Show japan so notifies the powers sinking of the transport kow shung j japans minister to england will apologize for insult to british flat london exchange telegraph company declares tha between china and japan was formally declared at noon today by japan 11 london aug athe japanese minister at 2 this afternoon informed the earl of kimberly secretary of state for loreign that a state of war now ex lot between japan and china tokeo aug althe japanese govern t ent has informed the representatives of the foreign powers here that a state of war exists between china and japan this la regarded s nn equivalent to a declaration of war SAVED shanghai aug 1 ii is reported that colonel and another foreigner who were on the transport kow i kuung when she foundered have been saved WILL APOLOGIZE g tokio japan aug 1 the japanese is government ha instructed its 1 london to to great britain for firing upon and sinking the transport kow ahung while flying the british flag the japanese minister been instructed ted to inform great britain that the commander of the japanese cruiser did not know the kow shung waa a british vessel until alter the fight captain galsworthy of the kow Y and many other persons on the transport were sued by the boats of the japanese war ship TO SAME engagement yokohama 6 pm august 1 A dispatch has been received here supposed to i refer to the kow shung but which may chen yuen it ays that a wa Thip and transport having on board L 1500 troops has been sunk by a japanese and a gun boat has been by the japanese the government of japan has been in termed that chinese reinforcements have abeen sent to corea which japan considers A menace messages between japanese officials cuave been stopped by china 8 L london aug 1 the spanish bokern abent on account of misgivings regarding abe possible results to the i in the event of japan becoming the loni nant power in the east has purchased three cruisers from english firms f baltimore AUK 1 bishop alpheus W wilson church who spent many years in mission work in china and japan ays eys there much reason to fear for the safety of the missionaries both men and women now stationed in china and corea tte natives are always ready to visit the responsibility for their troubles on foreigners no matter how remote they may tae from the cause of the trouble 1 OK st aug 1 russian newspapers are anani moud in ay ing that whatever I 1 the result of the war between china and japan hubela will not tolerate any corean territory or the alienation 0 corean independence upon the part of great britain or any other power if such interference endangers Itu esiau interests dispatches obstructed abt one klipatch received at W til neton from china ana japan we ington ilg ton aug althe cablegram the arrival of the united instates steamer monocracy monocacy Mono cacy at japan received by secretary herbert to dy li alie only official news that has come to this government from it representative tn chilua and japan and the saria tse that official patches are being obstructed purposely baw amounts to the at corea with the baltimore and it is supposed that elie ran over to nagasaki for coal and here that the action of japan in officially the british of the existence of a state of war between japan and china was precipitated by the kow ahung in rf dent had euch a notice preceded the sinking of the abla japan would not have incurred liability to great britain i and have been obliged to effect notice is equivalent to a beclar alon of war or at least it imposes the upon neutral nations by this fecke japan doubtless ha seriously obana tn her efforts to tapply a warlike equipment in other coundrie coun trie just what it effects will be on chinese treaty porte caboot be foretold efow japan hae taken the ground that aey are practically thielen therefore bag disclaimed any to interfere with them then as of the scene of hostile operation lit ji believed however that china will cow proceed to close the more important treaty arts beginning with shanghai by obstructing the entrances Off lelal statement yokohama an L the following I 1 ahe lofficial account from the japanese eov point of th battle of july between the of japan and cruiser calu yuen end the kulwant were observed aira ft transport carrying wid tero by the warship fern off boklo towards katan the cruisers atkiss a two chinese wa near mantoo nd but made will preparation pa ration in order to get out orf tace narrow waters the janese poa to a whereupon afao tao klang the the thereupon put about and the the yuen aad kuwani ho weyer rb treated and tb aben anen hoid a white flag abaye alia japanese flaval tn eign the delayed firing apon the warship end then ane crossed the bow of the janwa the latter fired a blank ahot ani otena llod trane 0 o top the transport port i in the meantime the chin yuen U approached under the stern and when within metres discharged a torpedo which missed the japanese war ship the then opened fire upon the chin yuen and the yoshino joined in the action the chin yuen finally fled end wa pursued but was not overtaken overt aben the second chinese war ship the ku kanii bad in the meantime been engaged with the Japanese cruiser but alice the chin sueo she fled and took refuel between the shore and a shoal the transport carried six suns and had 1100 on board the captain of the transport surrendered but be sold leis resisted capture the was ultimately obliged to fire upon the transport her the captain and others were rescued by the boats of the it was afterwards discovered that the transport was a british steamer the kow she bad on board four chiefs of battalion aud fifteen colonels in the chinese army the japanese government soon as it was informed of the sinking odthe ship expressed regrets de claringto the british charged if after inquiry bad been made japan was shown to be in the wrong the japanese government was prepared pre oared to make all reparation for the loss sustained the naval engagement on july should not be confounded with the naval battle on norf bould the chin yuen the chinese unarmored ship of 2300 tons burden in this birot encounter be confounded with abe chinese ar battle ship ohen anen tons |