ho engines filtered Into Inlo with smith lIh the tho Chinese admiral concerning time the disarmament dl of oC time tho th handed him the time of oC time the guns gums and tho ho rules nIbs and find lowered imia hla ensign and pennant After the time Japanese time the crow crew was picked up by n a boat boit belong belonging lug ing to n a 1 Chinese o cruiser did and other boats bouts In time the harbor Out of time tho crow of ut 47 41 tour four tou I tire n ro missing The limo he commander was sins seriously but not pot mortally immortally wounded by byu bYa u II bullet In tho the thigh mind was removed with Ensigns Ensign Patron who Is IH HI Ill to time the French missionary hospital WILL NOT NOr HE lIE RETURNED m Aug 11 1110 10 p m Tho HUH flume melon slon torpedo boat destroyer Hying the tho Japanese thug sins sighted time the Elliott Islands on ott time tho even evenIng evenIng Ing of or Aug Au 12 She Sho bring towed by hy a it r Japanese lIese torpedo boat bont destroyer A second ono omme acted as ns escort rime Tho re rt report port that the tho Japanese o hind left tho time at ut nomo Olno Chinese port probably ably arose e from the time report collect brought by bya a II Junk to tl the effect that when passing lassing Yung un Chins buy bus south of or promontory mime nho ho iw ono erie of ol tho time two time which wont went ashore there Japanese arriving here Imore from mini communicated with tho timo destroyer tho the and they lucy tro Informed that a Il careful fol lion Ion of tho the ltv mutter after tier her cap capuro tilt uro by these Japanese showed that time the unit hud not rendered her imer com corn completely Ineffective borneo before her capture A torpedo was uvas still In a 11 torpedo tube Its only having been removed The Time torpedo towed by rowboats might t have hn va beott used effectively against the time Japanese It was seas stated mutated that while time the he breeches of hor liar guns gUllS been un unhinged hinged several remained d on board limo Japanese consul here states that its his him government brine no idea of or return Ing ng tho |