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Show CHINESE SHIP SUNK BY GUNFIRE, 34 DIE PEKING. Feb. 19. (By The Asso-. Asso-. ciate.i I'ress. ) The Chinese government govern-ment has demanded an apology and reparation from J. ij.au for th.. sinking sink-ing last Juno of a Chlnoso craft by fire from a Japanese gunboat in the Amur river, shortly after the Xiko-laeVak Xiko-laeVak massacre. According to Chinese naval department depart-ment reports, tho Chinese boat. I manned by on naval officer, four marines and 44 workmen, was sent out by the Chinese gunboat Iving In ith.. Amur to cut wood for fuel, on jits return at 3 o'clock in tho after-I after-I noon, a Japanese gunboat was sight-led. sight-led. The Chinese craft dropped anchor an-chor and ran up the Chinese flug. Tho Japanese gunboat opened fir" and seven hotK hit the hull T he boat was partially submerged In shallow wa;cr and 3-1 workmen were killed by gunfire or drowned In efforts to get I to shore |