Show CHISE CHI ns ES S SEIZE EIZE JAPANESE SHIP mikado demands punitive measures and portugal too is incensed at action of chinese steamer was wa in chinese waters awaiting a pilot to get to uti ge port when custom officials placed armed force aboard victoria n 13 C china has seriously I involved alved herback with both japan and Ici by the ho seizure of the japanese steamer tatsu maru no 2 ten miles off macao according to advice il received by tile the steamer empress of 0 japan which arrived sunday night acim yokohama and unless immediate and substantial i lepar ep atlon la is made japan is disposed to consider the matter a casus belli Arri arrivals Nals by tile tho empress of oe japan say considerable excitement prevails in japan re tile the belzae bel zuie especially fol col owing lowing upon it number of ques questions tiong which havo have toc enly ailien between and china iho viceroy of 0 caiton B s offer of a hettler nent wis was re rc fumed by consul at canton and minister Ilai havashy slit at achin has haa made a protest A british was inns sent gent from limongi gongong Ho ngong ong to tile the nono fieno and a cirii ei was inas being sent by jamall ahe 1 I he boldo states la in a note that it will not bo a satisfied ft kith ath liss thin than the leloise of the Ei punishment of the officers who seized tier her for hauling ha tiling down own the japanese nag fill g and compensation when the tatsu maru marti left japan japa n tel telegrams engrams in cipher were sent to the chan chinese se government in consequence of which the chinese gunboat po I 1 bik with a number oc 0 foreign drilled on boand put to sei sea under skilled orders ind the chinese revenue cutter lung tsing and three gun boats joined her the tatsu maru was found hove have to ten miles off macao in chinese mateis awat awaiting ting a pilot t to get to tho the portuguese port the schooner vas seized all and d 1500 rifles and pounds of ammini tion which were manifested manifest cd and rifles not manite ted which were se crated were taken the chinese chloise commandant captain wo hauled down the japanese nag flag and replaced it with lter the dragon flag and placed ai armed aimed med forces aboard pekin it is announced that the chinese government will suii render the japanese steamer tatsu maru which was seized on february 7 by the chinese customs cruisers outside of macao while unloading a largo large consignment sign signi ment nent of rides and ammunition the rifles numbering several beveral thou sand it was originally nall charged that eli au attempt was wa being made to biang war wa r supplies into china for renola |