Show SINKING SINK G JA H U The he Japanese Deeply Resent t Ac Action Acton tion ton of f the March 31 0 I p I m The action of oC Hussion warships In sinking the th Japanese coasting steamer I I n I Maru Iaru last IMI Saturday IB I deeply resented r by the Japanese In circles tho upon and the sinking of ot this thise e el near Tain Chin Island IslA ld I Is pro pronounced to be a clear violation of ot the neutrality of ot China Chinn besides being an nn net act of ot wantonness n 1 defence lesH craft crutt The sinking of ot the Japanese Ja steamer Maru by h the Rus nu Russian sian Vladivostok squadron near the tho straits Is recalled The Tho was nn ni old steamer of ot 61 I tons and hud been chartered by b bRoma some Roma correspondents of ot n Ja newspaper After transferring lu I Jan and seven seon Chinese from thu Innel Maru aru the fire ot two vessels Was directed upon the steamer one I ot the Russian Hu lAn torpedo boat Lont destroyers sent lent several shells through her hull hul When she appeared to be b sinking tho ships started at full speed la In lathe Inthe the direction ton of ot Port lort Arthur Athur Three of the tho crew ere of ot the concealed themselves them on board when the tho came over oer to re remove move Ioe them later escaped In n 1 Junk from the sinking vessel h Japanese generally pronounce this to be n 1 barbarous breach of ot the laws ot the nations and of ot humanity The Tho account received from Che Foo yesterday ot the sinking of ot the Maru says as she Iho fell tel In with wih nomo ROIO HUM Itus warships on morning morn In 27 off or the Islands be between boo tween Port Arthur and Cho Foo old sunk almost nil her was by them after lter ni passengers had ben been removed One passenger however and the tho captain and nn al of nt the Maru re r on 01 board boad These three men to have clung to ore reported wreckage until they were rescued by pome Chinese fishermen They he eventually ally i cached Teng Chow |